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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Recovery Worker ‘Swims’ At Only Beach In Territory Closed For Pollution … And Drowns
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Recovery Worker ‘Swims’ At Only Beach In Territory Closed For Pollution … And Drowns

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Police said a recovery worker ignored local government warnings and swam at the only beach closed to the public for environmental reasons…
Posted by John McCarthy May 22, 2018
Republicans Join With Democrats to Defeat Anti-Food Stamps and Cockfighting Bill
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Republicans Join With Democrats to Defeat Anti-Food Stamps and Cockfighting Bill

WASHINGTON – The House rejected its own Republican version of the farm bill (H.R. 2—Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018) May 18 by a vote of 198 to 213. For House…
Posted by John McCarthy May 22, 2018
Former Beauty Queen Gets Two Years For Trying To Smuggle Nearly 18 Pounds of Cocaine Into USVI
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Former Beauty Queen Gets Two Years For Trying To Smuggle Nearly 18 Pounds of Cocaine Into USVI

SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON: KINIA BLYDEN CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The 2011 St. John Festival queen has been ordered to serve at least two years in prison for her…
Posted by John McCarthy May 22, 2018
VISBDC Awards Entrepreneur of the Year, Resilient Small Business, Lender of the Year
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VISBDC Awards Entrepreneur of the Year, Resilient Small Business, Lender of the Year

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center (VISBDC) honored Gold Coast Yachts president Richard Difede with the…
Posted by John McCarthy May 22, 2018
Three Days After Worst Crash Since 1989, Cuba Has Identified 20 of 110 ‘Corpses’
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Three Days After Worst Crash Since 1989, Cuba Has Identified 20 of 110 ‘Corpses’

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] HAVANA -- Cubans in eastern Holguin province held a funeral on Sunday for an art instructor and her small child, the first of 67 Holguin…
Posted by John McCarthy May 21, 2018
1st Phase of $530 Million Road Paving Project Began Today on Queen Mary Highway
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1st Phase of $530 Million Road Paving Project Began Today on Queen Mary Highway

FREDERIKSTED -- The Department of Public Works (DPW) said that the first phase of a $530 million road project began today on the Queen Mary Highway. The project, which started…
Posted by John McCarthy May 21, 2018
Puerto Rico Tourism Not Using Maria As An Excuse … Aggressively Pursuing Tourists
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Puerto Rico Tourism Not Using Maria As An Excuse … Aggressively Pursuing Tourists

SAN JUAN -- The Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) continues to reach major tourism milestones as the summer travel season approaches. Moving at a rapid-pace, Puerto Rico reaffirms the destination's readiness to host…
Posted by John McCarthy May 21, 2018
St. Thomas Motorists Urged To Avoid Sewage Outflow Near Turpentine Run and Abattoir
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St. Thomas Motorists Urged To Avoid Sewage Outflow Near Turpentine Run and Abattoir

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) contractors are trying to address an overflowing manhole in the Estate Nadir community that occurred on Saturday, May 19, 2018.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 21, 2018
U.S. Justice Department Is Going To Remove Puerto Rico’s Top Federal Prosecutor
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U.S. Justice Department Is Going To Remove Puerto Rico’s Top Federal Prosecutor

SAN JUAN -- The U.S. Justice Department is attempting to replace the top federal prosecutor in Puerto Rico, who has been quietly campaigning to keep her job, according to people familiar…
Posted by John McCarthy May 20, 2018
VIPD: Adrián Agustin Shot To Death, Woman Shot In Leg At Gertrude’s Early Saturday
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VIPD: Adrián Agustin Shot To Death, Woman Shot In Leg At Gertrude’s Early Saturday

CHRISTIANSTED -- A St. Croix man was shot to death and a woman injured by a gunshot early Saturday in Castle Coakley, the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) said. Adrián Agustin,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 19, 2018

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