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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.
Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba was left reeling Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island, destroying hundreds of homes, knocking out the country’s power grid and damaging other infrastructure.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 8, 2024
Russian frontline soldiers reduced to eating canned dog meat from North Korea
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Russian frontline soldiers reduced to eating canned dog meat from North Korea

KURSK, Ukraine — Videos of Russian army soldiers eating canned meat supplied by the DPRK are being circulated on various social media. As it turned out, the Russians received canned dog meat from North Korea. This was reported…
Posted by John McCarthy November 7, 2024
Viya to be closed on Veteran’s Day
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Business News

Viya to be closed on Veteran’s Day

CHRISTIANSTED — Viya, the premier telecommunications provider in the US Virgin Islands, will beclosed on Monday, November 11, 2024, in observance of Veterans Day, Jennifer Matarangas-King, Viya's Vice President of…
Posted by John McCarthy November 7, 2024
Lawyer seeks release of Haiti cop accused of police killing while protecting Blinken
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Lawyer seeks release of Haiti cop accused of police killing while protecting Blinken

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The lawyer for a jailed senior Haiti policeman accused of planning the assassination of a motorcycle driver with alleged gang ties is demanding his release from jail. Mario…
Posted by John McCarthy November 7, 2024
Cuba left without electricity after hit from Hurricane Rafael
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Cuba left without electricity after hit from Hurricane Rafael

HAVANA — Cuban authorities struggled to return power to the island this morning after Hurricane Rafael knocked out the country`s electrical grid, leaving 10 million people in the dark. The…
Posted by John McCarthy November 7, 2024
‘Excessive rainfall’ expected in the USVI and Puerto Rico over the next few days, NWS says
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News

‘Excessive rainfall’ expected in the USVI and Puerto Rico over the next few days, NWS says

SAN JUAN — Wet and unstable weather conditions are expected to continue into the next fewdays, the National Weather Service said Wednesday evening. The main feature will be a deepening…
Posted by John McCarthy November 7, 2024
Scooter driver dead after collision with pickup truck in Morningstar
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

Scooter driver dead after collision with pickup truck in Morningstar

CHRISTIANSTED — A scooter driver is dead after crashing into the back of a pickup truck on St. Croix Tuesday morning. Robert A. Serrano, 65, of St. Croix, struck a…
Posted by John McCarthy November 6, 2024
Rafael expected to be near major hurricane strength when it hits western Cuba
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Rafael expected to be near major hurricane strength when it hits western Cuba

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen and reach near "major hurricane strength" when it makes landfall in western Cuba, the National Hurricane Center said this morning. In…
Posted by John McCarthy November 6, 2024
Donald Trump wins 2024 presidential election, defying the odds again
Posted inBreaking News National News Territorial Affairs

Donald Trump wins 2024 presidential election, defying the odds again

WEST PALM BEACH — Donald Trump has 267 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House and is leading in key races left to be called, including Michigan and Wisconsin.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 6, 2024
The presidential election is prompting some Americans to ‘doom spend,’ report finds
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

The presidential election is prompting some Americans to ‘doom spend,’ report finds

MIAMI — Retail therapy is thinly coating voters’ anxieties from the presidential election — and their wallets know it. About 27% of polled shoppers say they are “doom spending” — that is,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2024

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