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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
HHS partners with UVI to foster careers in public service
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HHS partners with UVI to foster careers in public service

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) have joined forces to establish a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
Posted by John McCarthy November 25, 2024
U.S. government sends school supplies for 2,000 kids to St. Kitts and Nevis
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Education News

U.S. government sends school supplies for 2,000 kids to St. Kitts and Nevis

BASSETERRE — The United States government, through its Denton Program, recently facilitated a humanitarian assistance shipment of school supplies to Saint Kitts and Nevis. The shipment, delivered earlier this year,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 25, 2024
The number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

The number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says

A new UNICEF report has found that the number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti has surged by 70% in the past year PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs in Haiti…
Posted by John McCarthy November 25, 2024
Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high. Coordinated gang attacks on prisons, police stations and…
Posted by John McCarthy November 25, 2024
Meet the workout group that gets people exercising outdoors, even in the dead of winter
Posted inAt VIFreep Health News National News

Meet the workout group that gets people exercising outdoors, even in the dead of winter

The sun had yet to come up in Edmonton, Alberta, and it was more than 20 degrees below zero. Tanis Smith layered up anyway, ready to run up and down…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2024
Carcass of endangered fin whale washes up near Alaska’s largest city
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Carcass of endangered fin whale washes up near Alaska’s largest city

ANCHORAGE, (AP) — An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska’s largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2024
Man wanted in fatal shooting of woman and infant in a car in Connecticut arrested in Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Man wanted in fatal shooting of woman and infant in a car in Connecticut arrested in Puerto Rico

A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her 4-month-old son inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN (AP) — A suspect in…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2024
French medical charity suspends services in Haiti; cites death threats, attacks by police
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

French medical charity suspends services in Haiti; cites death threats, attacks by police

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A French medical charity that is the only life-saving option for many Haitians at a time when escalating gang violence has shuttered hospitals and health clinics and sent…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2024
Afraid of losing the US-Canada trade pact, Mexico alters its laws and removes Chinese parts
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Afraid of losing the US-Canada trade pact, Mexico alters its laws and removes Chinese parts

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has been taking a bashing lately for allegedly serving as a conduit for Chinese parts and products into North America, and officials here are afraid…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2024
USVI begins drive sober or get pulled over campaign tomorrow
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Health News

USVI begins drive sober or get pulled over campaign tomorrow

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Office of Highway Safety (VIOHS) has joined forces with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind residents and visitors to make responsible…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2024

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