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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
‘Resiliency Workshops’ Help Virgin Islanders Do Something Productive In Community
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‘Resiliency Workshops’ Help Virgin Islanders Do Something Productive In Community

ON THE SPOT: Government House Media Spokesperson Sandra Goomansingh, right, interviews WICO CEO Clifford Graham at Monday's hurricane resiliency workshop on St. Thomas. CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Gov. Kenneth Mapp's Hurricane…
Posted by John McCarthy January 30, 2018
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Awards $1.2 Million In Contracts To Fix Puerto Rico’s Infrastructure
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Awards $1.2 Million In Contracts To Fix Puerto Rico’s Infrastructure

LAYING PIPE: Brig. Gen. Diana Holland, commander of south Atlantic division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, surveys Guajataca Dam, Puerto Rico, Oct. 23, 2017, which was compromised during Hurricane Maria.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2018
Consider Yourself Lucky More People Didn’t Die During the 2017 Hurricane Season … Is There A Reason Why?
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Consider Yourself Lucky More People Didn’t Die During the 2017 Hurricane Season … Is There A Reason Why?

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- The 2017 storm season tormented the U.S. with four hurricane landfalls and scores of deaths, but a preliminary review shows no one succumbed to the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2018
Team of Four U.S. Scientists Scour Geologic Evidence on Anegada For Clues To Long-Term Storm and Tsunami Record
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Team of Four U.S. Scientists Scour Geologic Evidence on Anegada For Clues To Long-Term Storm and Tsunami Record

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- Researchers affiliated with the United States Geological Survey returned to Anegada this month to examine the environmental impacts of Hurricane Irma…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2018
GUEST EDITORIAL: Timeless Beauty of The U.S. Virgin Islands Can’t Be Erased By Two Hurricanes, No Matter How Mighty
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GUEST EDITORIAL: Timeless Beauty of The U.S. Virgin Islands Can’t Be Erased By Two Hurricanes, No Matter How Mighty

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] By ROBERT BREEDLOVE SPECIAL TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FREE PRESS Every year when Our Town winter temperatures begin to drop and consistently stay at or…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2018
Massachusetts Congressman Says Trump Administration Needs To Step Up Efforts To Help Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
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Massachusetts Congressman Says Trump Administration Needs To Step Up Efforts To Help Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

APT ATTENTION: Rep. Richard Neal (right) and Rep. Jim McGovern hear what needs to happen in Puerto Rico. [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A Massachusetts congressman has…
Posted by John McCarthy January 27, 2018
Caribbean Journal Features St. Croix As The No. 4 Must See in Region This Year Because of Its ‘Foodie’ Value
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Caribbean Journal Features St. Croix As The No. 4 Must See in Region This Year Because of Its ‘Foodie’ Value

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- St. Croix has made the Caribbean Journal's list of the "18 best islands to visit in 2018." On the CJ list, the Big…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2018
International Monetary Fund Expects ‘Modest’ Growth For Caribbean in 2018
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International Monetary Fund Expects ‘Modest’ Growth For Caribbean in 2018

WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund (IMF), says economic prospects for the region are generally improving and modest growth is expected in 2018 and 2019. The IMF, in its Regional…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2018
‘Minor’ Earthquakes of 3.6 and 3.7 in Magnitude Strike Near St. Lucia and Dominican Republic
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‘Minor’ Earthquakes of 3.6 and 3.7 in Magnitude Strike Near St. Lucia and Dominican Republic

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CASTRIES -- The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) has received information from the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center, Trinidad, indicating that that…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2018
Federal Jury on St. Thomas Convicts Three Men of Hobbs Act Robbery and Related Gun Charges
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Federal Jury on St. Thomas Convicts Three Men of Hobbs Act Robbery and Related Gun Charges

GUILTY: RON DELANO KUNTZ OF ESTATE TUTU [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – After a two-day trial, yesterday a federal jury found Ron Delano Kuntz, 42, Keon Wilson,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 25, 2018

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