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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
First-Ever ‘Topless Optional’ Cruise Set To Premier in Mexican Caribbean in 2020
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First-Ever ‘Topless Optional’ Cruise Set To Premier in Mexican Caribbean in 2020

MIAMI -- If you're someone who books a cruise to let your hair down — whether that means partying with a cocktail or several, hitting the nightclubs, throwing your hands…
Posted by John McCarthy March 18, 2018
FREE AS A BIRD! Nathaniel “Jahreek” Thomas Thumbs His Nose At Law Enforcement With ‘Aided’ Prison Escape
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FREE AS A BIRD! Nathaniel “Jahreek” Thomas Thumbs His Nose At Law Enforcement With ‘Aided’ Prison Escape

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Virgin Islands, when asked Friday for comment about the St. Croix prison escape of Nathaniel "Jahreek" Thomas…
Posted by John McCarthy March 17, 2018
Two Minor Earthquakes Have Struck Near St. Thomas in Last Five Days … One Was 4.5 On Richter Scale
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Two Minor Earthquakes Have Struck Near St. Thomas in Last Five Days … One Was 4.5 On Richter Scale

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A minor earthquake of 4.5 on the Richter Scale struck St. Thomas about 7:13 a.m. on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological…
Posted by John McCarthy March 16, 2018
Despite Hurricanes, British Virgin Islands Successfully Tests Tsunami Early Warning System
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Despite Hurricanes, British Virgin Islands Successfully Tests Tsunami Early Warning System

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola – Training Officer, at the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) Carishma Hicks said that CARIBE WAVE 18 provided an opportunity for the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 16, 2018
Dangerous Twice Convicted Violent Gun Felon Nathaniel ‘JahReek’ Thomas Has Escaped From Prison on St. Croix
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Dangerous Twice Convicted Violent Gun Felon Nathaniel ‘JahReek’ Thomas Has Escaped From Prison on St. Croix

ON THE LOOSE: NATHANIEL "JAHREEK" THOMAS JR. FREDERIKSTED -- The public is being warned to be on the lookout for a dangerous St. Croix man who was convicted of gun…
Posted by John McCarthy March 16, 2018
Oregon Man Blake Knox Arrested On St. Croix Accused of Strangling His Girlfriend
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Oregon Man Blake Knox Arrested On St. Croix Accused of Strangling His Girlfriend

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- An Oregon man was arrested on domestic violence-related charges after he allegedly strangled his girlfriend on St. Croix. Police said Blake Knox, 30,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 16, 2018
Federal Jury Convicts Nathaniel Thomas of Shootout At Sunny Isle Gas Station … He Faces 20 Years In Prison
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Federal Jury Convicts Nathaniel Thomas of Shootout At Sunny Isle Gas Station … He Faces 20 Years In Prison

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED – A federal jury reached a guilty verdict on Tuesday in the case of a St. Croix man involved in a 2016 shootout at…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2018
BAD NEWS: National Hurricane Center in Miami Revises Death Toll From Hurricane Irma Upwards
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BAD NEWS: National Hurricane Center in Miami Revises Death Toll From Hurricane Irma Upwards

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- The death toll from Hurricane Irma‘s catastrophic rampage across the Caribbean and the southeastern U.S. has risen to 44 fatalities directly caused by its…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2018
BAD NEWS: Experts Expect Another Destructive Hurricane Season: ‘A Repeat of 2017’
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BAD NEWS: Experts Expect Another Destructive Hurricane Season: ‘A Repeat of 2017’

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- A scientist with Global Weather Oscillations is predicting the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season to be "somewhat of a repeat of 2017," claiming this…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2018
UBC STUDY: Coral Reefs Protect The Caribbean’s Fish From Impacts of Global Warming
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UBC STUDY: Coral Reefs Protect The Caribbean’s Fish From Impacts of Global Warming

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] PORT OF SPAIN -- New research from UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries suggests that larger reef areas may help protect the Caribbean’s coral…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2018

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