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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Social Security’s Top 5 Data Privacy Resources
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Social Security’s Top 5 Data Privacy Resources

It is important that you stay safe online. When Social Security Administration collects your personal information, we are committed to protect your privacy. Please review these data privacy resources: 1.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2023
Street Closings Announced For Caribbean Music Festival Tomorrow
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Street Closings Announced For Caribbean Music Festival Tomorrow

FREDERIKSTED — Street closings have been announced in preparation of the Caribbean Music Festival’s Free Outdoor Community Concert hosted by the United Jazz Foundation and the USVI Department of Tourism…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2023
Cuba’s Internet Slows To Crawl As More Island Residents Connect
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Cuba’s Internet Slows To Crawl As More Island Residents Connect

HAVANA (Reuters) — Cubans suffering long lines for food, fuel and medicine now have a new problem: painfully slow internet. Internet service, never speedy in a country that first authorized…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2023
Trinidad Invites Neighbors to Process Oil and Gas in the Country
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Trinidad Invites Neighbors to Process Oil and Gas in the Country

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago is inviting its energy-rich neighbors to process their oil and natural gas in the Caribbean country to produce commodities such as liquefied…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2023
BMV Issues Temporary Moratorium On Rental Quotas
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BMV Issues Temporary Moratorium On Rental Quotas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Director Barbara Jackson-McIntosh said that the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), has placed a temporary moratorium on the issuance of Car Rental Quotas. The BMV is reviewing…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2023
New Debt Plan Proposes Spike In Puerto Rico Power Bills
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New Debt Plan Proposes Spike In Puerto Rico Power Bills

SAN JUAN (AP) — Residential electric bills in Puerto Rico could increase by an average of $19 a month if a federal bankruptcy judge approves a proposal filed Thursday to…
Posted by John McCarthy February 13, 2023
‘Pioneering’ Jewish Emissary Henya Federman Dies At 40 On The U.S. Mainland
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‘Pioneering’ Jewish Emissary Henya Federman Dies At 40 On The U.S. Mainland

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Chabad women leaders from all over the globe have gathered in Brooklyn to celebrate the life of pioneering Jewish emissary Henya Federman of St. Thomas. Federman died at…
Posted by John McCarthy February 11, 2023
OAS Members Recommit To Helping Haiti Through Gang Violence
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OAS Members Recommit To Helping Haiti Through Gang Violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — The Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday passed a resolution to support Haiti on its path to long-delayed elections and help the Caribbean country manage widespread…
Posted by John McCarthy February 11, 2023
Royal Caribbean Rides ‘Wave’ To Record Bookings After Smaller Loss
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Royal Caribbean Rides ‘Wave’ To Record Bookings After Smaller Loss

MIAMI — Royal Caribbean Group said it was set for record bookings during the January-March period after the company posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss on pent-up travel demand. Shares of the…
Posted by John McCarthy February 10, 2023
Man Who Brandished Weapon At Shopping Mall Searched After Cops Spot Ganja In Car
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Man Who Brandished Weapon At Shopping Mall Searched After Cops Spot Ganja In Car

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who allegedly brandished a weapon at a shopping mall had his vehicle searched after police saw marijuana in plain view in his car,…
Posted by John McCarthy February 10, 2023

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