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About John McCarthy
John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.
Today’s weather: partly sunny, high 86
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Today’s weather: partly sunny, high 86

January 13, 2026 Good morning! Weather Highlights for today LIMITED RISK OF FLOODING ACROSS WESTERN PUERTO RICO THIS AFTERNOON: MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS A high risk of rip currents…
Posted by John McCarthy January 13, 2026
 St. John clinic closed temporarily due to ‘staffing challenges’
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Health News

 St. John clinic closed temporarily due to ‘staffing challenges’

CRUZ BAY — The Virgin Islands Department of Health is advising the public that the Morris F. De Castro Clinic on St. John is closed through Friday due to staffing challenges.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 12, 2026
Five human heads are found hanging from ropes at a tourist beach in Ecuador
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Five human heads are found hanging from ropes at a tourist beach in Ecuador

QUITO, Ecuador — Five human heads were found hanging from ropes on a tourist beach in Ecuador, police said on Sunday. As the country reels from a wave of violence…
Posted by John McCarthy January 12, 2026
‘Human hurricane’ destroys ‘storage room, pump room, tool shed’: DV report
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

‘Human hurricane’ destroys ‘storage room, pump room, tool shed’: DV report

FREDERIKSTED – A St. Croix man is accused of destroying three structures on a person's property as an act of domestic violence, authorities said. Francisco Cruz-Santiago, 39, was arrested and…
Posted by John McCarthy January 12, 2026
Partial sunshine with a shower in places, high 85
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Partial sunshine with a shower in places, high 85

Today St. Croix will see partial sunshine with a shower in places and a high of 85, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience partly cloudy conditions and a low…
Posted by John McCarthy January 12, 2026
53-year-old Anna’s Retreat woman dies from ‘self-inflicted wound,’ cops say
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

53-year-old Anna’s Retreat woman dies from ‘self-inflicted wound,’ cops say

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 53-year-old St. Thomas woman was found dead of a "self-inflicted" wound Thursday night, the Virgin Islands Police Department said this afternoon. Emergency 911 dispatchers got a…
Posted by John McCarthy January 11, 2026
Cops seize gun, ammunition from car reeking of marijuana on Main Street
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Cops seize gun, ammunition from car reeking of marijuana on Main Street

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A teenage passenger riding in a car without a license plate on Main Street in St. Thomas was arrested on gun and ammunition charges Friday. Robert Guerrero,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 11, 2026
House passes Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credit extension: Plaskett
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

House passes Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credit extension: Plaskett

WASHINGTON — Delegate to Congress Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to extend for three years the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced…
Posted by John McCarthy January 11, 2026
Partly sunny, breezy this morning, a passing shower or two this afternoon, high 87
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Partly sunny, breezy this morning, a passing shower or two this afternoon, high 87

We can expect showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, particularly across western Puerto Rico, the National Weather Service said. Moderate risk of rip currents Life-threatening rip currents are possible Breaking waves…
Posted by John McCarthy January 11, 2026
St. Croix man uses ruse to get woman to return to his apartment for beating
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Croix man uses ruse to get woman to return to his apartment for beating

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man told his girlfriend she had forgotten some of their child's belongings on her last visit in order to lure her into a trap where…
Posted by John McCarthy January 10, 2026

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