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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Coast Guard Rescues 68-Year-Old Man From A Capsized Vessel Offshore Pawleys Island
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Coast Guard Rescues 68-Year-Old Man From A Capsized Vessel Offshore Pawleys Island

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Station Georgetown boat crew rescued Stacy Hicks, Thursday, after his vessel capsized nine miles offshore Pawleys Island. A good Samaritan contacted a Station Georgetown…
Posted by John McCarthy August 12, 2022
A New – and Faster Way – To Request A Social Security Card
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A New – and Faster Way – To Request A Social Security Card

Do you need an original or replacement Social Security Number card? We now have a new – and faster – way for you to start online. When you go to…
Posted by John McCarthy August 12, 2022
FEMA Approves Replacement of St. Thomas Hospital
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FEMA Approves Replacement of St. Thomas Hospital

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — After several years of debate and reviews, the Office of Disaster Recovery has received a final decision from FEMA approving the replacement of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital on…
Posted by John McCarthy August 12, 2022
Firefighters Extinguish Fire In La Grande Princesse Wednesday
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Firefighters Extinguish Fire In La Grande Princesse Wednesday

CHRISTIANSTED — Firefighters responded to a structure on fire on the north shore of St. Croix in the early morning hours Wednesday. The 911 call center dispatched the Virgin Islands…
Posted by John McCarthy August 11, 2022
Schedule of Events Honoring Governor Charles W. Turnbull
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Schedule of Events Honoring Governor Charles W. Turnbull

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Here is the schedule of events in honor of Governor Charles W. Turnbull, whose body will lie in state at The Battery on St. John today and at…
Posted by John McCarthy August 11, 2022
Best Hacks For The Travel Apocalypse
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Best Hacks For The Travel Apocalypse

SAN JUAN — Planning to squeeze some travel out of the rest of summer? Good luck — you will need it. Flight cancellations have already soared past last year's total.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 10, 2022
Record Amount of Algae Threatens Economy, Wildlife on Caribbean Coasts
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Record Amount of Algae Threatens Economy, Wildlife on Caribbean Coasts

SAN JUAN — Near-record amounts of algae, or water plants, are covering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados. The plants are killing fish and other wildlife, producing bad smells and…
Posted by John McCarthy August 10, 2022
Coast Guard Offloads $22 Million in Seized Cocaine in Puerto Rico
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Coast Guard Offloads $22 Million in Seized Cocaine in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos and Caribbean Corridor Strike Force agents offloaded 2,425 pounds (1,100 kilograms) of seized cocaine Monday, following three separate at-sea interdictions near Puerto Rico. Fourteen men, Dominican Republic nationals, apprehended in…
Posted by John McCarthy August 10, 2022
Cuba Brings Oil Depot Fire Under Control, Worst In Island’s History
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Cuba Brings Oil Depot Fire Under Control, Worst In Island’s History

HAVANA — Firefighters on Tuesday finally overcame what officials described as the worst fire in Cuba's history that over five days destroyed 40 percent of the Caribbean island's main fuel…
Posted by John McCarthy August 10, 2022
Dry Air, Saharan Dust Shutting Down Tropical Wave’s Chances of Blossoming
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Dry Air, Saharan Dust Shutting Down Tropical Wave’s Chances of Blossoming

MIAMI — The tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic is beginning to show its limitations, causing the National Hurricane Center to lower its odds of development. A wave that emerged…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2022

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