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.
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mainly cloudy and humid with a little rain and a high of 88, AccuWeather said. St. Croix will be breezy in the afternoon;…
MIAMI — The federal government has recently detained Cubans with I-220A documents during immigration check-ins in Miami, creating panic and uncertainty in South Florida’s immigrant communities Immigration lawyers estimate that…
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump's administration will revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States, according to a Federal Register notice on…
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SAN JUAN (AP) — A new partnership between U.S. maritime company Crowley and Spain-based Naturgy Energy Group announced this week is expected to increase the amount of liquified natural gas…
CRUZ BAY — Governor Albert Bryan brought more than a listening ear to the Adrian Senior Center on Thursday — he brought lunch. In a heartfelt gesture of community and…
CHRISTIANSTED — A California native has admitted to stealing nearly $400,000 from the St. Croix law firm that employed her, authorities said. Nicole Morales, 48, a resident of St. Croix,…
DENPASAR, Indonesia — A snorkeling boat carrying 13 people, including 11 Australian tourists, capsized in rough seas off Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Friday, killing a woman and injuring two others, police…
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) — The parents of an Indian-born student from a U.S. university who went missing earlier this month from a popular tourist resort in the Dominican Republic have…