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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
An American woman has gone missing in Madrid after a helmeted man disabled her security cameras
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An American woman has gone missing in Madrid after a helmeted man disabled her security cameras

MADRID (AP) — Ana Maria Knezevic traveled from South Florida to Spain in December to get away for a while. Her family and friends say the naturalized American originally from…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2024
Woman’s corpse and 30 cremated remains found after ex-funeral home owner gets evicted from house
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Woman’s corpse and 30 cremated remains found after ex-funeral home owner gets evicted from house

DENVER (AP) — A financially troubled former funeral home owner kept a deceased woman’s body in a hearse for two years at a house where police also found the cremated…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2024
‘Malcolm in the Middle’ star Frankie Muniz back at Daytona and rising up the NASCAR racing ladder
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‘Malcolm in the Middle’ star Frankie Muniz back at Daytona and rising up the NASCAR racing ladder

DAYTONA BEACH (AP) — Frankie Muniz was running late. Or so he thought. The 38-year-old actor-turned-race-car-driver was wandering through the Daytona International Speedway infield on Friday with no idea where to go.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2024
Tobago’s Tourism, Fishing Hit as Oil Slick Spreads Across Caribbean
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Tobago’s Tourism, Fishing Hit as Oil Slick Spreads Across Caribbean

SCARBOROUGH (Reuters) — Ten days after a slick was first spotted by Trinidad and Tobago’s Coast Guard, an oil leak from a capsized barge remains unplugged, according to first responders and authorities, raising alarms for…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2024
Today in History: February 17, House elects Thomas Jefferson president over Aaron Burr
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Today in History: February 17, House elects Thomas Jefferson president over Aaron Burr

Today in History: On February 17, 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing Jefferson president; Burr became vice president. On…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2024
Social Security shares proposed rule for payroll information exchange
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Social Security shares proposed rule for payroll information exchange

The Social Security Administration published a proposed rule, “Use of Electronic Payroll Data to Improve Program Administration,” describing the agency’s plans for accessing and using information from payroll data providers…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2024
Pesticide linked to reproductive issues found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats and other oat-based foods
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Pesticide linked to reproductive issues found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats and other oat-based foods

CHICAGO —  A little-heard-of pesticide linked to infertility in animals is showing up in the overwhelming majority of oat-based foods sold in the United States, including popular cereal brands Quaker…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2024
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If you enjoy reading the Virgin Islands Free Press, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year …

please let John know by sending $25.00 via PayPal to:  johnfmccarthy807@msn.com
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2024
Census Bureau releases 2020 Censuses Detailed Data for the USVI
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Census Bureau releases 2020 Censuses Detailed Data for the USVI

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Census Bureau released 2020 Island Areas Censuses Detailed Cross Tabulations for the U.S. Virgin Islands on Thursday. The release includes 95 demographic, social, economic and housing characteristics tables.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2024
Today in History: February 16, Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba
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Today in History: February 16, Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba

Today in History: On February 16, 1959, Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba a month and a-half after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista. On this date: In 1862, the Civil…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2024

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