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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Biden names technology hubs for 32 states and Puerto Rico to help the industry and create jobs
Posted in2016 Presidential Election At VIFreep Breaking News

Biden names technology hubs for 32 states and Puerto Rico to help the industry and create jobs

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration on Monday designated 31 technology hubs spread across 32 states and Puerto Rico to help spur innovation and create jobs in the industries that are concentrated…
Posted by John McCarthy October 24, 2023
Kenya ends arrangement to swap doctors with Cuba; deal was unpopular with Kenyan doctors
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Kenya ends arrangement to swap doctors with Cuba; deal was unpopular with Kenyan doctors

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s government announced Wednesday it would not be renewing a 6-year-old deal that saw Cuban doctors employed in Kenya while those from the East African country…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2023
Mexico says leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, Honduras to attend weekend migration summit
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Mexico says leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, Honduras to attend weekend migration summit

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says the leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Honduras will attend a summit on migration that Mexico will host Sunday. The four countries are…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2023
A main suspect in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested after 2 years
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A main suspect in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested after 2 years

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A former justice official considered one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 was arrested Thursday in Haiti’s capital after being on…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2023
Big Oil calls Puerto Rico racketeering climate claims ‘far-fetched’
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Big Oil calls Puerto Rico racketeering climate claims ‘far-fetched’

SAN JUAN (Reuters) — ExxonMobil Corp, Shell, Chevron and other major fossil fuel companies have told a federal judge that a lawsuit filed by Puerto Rican cities and towns seeking to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2023
Coast Guard Partners With Louisiana Marine Salvage Company To Rid Bonnie G of Fuel
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Coast Guard Partners With Louisiana Marine Salvage Company To Rid Bonnie G of Fuel

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Did you wake up this morning in St. Thomas and see an extra boat off the Cyril E. King Airport? This is good news! The Harvey Challenger,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2023
Police Investigate Fatal Shooting in Havensight Mall Parking Lot
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Police Investigate Fatal Shooting in Havensight Mall Parking Lot

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a St. Thomas man was shot dead in the Havensight Mall parking lot. Cursim Hansen, 31, was positively identified by a family member…
Posted by John McCarthy October 21, 2023
FRENCHTOWN CONNECTION: Man Busted With 190 Pounds of Cocaine Pleads Guilty
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FRENCHTOWN CONNECTION: Man Busted With 190 Pounds of Cocaine Pleads Guilty

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One of two men busted in a St. Thomas sting operation with 190 pounds of cocaine and a gun at a house in Frenchtown admitted his guilt…
Posted by John McCarthy October 21, 2023
Hurricane Tammy Stalls, Expected To Bring Flooding, Choppy Seas To USVI, Puerto Rico
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Hurricane Tammy Stalls, Expected To Bring Flooding, Choppy Seas To USVI, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Tammy which is currently located just east of Martinique. Due to unstable weather conditions, there is the chance…
Posted by John McCarthy October 21, 2023
Judge rules Alex Jones can’t use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying Sandy Hook families
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Judge rules Alex Jones can’t use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying Sandy Hook families

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas judge has ruled that Infowars host Alex Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying more than $1.1 billion to families who sued over his conspiracy theories…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2023

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