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John McCarthy is primarily known for his investigative reporting on the U.S. Virgin Islands. A series of reports beginning in the 1990's revealed that there was everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling. Another report, following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, cited a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confidential overview that said that over 40 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands public lives below the poverty line. The Virgin Islands Free Press is the only Caribbean news source to regularly incorporate the findings of U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests. John's articles have appeared in the BVI Beacon, St. Croix Avis, San Juan Star and Virgin Islands Daily News. He is the former news director of WSVI-TV Channel 8 on St. Croix.
Former Ukrainian DJ and his erotic novel-writing wife linked to ‘Russian Pearl Harbor’ that wiped out aircraft
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Former Ukrainian DJ and his erotic novel-writing wife linked to ‘Russian Pearl Harbor’ that wiped out aircraft

Russia has launched a massive manhunt for a former DJ and his wife, an erotic novelist, after they were linked to Ukraine’s stunning “Russian Pearl Harbor” attack on its air bases.…
Posted by John McCarthy June 3, 2025
Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May

SAN JUAN (AP) — A record amount of sargassum piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, and more is expected this month, according to a new report. The brown…
Posted by John McCarthy June 3, 2025
Native American Church’s sacred plants destroyed during raids
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

Native American Church’s sacred plants destroyed during raids

SAN BERNARDINO — A Native American Church affiliate in Southern California says a sheriff’s department seized and destroyed “thousands” of psychoactive plants revered as sacred, interfering with members’ religious practices.…
Posted by John McCarthy June 3, 2025
The children abducted and sold to be cut into pieces for black magic rituals
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

The children abducted and sold to be cut into pieces for black magic rituals

The tragic case of Joshlin Smith, a six-year-old whose mother sold her to a self-professed 'healer', has captivated and horrified South Africa. Racquel 'Kelly' Smith, 35, was last week found guilty…
Posted by John McCarthy June 3, 2025
Puerto Rico Supreme Court allows ‘X’ as a third gender choice on birth certificates
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

Puerto Rico Supreme Court allows ‘X’ as a third gender choice on birth certificates

SAN JUAN (AP) — Activists on Monday celebrated a decision by Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court to allow nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people to update their birth certificates. The ruling comes after…
Posted by John McCarthy June 3, 2025
St. Croix: Breezy, cloudy, high of 89
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Breezy, cloudy, high of 89

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be breezy with considerable cloudiness and a high of 89, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience clear to partly cloudy conditions and a…
Posted by John McCarthy June 3, 2025
FEMA staff confused after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

FEMA staff confused after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had…
Posted by John McCarthy June 2, 2025
Ancient DNA reveals a new group of people who lived near land bridge between the Americas
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Ancient DNA reveals a new group of people who lived near land bridge between the Americas

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago. Researchers…
Posted by John McCarthy June 2, 2025
Brazilian national gets 7 months for illegal re-entry
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Brazilian national gets 7 months for illegal re-entry

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Joice Iara Costa De Souza, a 28-year-old woman from Brazil, was sentenced on Thursday, May 29, 2025 to seven months imprisonment for illegally reentering the country after…
Posted by John McCarthy June 2, 2025
Dominican national gets 10 months for alien smuggling
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Dominican national gets 10 months for alien smuggling

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Omaily Sanchez Taveras, 36, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced on May 30, 2025 to ten months imprisonment for illegally smuggling aliens, Acting United States…
Posted by John McCarthy June 2, 2025

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