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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger’s luggage — mummified monkeys
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CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger’s luggage — mummified monkeys

BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out something unusual in luggage from a traveler returning from Africa — mummified monkeys. The passenger returning from a…
Posted by John McCarthy February 13, 2024
House votes — again — on impeachment of Homeland Security secretary. Here’s what you should know
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House votes — again — on impeachment of Homeland Security secretary. Here’s what you should know

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House is set to vote Tuesday on whether to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. If they succeed,…
Posted by John McCarthy February 13, 2024
Russia uses Zircon hypersonic missile in Ukraine for first time, researchers say
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Russia uses Zircon hypersonic missile in Ukraine for first time, researchers say

KYIV (REUTERS)— A preliminary analysis concluded that Russia hit Kyiv last week with the hypersonic Zircon missile, its first use in the nearly two-year-old war, the head of a Kyiv research…
Posted by John McCarthy February 13, 2024
Reluctant pastor’s son to most-viewed preacher: Shooting puts new spotlight on Joel Osteen
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Reluctant pastor’s son to most-viewed preacher: Shooting puts new spotlight on Joel Osteen

HOUSTON (AP) — Joel Osteen is one of the most familiar faces in American religion. The pastor who leads the Houston megachurch where a 5-year-old boy was critically wounded in a Sunday shooting that…
Posted by John McCarthy February 13, 2024
Traditional cures still have a place in the ‘golden age of medicine’
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Traditional cures still have a place in the ‘golden age of medicine’

BEIJING — For centuries across countries, people have turned to traditional healers, home remedies and ancient medicinal knowledge to address their health and well-being needs. According to the WHO Global Report…
Posted by John McCarthy February 13, 2024
They opened a Haitian food truck. Then they were told, ‘Go back to your own country,’ lawsuit says
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They opened a Haitian food truck. Then they were told, ‘Go back to your own country,’ lawsuit says

PARKSLEY (AP) — A married couple who fled Haiti for Virginia achieved their American dream when they opened a variety market on the Eastern Shore, selling hard-to-find spices, sodas and…
Posted by John McCarthy February 13, 2024
Chiefs’ Isiah Pacheco proudly displays Puerto Rican flag after Super Bowl win
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Chiefs’ Isiah Pacheco proudly displays Puerto Rican flag after Super Bowl win

LAS VEGAS — Puerto Rican pride became part of the elation after the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win. Kansas City Chiefs' running back Isiah Pacheco draped himself in a…
Posted by John McCarthy February 13, 2024
Mystery ship capsizes off Tobago, triggering massive oil spill and national emergency
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Mystery ship capsizes off Tobago, triggering massive oil spill and national emergency

PORT OF SPAIN — Emergency workers in Trinidad and Tobago are racing to clean up a massive oil spill after a mystery vessel ran aground near the Caribbean island, casting…
Posted by John McCarthy February 12, 2024
Racially diverse Puerto Rico debates bill that aims to ban hair discrimination
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Racially diverse Puerto Rico debates bill that aims to ban hair discrimination

SAN JUAN (AP) — Legislators in racially diverse Puerto Rico have opened a public debate on a bill to explicitly prohibit discrimination against hairstyles such as cornrows and Afros, sparking…
Posted by John McCarthy February 12, 2024
Fossil fuel-dependent Puerto Rico can fully shift to clean energy by 2050, a federal study says
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Fossil fuel-dependent Puerto Rico can fully shift to clean energy by 2050, a federal study says

SAN JUAN (AP) — As Puerto Rico struggles with chronic power outages and a decaying electric grid, federal officials believe the U.S. territory can fully shift from fossil fuels to…
Posted by John McCarthy February 12, 2024

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