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.
KINGSTOWN — For the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, the twin-island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the eastern Caribbean is expected to be…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two West Virginia National Guard members shot today near the White House have died, the state’s governor said. Governor Patrick Morrisey confirmed their deaths in a social media post.…
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