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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.
New Jersey woman charged with smuggling drugs through St. Croix airport
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

New Jersey woman charged with smuggling drugs through St. Croix airport

CHRISTIANSTED — A New Jersey woman was arrested for trying to smuggle 26 pounds of marijuana through the Henry Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix, federal authorities said. Ceestra Burgess, 23,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 2, 2024
BVI man detained pending trial in human smuggling case
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

BVI man detained pending trial in human smuggling case

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A British Virgin Islands man will remain in federal custody pending trial on charges related to a human smuggling operation, federal authorities said Tuesday. Danny Dennevil, 34,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 2, 2024
Government Hill in St. Thomas closed to traffic for 2 hours today
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Government House News

Government Hill in St. Thomas closed to traffic for 2 hours today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Government Hill in St. Thomas will be closed to traffic for two hours on Wednesday, October 2 — from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Government House said…
Posted by John McCarthy October 2, 2024
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods…
Posted by John McCarthy October 1, 2024
Israel vows response after Iran hits it with salvo of ballistic missiles
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Israel vows response after Iran hits it with salvo of ballistic missiles

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, drawing vows of a sharp…
Posted by John McCarthy October 1, 2024
Tropical Storm Kirk nearing hurricane strength, another tropical system may form soon
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical Storm Kirk nearing hurricane strength, another tropical system may form soon

MIAMI — The Atlantic is brewing with activity, the latest of which is a tropical disturbance with medium chances of forming in the western Caribbean Sea through the next seven days. Meanwhile, Tropical…
Posted by John McCarthy October 1, 2024
3 wounded after shots fired in Bovoni
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

3 wounded after shots fired in Bovoni

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police officers responded to shots fired in the Bovoni area of St. Thomas on Friday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Emergency 911 dispatchers received calls starting…
Posted by John McCarthy October 1, 2024
Man, 43, faces attempted murder charge after shooting minor, police say
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man, 43, faces attempted murder charge after shooting minor, police say

FREDERIKSTED — A 13-year-old St. Croix boy who was shot three times by an adult male had to be rushed to emergency surgery after sustaining multiple gun shot wounds to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 1, 2024
Tyley Smith gets 30 years for 2021 murder of St. Croix woman
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Tyley Smith gets 30 years for 2021 murder of St. Croix woman

KINGSHILL — Virgin Islands Attorney General Designee Gordon C. Rhea announced that 35-year-old Tyley Smith was sentenced on September 30, 2024, to thirty years in prison for the June 2021…
Posted by John McCarthy October 1, 2024
Tropical Storm Kirk forms in the Atlantic, expected to become ‘major hurricane’
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical Storm Kirk forms in the Atlantic, expected to become ‘major hurricane’

MIAMI — Days after Florida and the southeastern United States felt the wrath of Hurricane Helene, another tropical storm formed in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Kirk formed on Monday morning with sustained winds…
Posted by John McCarthy September 30, 2024

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