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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
The men fighting gang leader Barbecue for power in Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

The men fighting gang leader Barbecue for power in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE — An ex-cop who likes to give news conferences while wielding a high-powered rifle and a young criminal as fond of starring in rap videos as he is of…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2024
Trump loses 7 in a row, and counting …
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Trump loses 7 in a row, and counting …

Donald Trump surprised the world by winning the US presidential election in 2016, establishing a mystique as somebody who can break rules, violate norms, take crazy risks, and still win.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2024
A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed today while taking off from an air base in western Russia, the Defense Ministry said. It…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2024
Social Security comments on the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Social Security comments on the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget

The Biden-Harris Administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Following historic progress made since the President took office—with nearly 15 million jobs created and inflation down two-thirds—the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2024
Discover Puerto Rico Debuts Evolution of Its Successful ‘Live Boricua’ Brand Campaign
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Discover Puerto Rico Debuts Evolution of Its Successful ‘Live Boricua’ Brand Campaign

SAN JUAN -- Discover Puerto Rico, the Island's Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), announces the evolution of its successful 'Live Boricua' campaign, launching today. The new creative running on TV, digital and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2024
Why is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Why is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s prime minister was last seen in Puerto Rico, negotiating his return to a homeland gripped by violence and controlled by heavily armed gangsters. With his fate in…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2024
Kirk Cousins chooses Atlanta, Saquon Barkley goes to Philly on a busy first day of NFL free agency
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

Kirk Cousins chooses Atlanta, Saquon Barkley goes to Philly on a busy first day of NFL free agency

ATLANTA (AP) — Kirk Cousins is heading to the Falcons. Saquon Barkley is joining the Eagles. Brian Burns is going to the Giants. The first day of the NFL’s legal…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2024
US pledges an additional $100M for a multinational force awaiting deployment to violence-hit Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

US pledges an additional $100M for a multinational force awaiting deployment to violence-hit Haiti

KINGSTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday announced an additional $100 million to finance the deployment of a multinational force to Haiti following a meeting with…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2024
Haiti’s prime minister says he’ll resign as violent gangs rampage. It’s not clear who leads next
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti’s prime minister says he’ll resign as violent gangs rampage. It’s not clear who leads next

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced today that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, bowing to international pressure to save the country overwhelmed…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2024
St. Croix man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Croix man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges

CHRISTIANSTED — A local man was arrested in a sting operation after attempting to make sexual contact with a minor, authorities said. Juan Bermudez, 65, of St. Croix was charged…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2024

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