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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
FCC Wants Nearly $1 Billion to Revamp Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Communications Networks
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FCC Wants Nearly $1 Billion to Revamp Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Communications Networks

WASHINGTON -- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai today proposed directing $954 million toward restoring and expanding communications networks in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico heavily damaged during…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2018
Earthquake Measuring 4.5 on Richter Scale Hits About 70 Miles Off Coast of Culebra This Afternoon
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Earthquake Measuring 4.5 on Richter Scale Hits About 70 Miles Off Coast of Culebra This Afternoon

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- An earthquake registering 4.5 on the Richter Scale struck the ocean floor 69 miles north of Culebra, Puerto Rico this afternoon. According…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2018
SHIP SHAPE? Filthy Cruise Ships Failing Record Number of Cleaning Inspections … And It’s Making People Sick
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SHIP SHAPE? Filthy Cruise Ships Failing Record Number of Cleaning Inspections … And It’s Making People Sick

MIAMI -- Cruise lines have never had a cleanliness problem this big. In 2017, cruise lines failed their sanitation inspections at the highest rate ever since the Centers for Disease Control and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2018
Jewelry Heist Getaway Driver Devon Davis Faces 20 Years In Prison After Guilty Plea In Federal Court
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Jewelry Heist Getaway Driver Devon Davis Faces 20 Years In Prison After Guilty Plea In Federal Court

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Croix native admitted in federal court today that he was the getaway driver for a jewelry store robbery that occurred on Main Street St. Thomas…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2018
HAVING A ‘SWELL’ TIME IN PARADISE: Thirty Foot High Waves Hit Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
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HAVING A ‘SWELL’ TIME IN PARADISE: Thirty Foot High Waves Hit Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Waves nearly 30 feet high from a U.S. winter storm slammed into Puerto Rico today, forcing authorities to evacuate dozens of families and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2018
HURRICANE RECOVERY: Marriott Frenchman’s Cove Opens Ahead of Schedule on St. Thomas
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HURRICANE RECOVERY: Marriott Frenchman’s Cove Opens Ahead of Schedule on St. Thomas

[CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A large section of an iconic St. Thomas hotel re-opened this week after a long closure triggered by devastating damage the property suffered during Hurricane Irma in September…
Posted by John McCarthy March 4, 2018
FEMA: Virgin Islands Is On Road To Recovery After Two Devastating Storms … But It Is A Long and Winding Road
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FEMA: Virgin Islands Is On Road To Recovery After Two Devastating Storms … But It Is A Long and Winding Road

ST. JOHN-- The roof of the Virgin Islands Fire Department in Cruz Bay was severely damaged after the island was devastated by the Category 5 storm Hurricane Irma. FEMA/K.C. Wilsey…
Posted by John McCarthy March 4, 2018
British Concrete Company and Environmental Group Team Up To Save Rhinoceros Iguana
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British Concrete Company and Environmental Group Team Up To Save Rhinoceros Iguana

SANTO DOMINGO — OK, we gotta admit it – it’s not really a rhinoceros. But the fascinating Rhinoceros Iguana Cyclura cornuta isn’t so-called for nothing. The horn on its head really does…
Posted by John McCarthy March 3, 2018
UVI Board of Trustees Unanimously Approves Online Degree Program … It Begins This Month
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UVI Board of Trustees Unanimously Approves Online Degree Program … It Begins This Month

UVI ACHIEVERS: (Left to Right) Sharlene Harris, Dr. Marc Boumedine, Dr. Camille McKayle, Erik Pattison, Dannica Thomas, and President David Hall pose for a photo at the March 3, Board…
Posted by John McCarthy March 3, 2018
Human Remains Found On St. John Last Week Belong To Missing Lawyer Mark Moroney
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Human Remains Found On St. John Last Week Belong To Missing Lawyer Mark Moroney

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CRUZ BAY -- A partially-decomposed body found on St. John eight days ago has been identified as the remains of missing man Mark Moroney. Moroney,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 3, 2018

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