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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
SWAY OF PIGS! Putin Sends Nuclear Bomber Jets To Caribbean In Time For Christmas
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SWAY OF PIGS! Putin Sends Nuclear Bomber Jets To Caribbean In Time For Christmas

CARACAS -- Two Russian strategic bomber aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons have landed in ally Venezuela, a show of support for Venezuela’s socialist government that has infuriated Washington. The…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2018
REPORT: Chile Declines To Sign UN Pact, Says Migration Is Not A Human Right
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REPORT: Chile Declines To Sign UN Pact, Says Migration Is Not A Human Right

SANTIAGO -- Chile has become the latest country to pull out of a controversial United Nations migration pact, its interior ministry indicated, provoking fury among opposition parties who accused Sebastian…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2018
Canada’s Rainbow Railroad Helps People Persecuted Because of LGBT Lifestyle
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Canada’s Rainbow Railroad Helps People Persecuted Because of LGBT Lifestyle

MEXICO CITY -- Growing up in Jamaica’s Montego Bay, Glenroy enjoyed an idyllic childhood - until his family discovered he was gay. They physically attacked him and threw him out…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2018
Domestic Violence Takes A Downtick In Latin America; Rises In Dominican Republic
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Domestic Violence Takes A Downtick In Latin America; Rises In Dominican Republic

BOGOTA -- Domestic violence against women may have declined over the past 20 years in seven countries in the Americas, though the problem remains rife and undermines development in the…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2018
Cuba Sees Sweet Economic Recovery Through Raw Sugar Exports in 2019
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Cuba Sees Sweet Economic Recovery Through Raw Sugar Exports in 2019

HAVANA -- After suffering from weather damage last year and into 2018, Cuban sugar production is expected to increase significantly in the current season now getting underway, a government minister…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2018
U.S. Department of Defense’s Southern Command Increases Outreach to Caribbean Coast Guards
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U.S. Department of Defense’s Southern Command Increases Outreach to Caribbean Coast Guards

TAMPA — The U.S. Department of Defense presented the U.S. Southern Command-based Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Technical Assistance Field Team (CBSI-TAFT) with the 2018 Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence in Maintenance…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2018
Indonesian Tsunami Leaves Nearly 400 Dead, Panic and Chaos In Its Wake
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Indonesian Tsunami Leaves Nearly 400 Dead, Panic and Chaos In Its Wake

LABUAN, Indonesia -- Indonesian fisherman Yadi was at his seaside home on the west coast of Java island when he felt a light breeze picking up on Saturday night as…
Posted by John McCarthy December 24, 2018
R City Benefit Concert For Hurricane Recovery In Caribbean To Be Held In LA
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R City Benefit Concert For Hurricane Recovery In Caribbean To Be Held In LA

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Islands Elevated will be hosting a benefit concert to support the long-term recovery of the Caribbean. The event will take place in Los Angeles on February 8th,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 23, 2018
VITEMA: No Tsunami Threat From 4.2 Earthquake Near Puerto Rico This Morning
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VITEMA: No Tsunami Threat From 4.2 Earthquake Near Puerto Rico This Morning

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) said there was "no tsunami threat" from a 4.2 magnitude earthquake that struck west of Puerto Rico this morning.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 22, 2018
VIWMA Garbage Facilities To Be Closed Christmas, New Years Day
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VIWMA Garbage Facilities To Be Closed Christmas, New Years Day

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that all solid waste facilities to include the authority’s landfills, transfer stations and convenience centers territory-wide will be closed as…
Posted by John McCarthy December 22, 2018

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