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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
VIPA Wants Bids For Marking And Re-Striping Airport Runway at Cyril E. King
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VIPA Wants Bids For Marking And Re-Striping Airport Runway at Cyril E. King

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Port Authority is soliciting proposals for the marking and re-striping of the runway at the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas. The invitation…
Posted by John McCarthy February 22, 2019
Good Hope Country Day Wins MATHCOUNTS Competition on St. Croix
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Good Hope Country Day Wins MATHCOUNTS Competition on St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Education, St. Croix District held its annual District MATHCOUNTS competition at the UVI Great Hall in St. Croix. Four Good Hope Country Day…
Posted by John McCarthy February 22, 2019
Two Dolphins Removed From Arizona To St. Thomas Have Never Lived In Ocean Environment
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Two Dolphins Removed From Arizona To St. Thomas Have Never Lived In Ocean Environment

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Four remaining dolphins at an Arizona facility where four other dolphins have died have moved into a new home in St. Thomas. Coral World Ocean Park in…
Posted by John McCarthy February 22, 2019
Haitian Who Fessed Up To Gun At Traffic Stop In St. Thomas Faces 10 Years In Prison
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Haitian Who Fessed Up To Gun At Traffic Stop In St. Thomas Faces 10 Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Haitian national who was living in St. Thomas with an expired visa admitted in federal court that he had a gun on him at a traffic…
Posted by John McCarthy February 21, 2019
Scientists Say Coral Bleaching Is Threatening Caribbean Communities
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Scientists Say Coral Bleaching Is Threatening Caribbean Communities

GUSTAVIA -- Climate change has fueled coral reef bleaching throughout the tropics, with negative consequences for reef ecosystems and the people who depend on them. A new study finds that…
Posted by John McCarthy February 21, 2019
Senator Gittens Salutes Success of Farmers, This Year’s Agriculture Fair
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Senator Gittens Salutes Success of Farmers, This Year’s Agriculture Fair

FREDERIKSTED -- Senate President Kenneth Gittens said that he is encouraged about the state of the territory’s farming industry. Speaking at the 48th Annual Agricultural and Food Fair on Saturday, he…
Posted by John McCarthy February 21, 2019
Juan Luis Hospital Director Zakee Abdur Rasheed Faces One Year In Prison For Federal Fraud
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Juan Luis Hospital Director Zakee Abdur Rasheed Faces One Year In Prison For Federal Fraud

CHRISTIANSTED – A California man admitted in federal court to documents fraud related to a 2012 Virgin Islands driver's license application on St. Croix, authorities said. Zakee Abdur Rasheed, 47,…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2019
Mexican Deported From Texas In 2017 Admits To Coming To St. Croix in 2018
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Mexican Deported From Texas In 2017 Admits To Coming To St. Croix in 2018

CHRISTIANSTED – A Mexican national who was deported from the United States about a year ago admitted in federal court that he returned here illegally again in 2018. Manuel Alberto…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2019
Wanted Louisiana Fugitive Brandel Berry Captured Within Nine Days By VIPD
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Wanted Louisiana Fugitive Brandel Berry Captured Within Nine Days By VIPD

FREDERIKSTED -- Members of the VIPD's Criminal Investigation Bureau on St. Croix conducted a joint assignment with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a search for wanted fugitive Brandel Lynard Berry. Berry…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2019
St. Croix’s Michael Atwell Wins 46th Annual Spelling Bee At John Woodson Jr. High
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St. Croix’s Michael Atwell Wins 46th Annual Spelling Bee At John Woodson Jr. High

FREDERIKSTED -- Good Hope Country Day School seventh-grader Michael Atwell spelled the word “torotoro” correctly in round 15, making him the winner of the 46th Annual St. Croix District Intermediate Spelling…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2019

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