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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.
Shooting on Turpentine Run Road kills one, injures five
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Shooting on Turpentine Run Road kills one, injures five

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after five people were injured and one person died after a shooting near a water delivery company on St. Thomas this afternoon. The case…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2024
Man shot ‘multiple times’ at Calquohoun bar expected to survive
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man shot ‘multiple times’ at Calquohoun bar expected to survive

KINGSHILL — A man shot "multiple times" at a Calquohoun bar on Saturday morning is expected to make a full recovery, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Officers were dispatched…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2024
2024 NFL Draft grades: Los Angeles Chargers begin Jim Harbaugh’s roster restock with very good class
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2024 NFL Draft grades: Los Angeles Chargers begin Jim Harbaugh’s roster restock with very good class

Overall Los Angeles grade: B+ People might not like the Chargers taking an offensive tackle over a wide receiver with the fifth overall pick, but this is not a team that was…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2024
‘Strong’ 4.9 magnitude earthquake hits near Anegada; no tsunami threat
Posted inAt VIFreep British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

‘Strong’ 4.9 magnitude earthquake hits near Anegada; no tsunami threat

ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A "strong" magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred about 33 miles northwest of Anegada Island in the British Virgin Islands at 8:23 a.m. AST today, the Pacific Tsunami…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2024
Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — As the sun sets, a burly man bellows into a megaphone while a curious crowd gathers around him. Next to him is a small cardboard box with…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2024
Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes hammer parts of Nebraska and Iowa
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Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes hammer parts of Nebraska and Iowa

OMAHA (AP) — Residents began sifting through the rubble Saturday after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and…
Posted by John McCarthy April 27, 2024
Education officials clarify scope of work following FEMA’s $385M commitment
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Education officials clarify scope of work following FEMA’s $385M commitment

CHRISTIANSTED — The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a nearly $385 million commitment to replace four U.S. Virgin Islands elementary schools and repair a lunch warehouse on St. Thomas. The…
Posted by John McCarthy April 27, 2024
New leaders take on Haiti’s chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

New leaders take on Haiti’s chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — It has been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on the Caribbean nation’s new leaders is rapidly…
Posted by John McCarthy April 27, 2024
Boisterous gym coach who raped 20 children while using a video device gets 35 years
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Boisterous gym coach who raped 20 children while using a video device gets 35 years

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A boisterous high school gym instructor who sexually assaulted at least 20 children in his charge and videotaped them in the process of the rapes — got…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2024
‘The movement will persist’: Advocates stress Weinstein reversal doesn’t derail #MeToo reckoning
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‘The movement will persist’: Advocates stress Weinstein reversal doesn’t derail #MeToo reckoning

NEW YORK (AP) — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2024

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