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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
BIG BUSINESS: Caribbean Hotels Race to Save High Winter Tourist Season in the Hurricanes’ Aftermath
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BIG BUSINESS: Caribbean Hotels Race to Save High Winter Tourist Season in the Hurricanes’ Aftermath

SAN JUAN -- The hurricanes that tore through our region this fall have left hotels and resorts across the region scrambling to salvage the crucial winter high season, when tourists…
Posted by John McCarthy December 5, 2017
Louis E. Brown Villas And Many Other Developments In The Virgin Islands and Larger Caribbean Can’t Be Put Back Quickly Because Of The Lack of Work Force Here
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Louis E. Brown Villas And Many Other Developments In The Virgin Islands and Larger Caribbean Can’t Be Put Back Quickly Because Of The Lack of Work Force Here

[ad name="HTML-68"] FREDERIKSTED -- McCormack Baron Salazar faces long delays in completing a 100-unit affordable-housing project here because the Big Island was hard hit by Hurricane Maria. But it’s up…
Posted by John McCarthy December 5, 2017
Michigan Congressman Says Virgin Islands Is In ‘Worse Shape’ Than Puerto Rico … Not Knowing It Looked Like That Before The Storms
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Michigan Congressman Says Virgin Islands Is In ‘Worse Shape’ Than Puerto Rico … Not Knowing It Looked Like That Before The Storms

[ad name="HTML-68"] ST. JOSEPH, Mich. -- “Devastating” was one of the words U.S. Rep. Fred Upton used to describe the hurricane damage he saw over the weekend while visiting the…
Posted by John McCarthy December 5, 2017
Major Scientific Journal Publishes Work of University of the Virgin Islands Marine Studies Students
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Major Scientific Journal Publishes Work of University of the Virgin Islands Marine Studies Students

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The University of the Virgin Islands’ Masters of Marine and Environmental Studies (MMES) 2015 cohort has had their capstone manuscript published in the Public Library…
Posted by John McCarthy December 5, 2017
House Member Frank Pallone Holds Round Table Discussions About His Visits To The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
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House Member Frank Pallone Holds Round Table Discussions About His Visits To The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] PERTH AMBOY -- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J. 6th District) met with local advocates and leaders Monday in the city to discuss his Energy and Commerce Committee Delegation weekend trip…
Posted by John McCarthy December 4, 2017
Plaskett’s Letter Forces Lax Postal Officials In Frederiksted To Get Off Of Their Arses and Clean Up The Post Office
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Plaskett’s Letter Forces Lax Postal Officials In Frederiksted To Get Off Of Their Arses and Clean Up The Post Office

OVERDUE CLEANUP: The Frederiksted Post Office was content to leave hurricane debris in front of their work place indefinitely. Del. Stacey Plaskett's letter forced them to start working to clean…
Posted by John McCarthy December 4, 2017
WHO and PAHO Urge The Caribbean and Latin America To Take ‘Specific Steps’ Now To Prevent Violence Against Women
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WHO and PAHO Urge The Caribbean and Latin America To Take ‘Specific Steps’ Now To Prevent Violence Against Women

[ad name="HTML-68"] BRIDGETOWN -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) are urging health services in the Caribbean and Latin America to take “specific steps” to…
Posted by John McCarthy December 4, 2017
MEDICAL ALERT: Ten Percent of The Prescription Drugs Circulating Throughout the Caribbean Are ‘Substandard or Falsified’
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MEDICAL ALERT: Ten Percent of The Prescription Drugs Circulating Throughout the Caribbean Are ‘Substandard or Falsified’

[ad name="HTML-68"] WASHINGTON – An estimated one in 10 medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries, including those in the Caribbean, is either substandard or falsified, according to new research…
Posted by John McCarthy December 4, 2017
CONGRESSIONAL REPORT: More Senate Power Brokers Are Jumping On The Federal Aid Bandwagon To Make Sure The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Aren’t Left For Dead
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CONGRESSIONAL REPORT: More Senate Power Brokers Are Jumping On The Federal Aid Bandwagon To Make Sure The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Aren’t Left For Dead

[ad name="HTML-68"] WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers are coming together with a new solution for one struggling commonwealth and one struggling territory. "Half of the people there, American citizens all, still have no…
Posted by John McCarthy December 4, 2017
New York Army National Guardsman Brings Home Lucky Dog From St. Croix and Calls Her ‘Ava’
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New York Army National Guardsman Brings Home Lucky Dog From St. Croix and Calls Her ‘Ava’

LUCKY DOG: New York Army National Guard Spc. Stefani DeManincor, a member of the 105th Military Police Company, with Ava, the stray dog she adopted during a deployment to the U.S.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 4, 2017

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