John McCarthy
DATELINE: CHRISTIANSTED, ST. CROIX
NOTICE TO HOSTING PROVIDER: This post serves as a formal documentation of a critical infrastructure failure. As of March 14, 2026, the Virgin Islands Free Press remains under a “Digital Blockade” due to GoDaddy’s failure to manage the RSA/ECC private key exchange during the automated renewal process.
The Diagnostic Reality:
- Protocol Mismatch: The server is currently failing to negotiate a secure TLS handshake.
- Encrypted Header Corruption: Because the SSL “lock” has been shredded by automated incompetence, every visitor is met with a “Privacy Error” (NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID).
- Malicious Inactivity: This is no longer a “glitch.” It is a failure of the hosting provider to execute basic server-side security protocols, effectively de-platforming a local news organization.
While GoDaddy’s automated systems continue to collect fees, their engineering department has allowed the “fuel injectors” of this site to be clogged with a slurry of broken code. We are currently sluicing this system with public accountability.
ENGINEERING NOTE: To the GoDaddy technician reading this: Fix the handshake. The “Fargo Protocol” has been initiated. We are not just customers; we are the record-keepers.
https://www.stcroixsun.news/st-croix-sun/the-front-page-attack-st-croix-sun-editorial
