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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
New Customs Building Set To Be Completed on St. John By November of This Year
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New Customs Building Set To Be Completed on St. John By November of This Year

CRUZ BAY -- The Virgin Islands Port Authority will begin construction of a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) building at the Victor Sewer Marine Facility (“The Creek”) in…
Posted by John McCarthy January 25, 2019
Puerto Rico Governor Says Federal Workers Don’t Have To Pay Power and Water Bills During Shutdown
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Puerto Rico Governor Says Federal Workers Don’t Have To Pay Power and Water Bills During Shutdown

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló said today that the island's government-owned utility companies will suspend water and electricity bills for federal employees affected by the partial government…
Posted by John McCarthy January 24, 2019
Coast Guard Captures 29 Dominicans Trying To Come To United States Illegally
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Coast Guard Captures 29 Dominicans Trying To Come To United States Illegally

SAN JUAN -- The U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Puerto Rican law enforcement took 29 people from the Dominican Republic into custody Tuesday who were…
Posted by John McCarthy January 24, 2019
UVI Approves Free Tuition For Students Getting Higher Education In Virgin Islands
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UVI Approves Free Tuition For Students Getting Higher Education In Virgin Islands

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Board of Trustees approved policies that will help implement Act No. 8155, the Virgin Islands Higher Education Scholarship Program, in a special session on Wednesday.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 24, 2019
Puerto Ricans Who Lost Their Jobs After Hurricane Maria Can Get $3,000 – What About People In The USVI?
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Puerto Ricans Who Lost Their Jobs After Hurricane Maria Can Get $3,000 – What About People In The USVI?

SAN JUAN — Puerto Ricans who lost their jobs after hurricanes Maria and Irma can start applying for disaster unemployment assistance after the U.S. doubled the 26 weeks of benefits,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 23, 2019
Cuba Welcomes First U.S. Player In 60 Years To Baseball League
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Cuba Welcomes First U.S. Player In 60 Years To Baseball League

HAVANA -- A 24-year-old student has become the first United States citizen to play in an official Cuban league in around six decades, just as Cubans are batting for Major…
Posted by John McCarthy January 23, 2019
British Royal Navy Assists U.S. Coast Guard With Drug Interdiction in Caribbean
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British Royal Navy Assists U.S. Coast Guard With Drug Interdiction in Caribbean

WILLEMSTAD -- The British Royal Navy support ship RFA Mounts Bay has joined forces with specialist U.S. take-down teams from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), in order to combat drug…
Posted by John McCarthy January 22, 2019
SRC: 4.2 Magnitude Quake Felt On Several Caribbean Islands This Morning
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SRC: 4.2 Magnitude Quake Felt On Several Caribbean Islands This Morning

PORT OF SPAIN — An earthquake rattled several Caribbean islands including Dominica, Guadeloupe and Antigua today. The UWI Seismic Research Center said that a 4.2 magnitude quake took place at…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2019
VIWMA Says Cancryn Pump Station Is Back Online in St. Thomas
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VIWMA Says Cancryn Pump Station Is Back Online in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that service to the Cancryn Pump Station has been restored and remains in operation. "Residents and businesses are reminded…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2019
St. Thomas Senator Leads The Community In Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Day 2019
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St. Thomas Senator Leads The Community In Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Day 2019

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Senator Marvin Blyden said he joins the Virgin Islands community in celebrating the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, urging all Virgin Islanders to live by…
Posted by John McCarthy January 20, 2019

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