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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
MAPP TO CONGRESS: $7.5 Billion Should Keep Me In Beer and Wine Money Until The End of My First Term In December 2018
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MAPP TO CONGRESS: $7.5 Billion Should Keep Me In Beer and Wine Money Until The End of My First Term In December 2018

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The cost to rebuild the Virgin Islands’ infrastructure after last month’s devastating Category 5 hurricanes is estimated at $7.5 billion dollars, Gov. Kenneth Mapp said. In a letter forwarded…
Posted by John McCarthy November 12, 2017
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Wants To Know What Water-Borne Diseases Virgin Islanders Have Been Exposed To After The Storms
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Wants To Know What Water-Borne Diseases Virgin Islanders Have Been Exposed To After The Storms

  SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN (D-Mass.) [ad name="HTML-68"] BOSTON -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to request information on the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 12, 2017
Tourists Return To Magen’s Bay in St. Thomas … Where Cruise Ships Still Dare To Go
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Tourists Return To Magen’s Bay in St. Thomas … Where Cruise Ships Still Dare To Go

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- St. Thomas has accepted its first passenger cruise ships since Hurricane Irma, a welcome milestone for the territory recovering from two major hurricanes. The Adventure of the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 12, 2017
TORRENTIAL RAIN WARNING: ‘Non-Tropical Storm’ Could Hamper Electrical Restoration Efforts in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Going Into Next Week
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TORRENTIAL RAIN WARNING: ‘Non-Tropical Storm’ Could Hamper Electrical Restoration Efforts in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Going Into Next Week

NOVEMBER RAIN: Although it is the rainy season in the Virgin Islands, the territory seems to have had more rain than normal after Hurricanes Irma and Maria. [ad name="HTML-68"] SAN…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2017
HISTORIAN’S CHALLENGE TO ACTOR MIRANDA: Bring Play ‘Hamilton’ Back To Its Roots Where Founding Father Came of Age … St. Croix
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HISTORIAN’S CHALLENGE TO ACTOR MIRANDA: Bring Play ‘Hamilton’ Back To Its Roots Where Founding Father Came of Age … St. Croix

ART IMITATES LIFE: Lin Miranda of Puerto Rico stars in the hit play "Hamilton" on Broadway in New York. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton is one of the most historically-significant persons…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2017
LEAVING SAN JUAN AFTER MARIA: Whether It’s For Good … Or Just Temporary … There Is A Stigma For Puerto Ricans
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LEAVING SAN JUAN AFTER MARIA: Whether It’s For Good … Or Just Temporary … There Is A Stigma For Puerto Ricans

[ad name="HTML-68"] SAN JUAN — The disaster wrought by Hurricane Maria has set off an anguished debate across Puerto Rico, where friends, family and co-workers are arguing fiercely over the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 9, 2017
One Thousand Residents Wait In Line For Hours In The Hot Sun For Free Clothing in St. Thomas on Sunday
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One Thousand Residents Wait In Line For Hours In The Hot Sun For Free Clothing in St. Thomas on Sunday

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- For those living in the storm-ravaged St. Thomas, life is far normal. Many homes remain damaged or even uninhabitable after two hurricanes, Irma and Maria,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 9, 2017
Education Is The Key To Caribbean Dive Groups Working Together to Promote, Protect Coral Reef Excursions
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Education Is The Key To Caribbean Dive Groups Working Together to Promote, Protect Coral Reef Excursions

BRIDGETOWN -- Tourists must be educated to know which are the safest times to visit the region. And also which areas are least likely to face a catastrophic storm. Dive…
Posted by John McCarthy November 9, 2017
MOSQUITOES WIN! Mapp Says Territory Can DEET OFF! To Repel Mosquitoes Rather Than Have Malathion Fogging At Night
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MOSQUITOES WIN! Mapp Says Territory Can DEET OFF! To Repel Mosquitoes Rather Than Have Malathion Fogging At Night

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED — DEET OFF! Rather than Malathion fog at night. Because some people still don't have roofs on their homes. That's what Gov. Kenneth Mapp wants you to…
Posted by John McCarthy November 8, 2017
GIVE ‘TIL IT HURTS: Yogurt Maker Chobani To Give Five-Pound Bags Of Its Popular Product To The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
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GIVE ‘TIL IT HURTS: Yogurt Maker Chobani To Give Five-Pound Bags Of Its Popular Product To The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] SOUTH EDMESTON, N.Y. -- Give 'til it hurts ... 'til in yog-hurts if you will. Chobani is diverting 1.3 million pounds of milk to a drying plant, where…
Posted by John McCarthy November 8, 2017

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