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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
SNAP, Section 8, Social Security, Medicaid In Jeopardy As GOP Stalks Out of Talks
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SNAP, Section 8, Social Security, Medicaid In Jeopardy As GOP Stalks Out of Talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt limit talks came to an abrupt standstill Friday after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it’s time to “pause” negotiations, and a White House official acknowledged there are…
Posted by John McCarthy May 19, 2023
St. John Jewelry Store Owner Shot In The Face During Broad Daylight Robbery
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St. John Jewelry Store Owner Shot In The Face During Broad Daylight Robbery

CRUZ BAY — The owner of St. John jewelry store was shot in the face during an armed robbery Thursday afternoon and police said they’re looking for two unidentified suspects.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 19, 2023
New Study Reveals USVI Was A Melting Pot … Before Christopher Columbus Arrived In 1493
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New Study Reveals USVI Was A Melting Pot … Before Christopher Columbus Arrived In 1493

SALT RIVER — When Christopher Columbus arrived at the present-day US Virgin Islands on his second voyage across the Atlantic in 1493, the islands were already inhabited — but how…
Posted by John McCarthy May 18, 2023
Deutsche Bank To Pay $75 Million To Settle Lawsuit By Epstein Accusers
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Deutsche Bank To Pay $75 Million To Settle Lawsuit By Epstein Accusers

FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Reuters) — Deutsche Bank AG has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by women who say they were abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 18, 2023
Arrest Made After Vehicle Reported Stolen Near Red Hook Dock In St. Thomas
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Arrest Made After Vehicle Reported Stolen Near Red Hook Dock In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — An arrest has been made after a vehicle reported stolen near the Red Hook Dock in St. Thomas on Sunday. Edward Richards, 41, was arrested Monday and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2023
Biden Awards $150,000 To USVI For Internet Training Programs
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Biden Awards $150,000 To USVI For Internet Training Programs

WASHINGTON — The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that the U.S. Virgin Islands received its first grant for developing digital skills training programs under the Biden-Harris Administration’s…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2023
Police Try To Identify Body Washed Up Near St. Thomas Marine Terminal Today
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Police Try To Identify Body Washed Up Near St. Thomas Marine Terminal Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are trying to identify a man whose body was washed up near the St. Thomas marine terminal early today. Virgin Islands Police said the body was…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2023
UN Chief in Jamaica Urges International Response to Haiti’s Spiraling Crisis
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UN Chief in Jamaica Urges International Response to Haiti’s Spiraling Crisis

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — U.N. Secretary General António Guterres warned Monday that Haiti’s “tragic situation” is threatening the security of the Caribbean region and beyond as he pressed the international community…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2023
Military Aims For October To Begin Draining Hawaii Fuel Tanks That Poisoned Water
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Military Aims For October To Begin Draining Hawaii Fuel Tanks That Poisoned Water

HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. military today proposed an October start date for a plan to drain a World War II-era fuel tank facility that poisoned 6,000 people when it…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2023
Elon Musk Subpoenaed In Jeffrey Epstein Litigation Per USVI’s Case
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Elon Musk Subpoenaed In Jeffrey Epstein Litigation Per USVI’s Case

NEW YORK (Reuters) — The USVI has subpoenaed Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk for documents in its lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of helping enable sexual abuses by late sex offender…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2023

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