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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that’s over
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$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that’s over

Arthur Johnson has lived in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward for nearly three decades, long enough to appreciate the trees that filter pollution from the big ships traveling the nearby…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2025
Attorneys are suing to keep 10 migrants out of Guantanamo Bay as others say they were abused there
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Attorneys are suing to keep 10 migrants out of Guantanamo Bay as others say they were abused there

HAVANA — Civil rights attorneys sued the Trump administration Saturday to prevent it from transferring 10 migrants detained in the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and filed statements from men…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2025
Guyana’s president denounces Venezuelan incursion in offshore oil field operated by ExxonMobil
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Guyana’s president denounces Venezuelan incursion in offshore oil field operated by ExxonMobil

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Saturday denounced an incursion by an armed Venezuelan naval vessel in disputed waters that are home to a mammoth offshore oil…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2025
Breezy, with intervals of clouds and sunshine and a few showers, high of 87
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Breezy, with intervals of clouds and sunshine and a few showers, high of 87

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be breezy, with intervals of clouds and sunshine and a couple of showers, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be partly cloudy with a…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2025
US expands visa restrictions on Cubans tied to labor export program
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US expands visa restrictions on Cubans tied to labor export program

HAVANA (Reuters) — The United States has expanded a visa restriction policy to target Cuban officials believed to be tied to a labor program that sends Cuban workers overseas, particularly…
Posted by John McCarthy March 1, 2025
Jamaican government urged to ‘fully decolonize’ with bill to ditch King Charles
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Jamaican government urged to ‘fully decolonize’ with bill to ditch King Charles

KINGSTON (Reuters) — Many Jamaicans want their country to ditch King Charles as head of state but a bill presented by the government to do just that has frustrated some…
Posted by John McCarthy March 1, 2025
Most European leaders back Zelenskyy as he joins crisis talks in London
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Most European leaders back Zelenskyy as he joins crisis talks in London

LONDON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the American people and leadership and voiced hope for “strong relations,” a day after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with U.S. President Donald Trump that…
Posted by John McCarthy March 1, 2025
Citi mistakenly credits $81 trillion to customer account
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Citi mistakenly credits $81 trillion to customer account

Citigroup mistakenly credited $81 trillion to a customer's account instead of $280 before reversing the transaction hours later, the Financial Times reported this weekend. The error took place last April and was…
Posted by John McCarthy March 1, 2025
2025 Atlantic hurricane season storm names
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2025 Atlantic hurricane season storm names

MIAMI — We're about 90 days away from the start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, and this year's official list of storm names is out.  Each year, the National Hurricane Center moves…
Posted by John McCarthy March 1, 2025
Trump’s Oval Office fumble with Zelensky makes America weak: OP-ED
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Trump’s Oval Office fumble with Zelensky makes America weak: OP-ED

Donald Trump is the one “gambling with World War III” because he’ll only accept a cast of sycophants and yes-men around him. Ukraine’s leader wouldn’t play his part on Friday.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 1, 2025

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