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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Caribbean Tourism Professionals Learn About Diversity and Tolerance
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Caribbean Tourism Professionals Learn About Diversity and Tolerance

MIAMI -- Recognizing the changing dynamics in the global tourism industry and the imperative to meet customers' needs and expectations, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation (CHTAEF) in…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2018
Seaborne Airlines, Cape Air To Increase Flights To Keep Up With St. Croix Demand
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Seaborne Airlines, Cape Air To Increase Flights To Keep Up With St. Croix Demand

FREDERIKSTED -- The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has embarked on a marketing initiative with Seaborne Airlines and Cape Air to promote new flights between San Juan and St. Croix,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 17, 2018
Three Dominican Republic Natives Charged With Smuggling $30M Worth of Cocaine Here
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Three Dominican Republic Natives Charged With Smuggling $30M Worth of Cocaine Here

CHARLOTTE AMALIE  – Three natives of the Dominican Republic appeared in federal court over the weekend to hear charges that they tried to smuggle $30 million worth of cocaine into…
Posted by John McCarthy December 17, 2018
St. Thomas’ Earl Brown Found Shot To Death In Abandoned House in Anna’s Retreat Today
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St. Thomas’ Earl Brown Found Shot To Death In Abandoned House in Anna’s Retreat Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Police are saying a St. Thomas man found dead in an abandoned house in Anna's Retreat today met with foul play.  Earl C. Brown, 32, was found…
Posted by John McCarthy December 17, 2018
One Teen Dies, Five Injured In Accident On Melvin Evans Highway in Frederiksted
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One Teen Dies, Five Injured In Accident On Melvin Evans Highway in Frederiksted

FREDERIKSTED -- A two-car accident on the Melvin Evans Highway left one St. Croix man dead and five others injured. Naeem Sealey, 19, was killed when the blue Nissan Altima…
Posted by John McCarthy December 17, 2018
Del Monte Fiesta Corn Recalled in Nine Caribbean Countries, 25 U.S. States
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Del Monte Fiesta Corn Recalled in Nine Caribbean Countries, 25 U.S. States

JESSUP, Maryland – Del Monte Foods has recalled incompletely sterilized cans of one of its corn products from nine Caribbean countries, because of potential contamination. The recall of Fiesta Corn Seasoned…
Posted by John McCarthy December 16, 2018
TRUMP TWEETS: Ryan Zinke Out At Interior … He Was A Frequent Visitor To Territory
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TRUMP TWEETS: Ryan Zinke Out At Interior … He Was A Frequent Visitor To Territory

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who has sought to open U.S. offshore waters to oil and gas drilling despite environmental protests, will be leaving his post at the…
Posted by John McCarthy December 15, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard Nets $30M Worth of Cocaine, Three Smugglers Off St. Thomas
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U.S. Coast Guard Nets $30M Worth of Cocaine, Three Smugglers Off St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — United States Coast Guard and Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG) crews seized $30 million worth of cocaine and apprehended three smugglers this week, authorities said. The Coast Guard…
Posted by John McCarthy December 15, 2018
VING Gets Help With Prep Drills From Michigan National Guard
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VING Gets Help With Prep Drills From Michigan National Guard

FREDERIKSTED -- "When the Weather Channel becomes our favorite channel on TV, it comforts us to know it is now also the favorite channel of the Michigan National Guard, who…
Posted by John McCarthy December 15, 2018
VIWMA Says Sewage Treatment Plant In Estate Bovoni Is Now Open
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VIWMA Says Sewage Treatment Plant In Estate Bovoni Is Now Open

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that the sewage receiving area at the Mangrove Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Plant has reopened in St. Thomas. The Mangrove…
Posted by John McCarthy December 15, 2018

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