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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Multiple Agencies Battle Persistent Bovoni Landfill Fire, VITEMA Director Says
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Multiple Agencies Battle Persistent Bovoni Landfill Fire, VITEMA Director Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen and Assistant Commissioner of Health Reuben Malloy held a briefing Wednesday that provided residents of the Territory with an update on the firefight…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2023
Updated Moderna and Pfizer-Bio-NTech COVID Vaccines Coming To The USVI
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Updated Moderna and Pfizer-Bio-NTech COVID Vaccines Coming To The USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health said that the territory is set to receive its initial shipment of the enhanced Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccines by the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2023
FAA Proposes $477,000 Fine For St. Thomas Airport Due To VIPA’s Slack Maintenance
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FAA Proposes $477,000 Fine For St. Thomas Airport Due To VIPA’s Slack Maintenance

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Federal Aviation Administration is waving a $477,000 fine in front of the Virgin Islands Port Authority for alleged maintenance lapses at the St. Thomas airport over…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2023
Help Police Find Jakel Bell Wanted For Illegally Importing Guns On St. Thomas
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Help Police Find Jakel Bell Wanted For Illegally Importing Guns On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help tonight to find a wanted man on St. Thomas. Jakel J. Bell, 29, of Estate Tutu, is wanted for the illegal importation of…
Posted by John McCarthy September 20, 2023
Bovoni Landfill Closed Today So Firefighters Can Battle The Blaze From The Air
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Bovoni Landfill Closed Today So Firefighters Can Battle The Blaze From The Air

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Bovoni Landfill is closed today so firefighters can use aerial support to battle the blaze, the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority said. Please call 844-WMA-USVI to…
Posted by John McCarthy September 20, 2023
Blood in the water as Fox fends off derivatives lawsuits from stockholders
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Blood in the water as Fox fends off derivatives lawsuits from stockholders

DOVER (Reuters) — I don’t envy Delaware Chancery Court judge Travis Laster the task he’s soon to face: picking shareholder lawyers to lead the case accusing Fox Corp officers and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 20, 2023
Education Sets New School Schedule Due To Heat Wave
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Education Sets New School Schedule Due To Heat Wave

KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Department of Education adjusted the schedule for six St. Croix schools due to the current heat wave. The adjustments affect school's hours of operation and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 20, 2023
Governor Declares State of Emergency on Bovoni Landfill Fire
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Governor Declares State of Emergency on Bovoni Landfill Fire

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan issued an Executive Order declaring a State of Emergency throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands in response to an ongoing fire at the Bovoni Landfill. Smoke…
Posted by John McCarthy September 19, 2023
Lenny Kravitz played Global Citizen’s ‘Power Our Planet’ show for climate financing
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Lenny Kravitz played Global Citizen’s ‘Power Our Planet’ show for climate financing

PARIS — Music superstars Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish and H.E.R. will team with advocacy nonprofit Global Citizen for a free concert in front of the Eiffel Tower designed to convince…
Posted by John McCarthy September 19, 2023
Tropical Wave Could Become A Tropical Depression By Week’s End
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Tropical Wave Could Become A Tropical Depression By Week’s End

SAN JUAN — The National Hurricane Center is tracking another area of interest off the west coast of Africa. A tropical wave there is expected to move off the coast…
Posted by John McCarthy September 19, 2023

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