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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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 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
Posted inBreaking News Business News International News

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
Man claims $8,669.48 insurance payout on car he didn’t own, but crashed
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man claims $8,669.48 insurance payout on car he didn’t own, but crashed

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man allegedly forged ownership documents on a vehicle he crashed in order to steal the owner's insurance claim money after the accident, authorities said. Kadeem…
Posted by John McCarthy November 23, 2024
Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
Posted inBreaking News Business News Health News

Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead…
Posted by John McCarthy November 23, 2024
More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE — At least 108 suspected gang members have been killed in Haiti over three days, a Port-au-Prince human rights group has reported. The National Human Rights Defense Network’s findings…
Posted by John McCarthy November 23, 2024
Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor
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Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he’ll nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary, one of several personnel decisions that…
Posted by John McCarthy November 23, 2024
Health Department conducts 2024 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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Health Department conducts 2024 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health in partnership with the Northeast & Caribbean Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and the University of the Virgin Islands’ Caribbean Exploratory Research Center…
Posted by John McCarthy November 23, 2024
USVI examines hindrances to pedestrian safety
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USVI examines hindrances to pedestrian safety

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD)/Office of Highway Safety (VIOHS) joined forces with its federal partner, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to conduct a Walking…
Posted by John McCarthy November 23, 2024
Vladimir Putin is ‘gleeful’ over this Trump Cabinet nomination
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Vladimir Putin is ‘gleeful’ over this Trump Cabinet nomination

MOSCOW — Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to be the next director of national intelligence may not be making you happy, but it’s certainly making someone happy: Russian President Vladimir Putin. In…
Posted by John McCarthy November 22, 2024

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