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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
‘Firebreak’ Halts Coral Disease in Short-Term Study at Buck Island in St. Croix
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‘Firebreak’ Halts Coral Disease in Short-Term Study at Buck Island in St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED -- The progression of Caribbean yellow-band disease — a widespread killer of reef-building corals — can be significantly impeded by chiseling a “firebreak” around the diseased coral tissue, but…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2018
Honeymoon Husband From Alaska Took Bullet In Puerto Rico Meant For His Wife
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Honeymoon Husband From Alaska Took Bullet In Puerto Rico Meant For His Wife

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A wedding trip almost turned deadly for one couple while in Puerto Rico after a robbery went horribly wrong.  The husband, who took…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2018
Puerto Rico Stocks Food, Water, Radios as Hurricane Season Approaches June 1
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Puerto Rico Stocks Food, Water, Radios as Hurricane Season Approaches June 1

SAN JUAN -- Federal and local officials said that they are stockpiling radios, food, water and generators in Puerto Rico and demanding rigorous emergency training to prepare the U.S. commonwealth for…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2018
Puerto Rico Cops Find $15.6 Million Worth of Cocaine on Fishing Boat in Cabo Rojo
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Puerto Rico Cops Find $15.6 Million Worth of Cocaine on Fishing Boat in Cabo Rojo

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Authorities in Puerto Rico say they found cocaine worth an estimated $15.6 million on a fishing boat off the southwestern coast. U.S.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2018
Venezuela Brings Zerpa, Sanctioned by United States, Back to Faltering PDVSA
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Venezuela Brings Zerpa, Sanctioned by United States, Back to Faltering PDVSA

CARACAS -- Venezuela’s government has named Simon Zerpa, who was sanctioned by the United States last year, as an external director of state oil company PDVSA while confirming General Manuel…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2018
READY TO BLOW! Kilauea About To Explode … Last Time It Did in 1990 It Destroyed Kalapana
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READY TO BLOW! Kilauea About To Explode … Last Time It Did in 1990 It Destroyed Kalapana

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] PAHOA, Hawaii -- Residents near Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano faced warnings today that more lava-spewing fissures could open near their homes and that the volcano’s summit…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2018
St. Croix Athlete Has Moved Since Hurricane Maria But Hopes To Represent USVI This Year
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St. Croix Athlete Has Moved Since Hurricane Maria But Hopes To Represent USVI This Year

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] GALLATIN, Tenn. – Mikaela Smith made remarkable time, blowing by her competition in her first ever race. Maybe the diaper had been slowing her down this whole…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2018
MOTHER’S DAY SURPRISE! WAPA Keeps Power Off All Night On St. Thomas … St. Croix Two Hours
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MOTHER’S DAY SURPRISE! WAPA Keeps Power Off All Night On St. Thomas … St. Croix Two Hours

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Island Water and Power Authority (WAPA) tried its best to keep a running count of where the power was on…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2018
CARPHA: Dengue Cases Increasing In Latin America … Caribbean Region Could Be Next
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CARPHA: Dengue Cases Increasing In Latin America … Caribbean Region Could Be Next

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] PORT OF SPAIN -- While Chikungunya and Zika, which swept the region in 2014 and 2016, are not expected back anytime soon, the Caribbean Public…
Posted by John McCarthy May 12, 2018
St. Thomas Boat Captain Arrested on Charges of Smuggling 4 Illegal Migrants
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St. Thomas Boat Captain Arrested on Charges of Smuggling 4 Illegal Migrants

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas boat captain and four illegal aliens from the Dominican Republic were in federal court on Thursday to hear the charges against them. Shawn A.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 11, 2018

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