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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
WELCOME HOME! Friends, Family Greet VING Captain As He Returns From Service
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WELCOME HOME! Friends, Family Greet VING Captain As He Returns From Service

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Capt. Kai Callwood, HHC 786th, returned home after a year of deployment on September 11, 2021.  Friends, family, loved ones and fellow service members were there to…
Posted by John McCarthy September 12, 2021
Education Commissioner Racquel Berry-Benjamin Tests Positive For COVID-19
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Education Commissioner Racquel Berry-Benjamin Tests Positive For COVID-19

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Department of Education Commissioner Racquel Berry-Benjamin has tested positive for COVID-19. Berry-Benjamin underwent COVID-19 testing on Friday, after experiencing symptoms overnight on September 9, the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 12, 2021
UVI’s CGTC and CFVI Donate More Than 850 Fruit Trees Territory-Wide
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UVI’s CGTC and CFVI Donate More Than 850 Fruit Trees Territory-Wide

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As Virgin Islanders mobilize to demand and act to increase their food security, the University of the Virgin Islands’ (UVI) Caribbean Green Technology Center (CGTC) and the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI)…
Posted by John McCarthy September 12, 2021
Education Department Suspends School Bus Service On St. Croix ‘Indefinitely’
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Education Department Suspends School Bus Service On St. Croix ‘Indefinitely’

KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Department of Education, St. Croix District, said it has suspended school bus service until further notice. Parents are asked to continue to provide transportation to…
Posted by John McCarthy September 12, 2021
Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8, Ulla F. Muller Elementary To Resume In-Person Learning
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Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8, Ulla F. Muller Elementary To Resume In-Person Learning

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8 School on St. Croix and the Ulla F. Muller Elementary School on St. Thomas will resume in-person learning tomorrow, the Department of…
Posted by John McCarthy September 12, 2021
Tropical Storm Nicholas Forms In The Southwestern Gulf Of Mexico
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Tropical Storm Nicholas Forms In The Southwestern Gulf Of Mexico

MIAMI — The center of Tropical Storm Nicholas was located by reconnaissance aircraft near latitude 20.5 North, longitude 94.8 West. Nicholas is moving toward the north-northwest near 13 mph (20…
Posted by John McCarthy September 12, 2021
Myrah Keating Smith Health Center Gets FEMA Approval for $2.2M Replacement
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Myrah Keating Smith Health Center Gets FEMA Approval for $2.2M Replacement

CRUZ BAY — After months of continuous dialogue, FEMA has approved the Schneider Regional Medical Center’s multiple requests for the replacement of the Myrah Keating Smith Health Center on St. John. The…
Posted by John McCarthy September 11, 2021
WINNING UGLY: The USVI Topped The Caribbean In Visits During July, But What Does That Say About Region In General?
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WINNING UGLY: The USVI Topped The Caribbean In Visits During July, But What Does That Say About Region In General?

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Be careful what you wish for ... you might just get it. In April of 2019, Governor Albert Bryan said that the U.S. Virgin Islands would "position"…
Posted by John McCarthy September 11, 2021
Police Need Your Help To Find Man Wanted For Assault At Port Of Sale Mall
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Police Need Your Help To Find Man Wanted For Assault At Port Of Sale Mall

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help tonight to find a St. Thomas man wanted for an assault at a Havensight mall earlier this week. Jose Alcala Naveda, who is…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2021
4 Santo Domingo Men With 1,146 Pounds Of Cocaine Face Drug Smuggling Charges
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4 Santo Domingo Men With 1,146 Pounds Of Cocaine Face Drug Smuggling Charges

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —Four Santo Domingo men face federal drug smuggling charges after the U.S. Coast Guard seized 1,146 pounds of cocaine and two go-fast vessels off the southern coast of…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2021

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