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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Two Boaters From Water 32 Miles South of St. Croix
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U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Two Boaters From Water 32 Miles South of St. Croix

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two boaters from the sea about 32 miles south of St. Croix on Thursday. According to the Coast…
Posted by John McCarthy April 13, 2018
WAPA: We Will Take Power Off in La Grande Princess, Rattan, Clifton Hill in St. Croix Today
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WAPA: We Will Take Power Off in La Grande Princess, Rattan, Clifton Hill in St. Croix Today

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said it would shut off the power to three areas of St. Croix today. "On Friday,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 13, 2018
Spirit Airlines Expands Flight Service In Region And Will Head To St. Croix Next Month
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Spirit Airlines Expands Flight Service In Region And Will Head To St. Croix Next Month

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] PHILIPSBURG -- Spirit Airlines announced today that it would be adding new routes and increasing service to some of the top destinations in the region.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2018
Puerto Rico Mountain Town Forced to Dismiss 200 Workers in Largest Such Layoff
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Puerto Rico Mountain Town Forced to Dismiss 200 Workers in Largest Such Layoff

SAN JUAN — A small mountain town in central Puerto Rico whose economy depended heavily on manufacturing announced today it will dismiss 200 employees in the largest layoff of its…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2018
4th Annual Virgin Islands Literary Festival and Book Fair Set For UVI, Caribbean Museum
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4th Annual Virgin Islands Literary Festival and Book Fair Set For UVI, Caribbean Museum

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- The 4th Annual Virgin Islands Literary Festival and Book Fair is scheduled for April 13 and 14, 2018 on the Albert A. Sheen…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2018
Space Still Available For People Who Want To Attend Resiliency Workshop on St. Thomas
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Space Still Available For People Who Want To Attend Resiliency Workshop on St. Thomas

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Governor Kenneth Mapp’s Hurricane Recovery and Resilience Task Force is hosting several community meetings in order to inform and engage the public…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2018
St. Croix Baggage Handler Gets Two Years In Prison For Strapping Cocaine To His Body
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St. Croix Baggage Handler Gets Two Years In Prison For Strapping Cocaine To His Body

CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man was given two years in prison by a federal judge for trying to smuggle cocaine onto an airplane. Dimitrous Jefferson, 29, of Mon Bijou,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2018
California Man Who Admitted To Bringing Two Kilos of Marijuana To St. Thomas Faces Five Years in Prison
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California Man Who Admitted To Bringing Two Kilos of Marijuana To St. Thomas Faces Five Years in Prison

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A California man admitted in federal court to trying to smuggle 4.4 pounds of marijuana into the territory. Kelley "Slim" Hansen, 28,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2018
Puerto Rico Gets Largest Grant in HUD History … $18.5 Billion To Rebuild Housing Infrastructure
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Puerto Rico Gets Largest Grant in HUD History … $18.5 Billion To Rebuild Housing Infrastructure

SAN JUAN  -- Puerto Rico will receive $18.5 billion from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help rebuild its battered housing stock and infrastructure after September’s Hurricane Maria, the island’s…
Posted by John McCarthy April 11, 2018
POLICE: Gun Found on Dominica’s Lester Charles After Lindbergh Bay Fight
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POLICE: Gun Found on Dominica’s Lester Charles After Lindbergh Bay Fight

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A fight between two men led to the discovery of an illegal gun earlier this month, a police source said. Six days…
Posted by John McCarthy April 11, 2018

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