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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Hepatitis C Drugs Not Available For Poor People In Puerto Rico, But They Are Available Here
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Hepatitis C Drugs Not Available For Poor People In Puerto Rico, But They Are Available Here

SAN JUAN -- Drugs that can cure hepatitis C revolutionized care for millions of Americans living with the deadly liver infection. The drugs came with a steep price tag—one that…
Posted by John McCarthy January 3, 2019
Puerto Rico Police Officer Takes 30 People Hostage In Credit Union
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Puerto Rico Police Officer Takes 30 People Hostage In Credit Union

GUAYNABO — The Puerto Rico Police Department said Wednesday that a hostage situation at noon Wednesday at the Caribbean Federal Credit Union Cooperative in Guaynabo ended without any injuries. According…
Posted by John McCarthy January 3, 2019
St. Croix’s Joseph Brow Shot To Death At Coconut Bar in Mount Pleasant Early Today
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St. Croix’s Joseph Brow Shot To Death At Coconut Bar in Mount Pleasant Early Today

FREDERIKSTED -- A St. Croix man was shot to death while ringing in the New Year at a Mount Pleasant bar early this morning. Joseph O. Brow, 34, of Grove…
Posted by John McCarthy January 1, 2019
ECLAC: Caribbean and Latin America Expected To Grow By 1.7 Percent in 2019
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ECLAC: Caribbean and Latin America Expected To Grow By 1.7 Percent in 2019

BUENOS AIRES -- The economy the Caribbean and Latin America will grow 1.7 percent in 2019, a dip from the previous estimate of 1.8 percent, the Economic Commission for Latin…
Posted by John McCarthy January 1, 2019
Dialysis Patients Who Flew Out For Hurricane Maria Finally Welcomed Home
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Dialysis Patients Who Flew Out For Hurricane Maria Finally Welcomed Home

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Juan F. Luis Hospital along with Governor-Elect Albert Bryan, Jr., Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett, Plessen Healthcare and the V.I. Health Department welcomed back many of the…
Posted by John McCarthy December 31, 2018
St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort Reopens In Puerto Rico After $60 Million Facelift
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St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort Reopens In Puerto Rico After $60 Million Facelift

RIO GRANDE —The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort has announced its reopening. Following an extensive $60 million renovation, the property unveils a new dimension of tropical luxury and a contemporary…
Posted by John McCarthy December 31, 2018
BVI’s Skeleton Crew Coroner Won’t Release Body of Dead Doctor Until After Holidays
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BVI’s Skeleton Crew Coroner Won’t Release Body of Dead Doctor Until After Holidays

ROAD TOWN, Tortola – A Florida family dealing with the sudden loss of their father has hit a wall trying to bring his body home for burial over the holidays.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 30, 2018
Pfizer Recalling Thermacare Heat Wraps In USVI, Puerto Rico and U.S. Mainland
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Pfizer Recalling Thermacare Heat Wraps In USVI, Puerto Rico and U.S. Mainland

NEW YORK — Pfizer Consumer Healthcare has issued a nationwide recall for some of its Thermacare heat wraps because there is a possibility that the contents can leak out of…
Posted by John McCarthy December 30, 2018
Caribbean and Central America Have Most To Lose From U.S.’s WTO Fight
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Caribbean and Central America Have Most To Lose From U.S.’s WTO Fight

WASHINGTON -- Small countries will lose the most from a United States fight with the World Trade Organization (WTO). The global trade body’s appeals panel may be paralyzed next year…
Posted by John McCarthy December 29, 2018
Cuba’s Money Worries Linked To Its Dependence On Imported Oil
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Cuba’s Money Worries Linked To Its Dependence On Imported Oil

HAVANA -- Cash-strapped Cuba plans fresh austerity measures and will pressure the sluggish bureaucracy to tighten its belt and cut red tape to address weak growth, falling export earnings and…
Posted by John McCarthy December 29, 2018

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