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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Hurricane Season Begins Tomorrow … Some Islands Are More Vulnerable Than Others
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Hurricane Season Begins Tomorrow … Some Islands Are More Vulnerable Than Others

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] GRAND ANSE, Grenada -- The onset of hurricane season this week could prove disastrous for Caribbean nations that were slammed by storms last year and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 31, 2018
Gubernatorial Hopeful Warren Mosler’s Ten Ways To Get USVI Back In Good Fiscal Shape
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Gubernatorial Hopeful Warren Mosler’s Ten Ways To Get USVI Back In Good Fiscal Shape

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Nobody who is running for governor this year has as many good ideas for generating revenue streams for the Virgin Islands government as…
Posted by John McCarthy May 30, 2018
FCC Gives USVI and PR $64 Million To Repair Communications Networks After Storms
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FCC Gives USVI and PR $64 Million To Repair Communications Networks After Storms

WASHINGTON -- Eight months after hurricanes Maria and Irma, large swaths of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands still don’t have reliable internet access and phone service—denying the Americans…
Posted by John McCarthy May 30, 2018
Mangrove Wastewater treatment plant sewage receiving area closed
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Mangrove Wastewater treatment plant sewage receiving area closed

CHARLOTTE AMALIE  -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA)Preserving Paradise team advises the community that the Mangrove Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) septic receiving station is unable to accept…
Posted by John McCarthy May 29, 2018
Mexican Illegal Nabbed By INS at Cyril E. King Airport As Someone Deported Before
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Mexican Illegal Nabbed By INS at Cyril E. King Airport As Someone Deported Before

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Mexican national who was once deported from the United States tried to sneak in again on St. Thomas this morning, authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy May 29, 2018
USGS: ‘Minor’ Earthquake Occurs 14 Miles Southeast of St. Thomas Early This Morning
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USGS: ‘Minor’ Earthquake Occurs 14 Miles Southeast of St. Thomas Early This Morning

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A minor earthquake occurred about 14 miles southeast of St. Thomas early this morning, authorities said. The quake, measuring 3.4 on the…
Posted by John McCarthy May 29, 2018
DPNR Water Expert Explains Why St. Croix’s Beaches Haven’t Been Sampled in Eight Weeks
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DPNR Water Expert Explains Why St. Croix’s Beaches Haven’t Been Sampled in Eight Weeks

QUALITY UNKNOWN: An area of beachfront St. Croix that used to be sampled, Princess Condo Row in Golden Rock. (PHOTO COURTESY: DPNR) [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The…
Posted by John McCarthy May 28, 2018
St. Croix’s Johnny Silverio De La Cruz Shot Dead At F’sted Vegetable Market on Sunday
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St. Croix’s Johnny Silverio De La Cruz Shot Dead At F’sted Vegetable Market on Sunday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was shot multiple times in downtown Frederiksted and died on Sunday night, authorities said. Police received reports of shots…
Posted by John McCarthy May 28, 2018
Farmer of Year Honored at 47th Annual Agriculture and Food Fair … It Runs To Monday
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Farmer of Year Honored at 47th Annual Agriculture and Food Fair … It Runs To Monday

FREDERIKSTED — The theme “V.I. Agriculture Strong: Rebound, Rebuild, Regrow” resonated throughout the fairground of the Rudolph E. Schulterbrandt Agricultural Complex in Estate Lower Love on St. Croix during the 47th Annual Agriculture…
Posted by John McCarthy May 27, 2018
VIWMA Advises Motoring Public To Avoid Catherine’s Rest Road Beginning Monday
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VIWMA Advises Motoring Public To Avoid Catherine’s Rest Road Beginning Monday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) Preserving Paradise team advises the community of the beginning of a week-long manhole rehabilitation project scheduled…
Posted by John McCarthy May 26, 2018

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