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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
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
BRITISH INGENUITY: BVI Premier Orlando Smith Moves Into Pre-Fab Housing As A Mold-Free Alternative For Education After Irma
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BRITISH INGENUITY: BVI Premier Orlando Smith Moves Into Pre-Fab Housing As A Mold-Free Alternative For Education After Irma

HAPPY STUDENTS! The British Virgin Islands shows its public-private partnership resourcefulness by getting a private donor to give Virgin Gorda it's own temporary school building. Two months after Hurricane Irma,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 8, 2017
University of Buffalo Researcher Gets $126K NSF Grant To Study Hurricanes’ Effect On Coral In St. John This Month
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University of Buffalo Researcher Gets $126K NSF Grant To Study Hurricanes’ Effect On Coral In St. John This Month

KNOCKED OVER, BUT NOT OUT? Coral reef communities at St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, pictured here years before the recent hurricanes struck. (Credit: Howard Lasker) [ad name="HTML-68"] CRUZ BAY — A…
Posted by John McCarthy November 8, 2017
THREE TIMES CHARMED! NCL Cruise Ship Norwegian Dawn Will Be Here On Saturday … St. Thomas Gets 60 Ships In December; St. Croix 8
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THREE TIMES CHARMED! NCL Cruise Ship Norwegian Dawn Will Be Here On Saturday … St. Thomas Gets 60 Ships In December; St. Croix 8

FREDERIKSTED -- Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Dawn will dock in St. Croix three times this month, beginning Saturday. The ship’s arrival will mark the return of cruise ships to the Big Island…
Posted by John McCarthy November 8, 2017
CONTROL BOARD: Puerto Rico Needs ‘Unprecedented’ United States Help To Recover From Hurricane Maria
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CONTROL BOARD: Puerto Rico Needs ‘Unprecedented’ United States Help To Recover From Hurricane Maria

[ad name="HTML-68"] SAN JUAN -- Puerto Rico has suffered such extensive devastation from Hurricane Maria that its recovery will fail unless the island gets more United States help. That's the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 7, 2017
U.S. Virgin Islands Miss Universe Contestant, St. Thomas Native Esonica Veira, Hopes To Make Us Proud This Month In Las Vegas
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U.S. Virgin Islands Miss Universe Contestant, St. Thomas Native Esonica Veira, Hopes To Make Us Proud This Month In Las Vegas

WILL MAKE US PROUD: MISS UNIVERSE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS FOR 2017: ESONICA VEIRA [ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Esonica Veira will represent the Virgin Islands at the Miss Universe pageant…
Posted by John McCarthy November 7, 2017

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