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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
UNITED NATIONS: Asian Fishermen Exploiting Caribbean Fish Stocks Here Without Conscience
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UNITED NATIONS: Asian Fishermen Exploiting Caribbean Fish Stocks Here Without Conscience

BRIDGETOWN -- Biodiversity in the Caribbean Sea is at serious risk, scientists are warning, with illegal fishing reducing fish stocks and placing the marine environment under increasing strain. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), between 20 and 30 percent of…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2018
Assistant Secretary of Interior Douglas Domenech Tours Territory … 3rd Top Ranking Visit of Trump Administration
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Assistant Secretary of Interior Douglas Domenech Tours Territory … 3rd Top Ranking Visit of Trump Administration

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The assistant secretary of the Interior Department, Douglas Domenech, arrived in the territory on Sunday. As head of the Office of Insular Affairs, Domenech oversees the Virgin…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2018
HURRICANE RECOVERY: Crew With Seeds, Corals Restore Environment in Puerto Rico
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HURRICANE RECOVERY: Crew With Seeds, Corals Restore Environment in Puerto Rico

FAJARDO — As crews re-string electric lines and clear debris from Hurricane Maria, a small group of Puerto Rican and international conservationists is working on rebuilding natural wonders destroyed by…
Posted by John McCarthy March 9, 2018
‘DIRTY THIRTY?’ European Union Puts U.S. Virgin Islands on Blacklist of Illegal Tax Havens
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‘DIRTY THIRTY?’ European Union Puts U.S. Virgin Islands on Blacklist of Illegal Tax Havens

BRUSSELS -- The U.S. Virgin Islands, the Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis are set to be added next week to a European Union blacklist of tax havens, raising to…
Posted by John McCarthy March 9, 2018
POLICE: Routine Traffic Stop Nabs Two St. Thomas Men With ‘Large Amount’ of Cocaine In Vehicle
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POLICE: Routine Traffic Stop Nabs Two St. Thomas Men With ‘Large Amount’ of Cocaine In Vehicle

ARRESTED: JESUS DEL ROSARIO RONDON (LEFT) AND KHADIN CALVIN FAHIE (RIGHT) [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Two St. Thomas men were arrested after a routine traffic stop…
Posted by John McCarthy March 8, 2018
Dominican Gets 2 Years For Shooting Gun On Main Street St. Thomas
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Dominican Gets 2 Years For Shooting Gun On Main Street St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic was given two years in prison today by a federal judge for firing off his gun in a crowded downtown area…
Posted by John McCarthy March 8, 2018
St. Croix Postal Worker Stephen Bernier Gets Three Years In Prison For Mailing 308 Pounds of Marijuana
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St. Croix Postal Worker Stephen Bernier Gets Three Years In Prison For Mailing 308 Pounds of Marijuana

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A former St. Croix postal worker was given three years in prison by a federal judge on St. Thomas today for mailing at least 308 pounds of…
Posted by John McCarthy March 8, 2018
St. Croix’s Jelani Marcus Hall Accused of Sexually Assaulting Two Minor Girls on Multiple Occasions
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St. Croix’s Jelani Marcus Hall Accused of Sexually Assaulting Two Minor Girls on Multiple Occasions

ARRESTED: JELANI MARCUS HALL [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- Police arrested a St. Croix man on charges related to sexually assaulting two female minors on multiple occasions. Jelani…
Posted by John McCarthy March 8, 2018
U.S. CUSTOMS: Texas Woman Had 20 Pounds of Marijuana and $40K in Carry-On Bags
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U.S. CUSTOMS: Texas Woman Had 20 Pounds of Marijuana and $40K in Carry-On Bags

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- A Dallas woman is free on bond today after federal authorities said she had at least 20 pounds of marijuana in her carry-on…
Posted by John McCarthy March 8, 2018
USGS: Two ‘Minor’ Earthquakes Strike Near British Virgin Islands Early This Morning
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USGS: Two ‘Minor’ Earthquakes Strike Near British Virgin Islands Early This Morning

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- The British Virgin Islands has experienced six earthquakes in the last 24 hours; 12 earthquakes in the past seven days; 34…
Posted by John McCarthy March 7, 2018

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