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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
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
Decimated UVI RT Park On St. Croix Hopes There’s Life After Hurricane Maria
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Decimated UVI RT Park On St. Croix Hopes There’s Life After Hurricane Maria

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- The RTPark Program of the Virgin Islands highlighted partnerships, communication, and the potential for new financial approaches as dominant themes for the future…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2018
SEN. MILLIN YOUNG: St. John Needs Property Tax Reform … Especially After Devastation Caused By Hurricanes
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SEN. MILLIN YOUNG: St. John Needs Property Tax Reform … Especially After Devastation Caused By Hurricanes

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CRUZ BAY -- Property tax reform is crucial for all Virgin Islanders, especially St. Johnians, and must be tackled now as part of the territory's hurricane…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2018
Virgin Islands Says Its Share of $954 Million FCC ‘Pai’ After Meeting At Government House
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Virgin Islands Says Its Share of $954 Million FCC ‘Pai’ After Meeting At Government House

CHRISTIANSTED -- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai on Friday pledged his agency’s commitment to help restore and expand the U.S. Virgin Islands communications network. After meeting with Gov.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2018
V.I. HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL: Artifacts Indicate That Charlotte Amalie Was Home To Bustling Taino Indian Community
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V.I. HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL: Artifacts Indicate That Charlotte Amalie Was Home To Bustling Taino Indian Community

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Some 2,000 years ago there was likely a thriving Taino community in the heart of St. Thomas. In 2013, contractors began turning…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2018
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: No ‘Justification’ For European Union Including Territory on Tax Haven Blacklist
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: No ‘Justification’ For European Union Including Territory on Tax Haven Blacklist

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The European Union, without justification, has added the U.S. Virgin Islands to its list of "non-cooperative jurisdictions" for tax purposes. There is…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2018
ORANGE IS THE NEW SMACK (DOWN): Alert Level on Active Submarine Volcano Kick ‘Em Jenny Rises From Yellow To Orange
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ORANGE IS THE NEW SMACK (DOWN): Alert Level on Active Submarine Volcano Kick ‘Em Jenny Rises From Yellow To Orange

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] GEORGETOWN -- The National Disaster Management Agency in Grenada, has raised the alert level for the underwater volcano, Kick ‘em Jenny from yellow to orange because…
Posted by John McCarthy March 13, 2018
OH, CANADA! (How Could You?) Ottawa Tells Its Citizens To Avoid Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
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OH, CANADA! (How Could You?) Ottawa Tells Its Citizens To Avoid Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Almost six months after Hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed into several Caribbean countries, the Canadian government is warning its citizens about travel…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2018

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