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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Discover Puerto Rico Debuts Evolution of Its Successful ‘Live Boricua’ Brand Campaign
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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
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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
‘20 Days in Mariupol’ wins best documentary Oscar, a first for AP and PBS’ ‘Frontline’
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‘20 Days in Mariupol’ wins best documentary Oscar, a first for AP and PBS’ ‘Frontline’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, won the best documentary Oscar on Sunday…
Posted by John McCarthy March 11, 2024
US forces fly in to beef up security at the embassy in Haiti and evacuate nonessential personnel
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

US forces fly in to beef up security at the embassy in Haiti and evacuate nonessential personnel

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 11, 2024
Coast Guard seizes $4.5 million in cocaine, transfers custody of 2 smugglers
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Coast Guard seizes $4.5 million in cocaine, transfers custody of 2 smugglers

SAN JUAN — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier offloaded 182 kilograms of cocaine and transferred custody of two male smugglers to federal law enforcement authorities in Mayaguez…
Posted by John McCarthy March 11, 2024
70-foot sperm whale beached off Florida’s Gulf Coast
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70-foot sperm whale beached off Florida’s Gulf Coast

VENICE, Florida (AP) — Authorities were working to assist a beached sperm whale that is stranded on a sandbar off Florida’s Gulf Coast this morning. The Venice Police Department said…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2024

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