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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Airport in southwest Haiti ready for international flights after violence halts flights to capital
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Airport in southwest Haiti ready for international flights after violence halts flights to capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — An airport in southwestern Haiti is ready to receive international flights for the first time, officials said Wednesday, adding a safer option for commercial airlines that have…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
Passing showers, with clouds and sunshine, for a high of 87
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Passing showers, with clouds and sunshine, for a high of 87

CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix can expect a passing shower or two this morning, bringing humid conditions with more clouds and sunshine for a high of 87, AccuWeather said. Tonight St.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
Pete Hegseth says the US is ‘prepared’ to go to war with China after tariff retaliation threat
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Pete Hegseth says the US is ‘prepared’ to go to war with China after tariff retaliation threat

WASHINGTON (Daily Mail) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used fighting words against one of the U.S.'s biggest adversaries as the trade war between the U.S. and China escalates.  Appearing on Fox & Friends this…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2025
Trump grants one-month exemption for US automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada
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Trump grants one-month exemption for US automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers, amid fears that the trade…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2025
Rep. Al Green shouts down Trump and may face censure by the House for the outburst
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Rep. Al Green shouts down Trump and may face censure by the House for the outburst

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas wasn’t the first lawmaker ever to blurt out a shout of protest during a presidential address to Congress. But he’s perhaps the only one in…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2025
Divided Supreme Court reinstates order requiring Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid
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Divided Supreme Court reinstates order requiring Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated a lower-court order for the Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid, but it was not clear how quickly money would…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2025
Dow falls by almost 700 points after Trump’s tariffs threaten a dangerous trade war
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Dow falls by almost 700 points after Trump’s tariffs threaten a dangerous trade war

NEW YORK (CNN) — US stocks whipsawed Tuesday after President Donald Trump made good on his threat to levy tariffs on Canada and Mexico, paving the way for a global trade war…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2025
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs
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Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care for retired military members,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2025
Zoe Saldaña’s Oscar reminds Dominicans of the first time they won Miss Universe
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Zoe Saldaña’s Oscar reminds Dominicans of the first time they won Miss Universe

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Dominicans celebrated Zoe Saldaña’s Oscar win for best supporting actress for her role in “Emilia Pérez,” marking a moment of immense national pride. Dominican President Luis Abinader took to X…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2025
Combative Trump declares ‘America is back’. Here’s what his voters made of it
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Combative Trump declares ‘America is back’. Here’s what his voters made of it

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday received high marks from a group of voters who backed the president in November's election, saying in interviews they supported his…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2025

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