Skip to content
Virgin Islands Free Press Virgin Islands Free Press

Virgin Islands Free Press/Latest News and Updates

  • Home
  • #12664 (no title)
  • Blog
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • My account
  • Refund and Returns Policy
  • Shop
  • V.I. FREE PRESS SUPPORT
  • About Us
  • Location
  • Contact Us
  • facebook.com
  • twitter.com
  • t.me
  • instagram.com
  • youtube.com
Subscribe

Posts by John McCarthy

  • Home
  • John McCarthy
  • Page 279
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.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged today to help Puerto Rico in her first visit to the U.S. territory as it struggles to rebuild from catastrophic hurricanes…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
St. Thomas VIHFA exec guilty of stealing $107,000 in public funds with ‘wood contract’
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Thomas VIHFA exec guilty of stealing $107,000 in public funds with ‘wood contract’

CHRISTIANSTED — After a two and half week-long trial, a federal jury in St. Croix found Darin Richardson, 56, of St. Thomas, guilty of federal and territorial charges relating to…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
Panic as State Department issues travel warning for popular spring break destination
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Panic as State Department issues travel warning for popular spring break destination

COCKBURN TOWN (Daily Mail) — The U.S. State Department issued a level 2 travel advisory for the Turks and Caicos Islands as thousands of Americans head to the destination for…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
U.S. cancels aid supporting political prisoners, activists in Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

U.S. cancels aid supporting political prisoners, activists in Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department abruptly canceled foreign aid programs supporting opposition activists, political prisoners and religious groups in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, raising concerns about a shift in…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
Americas at risk of losing measles elimination status, PAHO warns
Posted inBreaking News Health News International News

Americas at risk of losing measles elimination status, PAHO warns

DALLAS (CBS) — Measles outbreaks across North America are threatening the region's status of having officially eliminated the virus, officials from the Pan-American Health Organization warned, potentially undoing a hard-fought…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
Number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rises to 242,000, highest level in 3 months
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rises to 242,000, highest level in 3 months

Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rose to a three-month high last week but remained within the same healthy range of the past three years. The number of Americans filing for…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
Airport in southwest Haiti ready for international flights after violence halts flights to capital
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Airport in southwest Haiti ready for international flights after violence halts flights to capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — An airport in southwestern Haiti is ready to receive international flights for the first time, officials said Wednesday, adding a safer option for commercial airlines that have…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
Passing showers, with clouds and sunshine, for a high of 87
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Passing showers, with clouds and sunshine, for a high of 87

CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix can expect a passing shower or two this morning, bringing humid conditions with more clouds and sunshine for a high of 87, AccuWeather said. Tonight St.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
Pete Hegseth says the US is ‘prepared’ to go to war with China after tariff retaliation threat
Posted inBreaking News Business News International News

Pete Hegseth says the US is ‘prepared’ to go to war with China after tariff retaliation threat

WASHINGTON (Daily Mail) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used fighting words against one of the U.S.'s biggest adversaries as the trade war between the U.S. and China escalates.  Appearing on Fox & Friends this…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2025
Trump grants one-month exemption for US automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Trump grants one-month exemption for US automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers, amid fears that the trade…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2025

Posts pagination

Previous page 1 … 277 278 279 280 281 … 975 Next page
Copyright 2026 — Virgin Islands Free Press. All rights reserved. Bloghash WordPress Theme
Scroll to Top