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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
DPNR Says It Will Inspect ‘Abandoned and Uninhabitable Structures’ To Determine Which Need To Be Razed … Will They Visit Time’s Square, St. Croix?
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DPNR Says It Will Inspect ‘Abandoned and Uninhabitable Structures’ To Determine Which Need To Be Razed … Will They Visit Time’s Square, St. Croix?

CHRISTIANSTED -- Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) Commissioner Dawn Henry today advised the community that pursuant to Title 29 V.I.C § 297 (2017), DPNR is responsible for determining…
Posted by John McCarthy January 12, 2018
VIPD: Be On The Lookout For Jimmy Davis, He Is Considered ‘Armed and Dangerous’ and Wanted For Assault
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VIPD: Be On The Lookout For Jimmy Davis, He Is Considered ‘Armed and Dangerous’ and Wanted For Assault

FREDERIKSTED -- Police on St. Croix are looking for 39-year-old Jimmy Davis, who is wanted in connection with a second-degree assault and battery-domestic violence. Davis is considered armed and dangerous,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 11, 2018
BIG UP? Australian Scientists Name High-Spirited, Hairy Spider After Reggae Legend Bob Marley
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BIG UP? Australian Scientists Name High-Spirited, Hairy Spider After Reggae Legend Bob Marley

STEPPIN' RAZOR (Don't you watch his size, he's dangerous, dangerous.): This hairy-looking spider would give anyone the heebie jeebies. Researchers in Australia named him after Bob Marley. [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon…
Posted by John McCarthy January 10, 2018
Major Earthquake Strikes Caribbean Between Honduras and the Cayman Islands … Tsunami Warning Extends Out 621 Miles From Epicenter
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Major Earthquake Strikes Caribbean Between Honduras and the Cayman Islands … Tsunami Warning Extends Out 621 Miles From Epicenter

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] TEGUCIGALPA -- A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean region between the coast of Honduras and the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night and the Virgin…
Posted by John McCarthy January 10, 2018
WAPA’S GOAL: ‘LEAVE EVERY CUSTOMER BEHIND’ … And If You Don’t Pay Last Year’s Bill Again … Whether You Owe Or Not … WE WILL CUT YOU!
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WAPA’S GOAL: ‘LEAVE EVERY CUSTOMER BEHIND’ … And If You Don’t Pay Last Year’s Bill Again … Whether You Owe Or Not … WE WILL CUT YOU!

RUN IT UP THE FLAGPOLE: The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) promises to put the American and Virgin Islands flags on every flagpole in the territory before power…
Posted by John McCarthy January 9, 2018
Venezuela Extends Air and Maritime Trade Ban With Three Caribbean Islands … Including Aruba
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Venezuela Extends Air and Maritime Trade Ban With Three Caribbean Islands … Including Aruba

CARACAS -- Venezuela has extended its ban on air and maritime ties with three nearby Dutch Caribbean islands, citing out of control smuggling, officials said today. Venezuela is pressing for high-level…
Posted by John McCarthy January 9, 2018
SELL OUT! Seaborne Airlines Says Toxic Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing Won’t Affect Its Sale To Silver Airways
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SELL OUT! Seaborne Airlines Says Toxic Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing Won’t Affect Its Sale To Silver Airways

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN – Sea Star Holdings Inc., parent company for Seaborne Puerto Rico LLC, Seaborne Virgin Islands, Inc. and affiliates ("Seaborne" or "the Company"), announced…
Posted by John McCarthy January 9, 2018
CHAOS REIGNS AT FESTIVAL! Crucian Christmas Village Ends With A BANG! One Man Dead and Two Children Critically Injured In Two Shootings
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CHAOS REIGNS AT FESTIVAL! Crucian Christmas Village Ends With A BANG! One Man Dead and Two Children Critically Injured In Two Shootings

FREDERIKSTED -- One person was killed and two children were injured in separate incidents here, causing the closing of the Crucian Christmas Festival early. One man was arrested and charged…
Posted by John McCarthy January 8, 2018
Mapp Extends State of Emergency For The Territory Until Feb. 2 ‘To Continue Protecting Lives and Property’
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Mapp Extends State of Emergency For The Territory Until Feb. 2 ‘To Continue Protecting Lives and Property’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- "In order to continue protecting the lives and property of residents of the United States Virgin Islands," Gov. Kenneth Mapp said that he has extended the State…
Posted by John McCarthy January 8, 2018
SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH: Caribbean Coastal Areas Are Stressed Out
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SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH: Caribbean Coastal Areas Are Stressed Out

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] PANAMA CITY – The Panama-based Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) says that the Caribbean's coastal environment is stressed out, but adds that there is hope,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 6, 2018

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