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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
French ambassador to Haiti, known for his frankness, outreach, bids adieu after 3 years
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French ambassador to Haiti, known for his frankness, outreach, bids adieu after 3 years

PORT-AU-PRINCE — During the three years Fabrice Mauriès has served as the French ambassador to Haiti, his nation’s presence hasn’t always been well received, and Washington at times appeared to…
Posted by John McCarthy September 3, 2024
Strong tropical wave grows, shifts west
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Strong tropical wave grows, shifts west

SAN JUAN — A tropical wave over the far eastern Atlantic is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are forecast to become a little more conducive for development, and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 3, 2024
Putin arrives in Mongolia, a member of the ICC that issued an arrest warrant for him
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Putin arrives in Mongolia, a member of the ICC that issued an arrest warrant for him

ULAANBAATAR — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived today in Mongolia, a member of the international court that issued an arrest warrant for him. The official visit, in which he is…
Posted by John McCarthy September 2, 2024
US seizes Venezuelan president’s plane in Dominican Republic
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US seizes Venezuelan president’s plane in Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO — The United States has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flown it from the Dominican Republic to Florida after determining that its purchase…
Posted by John McCarthy September 2, 2024
TikTokkers are trying to exploit a Chase Bank ‘glitch’ — and discovering it comes at a huge cost
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TikTokkers are trying to exploit a Chase Bank ‘glitch’ — and discovering it comes at a huge cost

NEW YORK — A new TikTok trend has people posting their attempts to exploit a “glitch” in Chase Bank ATMs that offers “infinite free money” — but quickly learning that…
Posted by John McCarthy September 2, 2024
Tropical depression could form before end of the week
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical depression could form before end of the week

SAN JUAN — Disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity continues in association with a tropical wave located near the Lesser Antilles. The disturbance is expected to move westward and cross the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 2, 2024
Crew members on Mike Lynch yacht tell of moments it sank off Sicily
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Crew members on Mike Lynch yacht tell of moments it sank off Sicily

PALERMO — Crew members on Mike Lynch’s yacht have spoken of the moments when a storm sank the vessel off Sicily and their efforts to help save passengers, after a disaster that…
Posted by John McCarthy September 1, 2024
Former Carnival singer Michel Martelly, Haiti’s former president, slapped with U.S. sanctions over role in drug trade
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Former Carnival singer Michel Martelly, Haiti’s former president, slapped with U.S. sanctions over role in drug trade

MIAMI — The United States has imposed sanctions on Michel Martelly, Haiti’s former president, “for his role in the global illicit drug trade,” the State Department said. Martelly, who lives…
Posted by John McCarthy September 1, 2024
String of Haitian migrant landings in Turks & Caicos lead to $2 million marijuana busts
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String of Haitian migrant landings in Turks & Caicos lead to $2 million marijuana busts

COCKBURN TOWN — A string of migrant landings over the past four days in the sun-swept Turks and Caicos Islands is bringing more than just undocumented Haitians to the British…
Posted by John McCarthy September 1, 2024
Federal government restarts parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela and Nicaragua
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Federal government restarts parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela and Nicaragua

MIAMI — The Biden administration has relaunched a humanitarian parole program for Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti and has strengthened the process’ security measures after the government found some fraudulent…
Posted by John McCarthy September 1, 2024

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