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About John McCarthy
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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Dad taunted dehydrated son with water before the boy died
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Dad taunted dehydrated son with water before the boy died

CAPE CORAL — Two parents accused of neglecting their 12-year-old son and not getting him medical attention before he died have been indicted on murder charges in Florida. A grand…
Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
Trump says US struck another alleged Venezuelan drug vessel, killing three
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Trump says US struck another alleged Venezuelan drug vessel, killing three

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military carried out a strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel vessel heading to the United States,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
Man convicted for attempting to give classified information on US Air Force systems to Russia
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Military News

Man convicted for attempting to give classified information on US Air Force systems to Russia

PIERRE — A 67-year-old South Dakota man has been sent to prison for over 10 years after being convicted of attempting to disclose classified information on U.S. Air Force systems…
Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
Couldn’t make it to see Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico? He’s livestreaming his last concert
Posted inArt News Breaking News Entertainment News

Couldn’t make it to see Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico? He’s livestreaming his last concert

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bad Bunny’s residency in Puerto Rico has boosted the island’s economy and stoked conversations about its identity and struggles. Now, fans from around the world will have a chance to tune in.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
Will you get a Social Security cost-of-living increase? See what’s expected
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Will you get a Social Security cost-of-living increase? See what’s expected

You may be getting a raise. If you receive Social Security benefits, the cost-of-living adjustment, known as COLA, is expected to be higher in 2026 than this year’s. The projected…
Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
30-year-old dad who ‘loved his kids very much’ dies in fall on Alaska island
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30-year-old dad who ‘loved his kids very much’ dies in fall on Alaska island

ANCHORAGE — A Kodiak man died after falling while camping on nearby Long Island, Alaska State Troopers reported. Andrew James Pillans, 30, was reported missing while camping on the island…
Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
Trump reveals US sank third Venezuelan drug-running boat
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Trump reveals US sank third Venezuelan drug-running boat

CARACAS — President Trump revealed Tuesday morning that the US military sank a third alleged drug-running boat off the Venezuelan coast. “We knocked off, actually, three boats, not two, but you…
Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
Haitians yearn for home as gangs welcome them and police warn it’s too dangerous
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haitians yearn for home as gangs welcome them and police warn it’s too dangerous

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Naika and Erica Lafleur stared at a pile of rubble where their house once stood in Haiti’s capital and began to cry. Their mother had instructed…
Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
Former students abused by longtime California high school teacher awarded more than $13 million
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

Former students abused by longtime California high school teacher awarded more than $13 million

LOS ANGELES — Five women who said they were sexually assaulted by their high school teacher in the 1980s won a combined $13.6-million judgment Monday after a jury concluded that…
Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
Federal lawsuit says ‘false’ land claim blocked St. John solar project
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Federal lawsuit says ‘false’ land claim blocked St. John solar project

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Sheldon Marsh filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Virgin Islands attorney David Bornn and developer Christian Loranger of VIElectron orchestrated a false land claim against historic Marsh…
Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025

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