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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
EMTs Find A Man’s Body Wrapped In A Red Blanket Aboard A Boat Anchored At American Yacht Harbor in Red Hook
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EMTs Find A Man’s Body Wrapped In A Red Blanket Aboard A Boat Anchored At American Yacht Harbor in Red Hook

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Authorities discovered the body of a man on board a vessel at American Yacht Harbor in Red Hook on Saturday. The 911 Emergency Call Center…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2017
BEATEN TO THE PUNCH? San Antonio Considering Name Change of Secondary School To ‘Tim Duncan High School’
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BEATEN TO THE PUNCH? San Antonio Considering Name Change of Secondary School To ‘Tim Duncan High School’

[ad name="HTML-68"] SAN ANTONIO -- Imagine going to "Tim Duncan High" where the fundamentals of learning are key. How about "Gregg Popovich High School" where students are taught to check…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2017
GUEST EDITORIAL: The Disaster of Disaster Reconstruction: Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Are Prime Examples
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GUEST EDITORIAL: The Disaster of Disaster Reconstruction: Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Are Prime Examples

[ad name="HTML-68"] By STEPHEN COHEN Columbia University's Earth Institute NEW YORK -- Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands continue to struggle in the aftermath of a devastating hurricane season,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2017
U.S. Mail Will Be Re-Routed Through Miami So Desperate Puerto Ricans Cannot Steal Mail Intended For Virgin Islanders
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U.S. Mail Will Be Re-Routed Through Miami So Desperate Puerto Ricans Cannot Steal Mail Intended For Virgin Islanders

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Gov. Kenneth Mapp announced on Thursday that his administration is working to address the severe bottleneck in sending and receiving mail through the United States…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2017
Everybody But WAPA Itself Is Restoring Electricity To Hard-Hit St. Thomas and St. John As First Wave of 500+ Workers Hits The Territory
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Everybody But WAPA Itself Is Restoring Electricity To Hard-Hit St. Thomas and St. John As First Wave of 500+ Workers Hits The Territory

WAPA JOKESTERS: Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) crews demonstrate the losing techniques that have left the majority of customers on each island without electricity. One lineman, Jason Julius…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2017
St. Croix Reports Consistent Rainfall Sunday Morning … Tropical Storm Philippe Expected To Drop Heavy Rains On Central And Western Cuba
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St. Croix Reports Consistent Rainfall Sunday Morning … Tropical Storm Philippe Expected To Drop Heavy Rains On Central And Western Cuba

[ad name="HTML-68"] MIAMI -- Tropical storm Phillipe has formed in the Caribbean, becoming the 16th named storm of the 2017 hurricane season. It is expected to bring heavy rains to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 29, 2017
‘Pinball’ Motorist Drives Into Utility Poles And Knocks One Into The Road Blocking The East End Road All Night Long
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‘Pinball’ Motorist Drives Into Utility Poles And Knocks One Into The Road Blocking The East End Road All Night Long

POLE BLOCKED: A utility pole rests in the middle of the East End Road after an unidentified motorist drove into it knocking it down onto the ground. People coming from…
Posted by John McCarthy October 29, 2017
USGS Biologist Starting Over After Hurricane Irma Damages Her Home, Office and Research Site
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USGS Biologist Starting Over After Hurricane Irma Damages Her Home, Office and Research Site

DIRT HURTS: Sediment can smother corals, but Hurricane Hole has no sediment-bearing freshwater streams. Its clear waters are habitat for an entire community of marine life, including Montastrea corals and…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2017
Water Island Starts A Go Fund Me Page To Try To Bring Needed Help To The Territory’s Most Neglected Island
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Water Island Starts A Go Fund Me Page To Try To Bring Needed Help To The Territory’s Most Neglected Island

  DESERT ISLAND: On Water Island's Honeymoon Beach, hurricanes Irma and Maria tossed boats on shore, leveled buildings, wiped away the greenery and shuttered the only two food and drinks stands…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2017
St. Croix’s Ajani Davis Repeatedly Beats His Ex-Girlfriend, Hits Her Over The Head With A Ceramic Vase and Strips Her Naked Before Dragging Her Down A Flight of Stairs
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St. Croix’s Ajani Davis Repeatedly Beats His Ex-Girlfriend, Hits Her Over The Head With A Ceramic Vase and Strips Her Naked Before Dragging Her Down A Flight of Stairs

[ad name="HTML-68"] FREDERIKSTED -- A St. Croix man has been charged with attempted murder after beating  a former girlfriend while she was holding her infant child in Estate Golden Rock.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2017

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