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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
How quantum could supercharge Google’s AI ambitions
Posted inBreaking News Business News Education News

How quantum could supercharge Google’s AI ambitions

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (CNBC) — Late last year, Google made clear that it wouldn’t be caught on the backfoot again. The company unveiled a breakthrough quantum computing chip called Willow, which it…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
Every day is 4/20 in the USVI, so having it fall on Easter is pretty OK, too
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Community Affairs

Every day is 4/20 in the USVI, so having it fall on Easter is pretty OK, too

If you live in the U.S. Virgin Islands, you know that every day is 4/20 in the territory. But on the U.S. mainland, the fact that Easter Sunday falls on the same…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
Google hit with second antitrust blow, adding to concerns about future of ads business
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Google hit with second antitrust blow, adding to concerns about future of ads business

WASHINGTON (CNBC) — Google’s antitrust woes are continuing to mount, just as the company tries to brace for a future dominated by artificial intelligence. On Thursday, a federal judge ruled that Google held…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
Donald Trump’s con of working-class people is beginning to unravel
Posted inBreaking News Business News Community Affairs

Donald Trump’s con of working-class people is beginning to unravel

President Trump played a con on working-class Americans during last year’s election that is being exposed now, only a few months into his presidency. It seems like every other time…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
Body of missing Washington state woman found buried under shed encased in concrete; handyman questioned
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Body of missing Washington state woman found buried under shed encased in concrete; handyman questioned

SEATTLE (CBS) — An 82-year-old woman's remains were found buried beneath a shed built by her handyman in northwestern Washington, likely several weeks after she disappeared, authorities said. Marcia Norman…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
Trump opens a huge marine protected zone to commercial fishing
Posted inBreaking News Business News Environmental News

Trump opens a huge marine protected zone to commercial fishing

HONOLULU, Hawaii — President Trump on Thursday said he was allowing commercial fishing in one of the world’s largest ocean reserves, introducing industrial operations for the first time in more…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
A look at why an island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico and what caused it
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

A look at why an island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico and what caused it

SAN JUAN (AP) — An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico this week, leaving 1.4 million customers without power and more than 400,000 without water. It was the second massive outage to hit…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
St. Croix: Mostly cloudy, a thunderstorm in spots, high 88
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: Mostly cloudy, a thunderstorm in spots, high 88

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots this morning and a high of 88, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be partly cloudy…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
Trump administration seeks explosive expansion of nation’s immigration detention system
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

Trump administration seeks explosive expansion of nation’s immigration detention system

JENA, Louisiana (AP) — Amid rural Louisiana’s crawfish farms, towering pine trees and cafes serving po’boys, nearly 7,000 people are waiting at immigration detention centers to learn whether they will be expelled…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
Haitians face record hunger as gang violence grips country in throes of economic crisis
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haitians face record hunger as gang violence grips country in throes of economic crisis

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — More than half of Haiti’s population is expected to experience severe hunger through June, and another 8,400 people living in makeshift shelters are projected to starve, according to a…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025

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