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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Police in Haiti struggle against gangs storming prison in latest surge of violence
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Police in Haiti struggle against gangs storming prison in latest surge of violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police in Haiti urgently appealed for help Saturday night as they struggled to hold back gangs trying to storm the country’s main prison in a major escalation…
Posted by John McCarthy March 3, 2024
High air pollution levels in Thai capital spark order for city employees to work from home
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High air pollution levels in Thai capital spark order for city employees to work from home

BANGKOK (AP) — City employees in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, were ordered Thursday to work from home for two days, and those in the private sector were encouraged to do so…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2024
COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says
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COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Disease Control…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2024
Aruba issues alert after oil spill reached neighboring Bonaire
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Aruba issues alert after oil spill reached neighboring Bonaire

ORANJESTAD (Reuters) — Aruba issued an alert this week after an oil spill that was first spotted near Tobago spread to neighboring Bonaire, threatening its mangrove forests and national parks.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2024
Gunfire paralyzes Haiti as powerful gang leader says he will try to detain police chief, ministers
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Gunfire paralyzes Haiti as powerful gang leader says he will try to detain police chief, ministers

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Heavy gunfire paralyzed Haiti’s capital Thursday, and at least four police officers were slain, as a powerful gang leader announced that he would try to capture the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2024
Haitian police spokesman says new gang attacks overwhelmed officers: ‘The city center was at war’
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Haitian police spokesman says new gang attacks overwhelmed officers: ‘The city center was at war’

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian police were overwhelmed by a series of coordinated violent attacks by gang members across the capital in which four officers were killed, a national police spokesman…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2024
Kenya and Haiti sign agreements to try and salvage plan to deploy Kenyan police to battle gangs
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Kenya and Haiti sign agreements to try and salvage plan to deploy Kenyan police to battle gangs

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya and Haiti signed agreements Friday to try to salvage a plan for the African country to deploy 1,000 police officers to the troubled Caribbean nation…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2024
Boaters caught trying to smuggle over 110,000 live eels out of Puerto Rico, feds say
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Boaters caught trying to smuggle over 110,000 live eels out of Puerto Rico, feds say

SAN JUAN — Two people are facing charges after the United States Coast Guard found them trying to take over 110,000 eels out of Puerto Rico without proper paperwork, prosecutors…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2024
Slam the Scam: How To Spot Government Imposters
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Slam the Scam: How To Spot Government Imposters

Do you know how to spot a government imposter scam? We continue to raise public awareness about Social Security-related and other government imposter scams during the fifth annual “Slam the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2024
EPA Awards $500,000 to the USVI for Climate Pollution Reduction Planning
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EPA Awards $500,000 to the USVI for Climate Pollution Reduction Planning

CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S Environmental Protection Agency showed its support for the U.S. Virgin Islands' efforts to combat climate change through a grant from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). EPA…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2024

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