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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
WAPA Issues Statement On Authority’s State of Preparedness For Hurricane Season
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WAPA Issues Statement On Authority’s State of Preparedness For Hurricane Season

ELECTRICITY REPORT: Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority CEO Lawrence Kupfer [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- With the start of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season (yesterday), I…
Posted by John McCarthy June 2, 2018
MOONLIGHTING MASTERMIND: DPNR Officer Guilty of Moving 100 Kilos of Cocaine
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MOONLIGHTING MASTERMIND: DPNR Officer Guilty of Moving 100 Kilos of Cocaine

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A former peace officer with the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) was found guilty of trying to move at least…
Posted by John McCarthy June 1, 2018
ECONOMISTS: Caribbean Nations Need To Harvest ‘Blue Economy’ of Marine Resources
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ECONOMISTS: Caribbean Nations Need To Harvest ‘Blue Economy’ of Marine Resources

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] GRAND ANSE, Grenada -- Caribbean countries should dive into the “blue economy” to exploit marine resources, giving their economies a much needed boost, while protecting…
Posted by John McCarthy June 1, 2018
HURRICANE SEASON 2018: Cooler Ocean Temps Force Forecasters To Revise Predictions Downward
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HURRICANE SEASON 2018: Cooler Ocean Temps Force Forecasters To Revise Predictions Downward

This May 26 satellite image taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Subtropical Storm Alberto in the Gulf of Mexico as it approached the U.S. Gulf Coast.…
Posted by John McCarthy June 1, 2018
St. Thomas Sitting Senator Janelle Sarauw Nominated for NBC Out’s Gay Pride Award
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St. Thomas Sitting Senator Janelle Sarauw Nominated for NBC Out’s Gay Pride Award

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Janelle K. Sarauw, 32, is the youngest female senator in the U.S. Virgin Islands and is thought to be the legislating body's…
Posted by John McCarthy May 31, 2018
Colombian Navy Says It Continues To Collect Cocaine Off Its Caribbean Coastline
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Colombian Navy Says It Continues To Collect Cocaine Off Its Caribbean Coastline

BOGOTA -- The Colombian National Navy said that it continues its frontal assault against narco-trafficking in the Colombian Caribbean. “We seized 27,419 kilograms of cocaine [from January to April 2018],…
Posted by John McCarthy May 31, 2018
Hurricane Season Begins Tomorrow … Some Islands Are More Vulnerable Than Others
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Hurricane Season Begins Tomorrow … Some Islands Are More Vulnerable Than Others

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] GRAND ANSE, Grenada -- The onset of hurricane season this week could prove disastrous for Caribbean nations that were slammed by storms last year and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 31, 2018
Gubernatorial Hopeful Warren Mosler’s Ten Ways To Get USVI Back In Good Fiscal Shape
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Gubernatorial Hopeful Warren Mosler’s Ten Ways To Get USVI Back In Good Fiscal Shape

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Nobody who is running for governor this year has as many good ideas for generating revenue streams for the Virgin Islands government as…
Posted by John McCarthy May 30, 2018
FCC Gives USVI and PR $64 Million To Repair Communications Networks After Storms
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FCC Gives USVI and PR $64 Million To Repair Communications Networks After Storms

WASHINGTON -- Eight months after hurricanes Maria and Irma, large swaths of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands still don’t have reliable internet access and phone service—denying the Americans…
Posted by John McCarthy May 30, 2018
Mangrove Wastewater treatment plant sewage receiving area closed
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Mangrove Wastewater treatment plant sewage receiving area closed

CHARLOTTE AMALIE  -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA)Preserving Paradise team advises the community that the Mangrove Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) septic receiving station is unable to accept…
Posted by John McCarthy May 29, 2018

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