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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Guyana’s army chief says Venezuelans participating in Essequibo vote risk arrest
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Guyana’s army chief says Venezuelans participating in Essequibo vote risk arrest

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s defense chief warned on Wednesday that any residents who participate in upcoming elections organized by neighboring Venezuela over a disputed region will be charged with treason and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 21, 2025
$365M slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to power grid, sparking outcry
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

$365M slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to power grid, sparking outcry

SAN JUAN (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy announced Wednesday that $365 million originally slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to improve the island’s crumbling power grid,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 21, 2025
Rubio used Venezuelans in his hometown for political gain. Now, he’s betrayed them
Posted inBreaking News Humanitarian News National News

Rubio used Venezuelans in his hometown for political gain. Now, he’s betrayed them

Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced his former Senate colleagues Tuesday, with bitter words exchanged as Senate Democrats accused him of abandoning his principles. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 21, 2025
Man accused of shooting his girlfriend, dropping her off at ER as a DOA
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man accused of shooting his girlfriend, dropping her off at ER as a DOA

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man is facing murder charges after police say he shot his girlfriend and later dropped her off at a hospital, where she was immediately pronounced dead.  According…
Posted by John McCarthy May 21, 2025
Unquestionably in violation’: Judge says US government didn’t follow court order on deportations
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Unquestionably in violation’: Judge says US government didn’t follow court order on deportations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House violated a court order on deportations to third countries with a flight linked to the chaotic African nation of South Sudan, a federal judge said…
Posted by John McCarthy May 21, 2025
ICE imprisons Danish Dad of 4 at citizenship interview
Posted inBreaking News National News U.S. Department of Justice

ICE imprisons Danish Dad of 4 at citizenship interview

ICE has imprisoned a Danish father of four due to a “paperwork miscommunication,” his American wife said. Kasper Juul Eriksen, a 32-year-old welder legally in the country with a fifth…
Posted by John McCarthy May 21, 2025
Rubio suggests OAS play greater role in Haiti, including mobilizing ‘a force’
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Rubio suggests OAS play greater role in Haiti, including mobilizing ‘a force’

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested on Tuesday that the Organization of American States play a greater role in Haiti, where he acknowledged the country is being overtaken by…
Posted by John McCarthy May 21, 2025
Video shows drug-smuggling cat caught by prison guards in Costa Rica
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Video shows drug-smuggling cat caught by prison guards in Costa Rica

SAN JOSE — Guards in Costa Rica have intercepted an unusual prison drug delivery, catching a cat as it jumped over the periphery fence at night with marijuana and crack…
Posted by John McCarthy May 21, 2025
St. Croix: Partly sunny with scattered thunderstorms, high 90
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St. Croix: Partly sunny with scattered thunderstorms, high 90

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be partly sunny with widely-separated thunderstorms and a high of 90, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience mostly clear conditions and a low…
Posted by John McCarthy May 21, 2025
U.S. put Asian migrants on deportation flight to South Sudan
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U.S. put Asian migrants on deportation flight to South Sudan

WASHINGTON (CBS) — Immigration lawyers told a federal judge today that they received information indicating the U.S. government may have put migrants from countries like Myanmar and Vietnam on a…
Posted by John McCarthy May 20, 2025

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