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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
GOOD NEWS: HECM Borrowers in Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Get More Time To Pay Their FHA Loans
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GOOD NEWS: HECM Borrowers in Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Get More Time To Pay Their FHA Loans

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced earlier this month that the Federal Housing Administration would be extending the foreclosure moratorium for Hurricane Maria victims in…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2018
V.I. Government Has Until Wednesday To Tell Feds How It Will Come Up With $213 Million Owed To GERS
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V.I. Government Has Until Wednesday To Tell Feds How It Will Come Up With $213 Million Owed To GERS

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Government Employees’ Retirement System of the Virgin Islands (GERS) is seeking a court order for the government to pay at least $213 million allegedly owed to…
Posted by John McCarthy March 19, 2018
PAHO Says We Must Redouble Efforts To Eradicate Measles After Vaccine Deniers Allow Disease To Come Back
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PAHO Says We Must Redouble Efforts To Eradicate Measles After Vaccine Deniers Allow Disease To Come Back

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging Caribbean countries to redouble efforts to vaccinate their populations in the wake of ongoing measles…
Posted by John McCarthy March 19, 2018
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

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