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🌿 THE HEALING POWER OF PREKESE

Did you know that the "wing-shaped" pod recently featured in our community feed is a West African powerhouse? The Name: Known as Prekese or the Aidan Fruit. The Benefit: It…

John McCarthy March 8, 2026

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The 2026 “Speed-Up” Reality: Mounting Legal and Political Pressures on Elon Musk and His Alliance with Donald Trump

By JOHN McCARTHY with a special assist by GROK In a series of high-profile developments underscoring the turbulent intersection of technology, politics, and governance in 2026, Elon Musk faces intensified…

John McCarthy February 3, 2026

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Nigerian Singer and ‘The Voice’ Alum Ifunanya Nwangene Dies at 26 After Tragic Snake Bite

By Grok News Service ABUJA, Nigeria – February 2, 2026 Ifunanya Nwangene, a rising Nigerian singer and former contestant on The Voice Nigeria, has died at the age of 26…

John McCarthy February 2, 2026

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EDITORIAL: Treating the USVI’s ‘Jellyfish Sting’ Before the Billionaires Bolt

By: The V.I. Free Press Editorial Board In the early 1960s, Mission: Impossible began with a secret confab and a self-destructing tape. Today, the U.S. Virgin Islands is staring at…

John McCarthy February 1, 2026

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THE CARIBBEAN CHESSBOARD: TRUMP’S OIL BLOCKADE VS. HAVANA’S LAST LIFELINE

By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff While we are inviting Elon Musk to refine his capital in the USVI, a different kind of refinery war is exploding just across the…

John McCarthy January 31, 2026

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Part I: The Ghost Fleet of the Caribbean

By JOHN McCARTHY /V.I. Free Press Staff CHRISTIANSTED — In the pre-dawn darkness of January 20, 2026, the Caribbean Sea became a theater of high-stakes enforcement as U.S. special operations…

John McCarthy January 25, 2026

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US military kills 2 ‘narco-terrorists’ in Eastern Pacific, leaves 1 survivor

The U.S. military blew up another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific on Friday, killing two “narco-terrorists,” but one person survived the operation. The vessel, operated by a designated…

John McCarthy January 23, 2026

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Ghana to St. Thomas: Governor announces trade delegation arrival

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Following his historic economic mission to West Africa last November, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced today that a high-level delegation from Ghana will arrive in St. Thomas…

John McCarthy January 22, 2026

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China’s real-life ‘robocops’: City deploys AI-powered humanoid police officer that barks orders at civilians and works ‘around the clock’

WUHU CITY (DM)— China has deployed life-sized AI-powered 'robocops' to police roads and direct traffic around the clock. Wearing reflective vests and white caps, the humanoid officers have been spotted patrolling Wuhu…

John McCarthy January 20, 2026

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Legendary Third World co-founder Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore dies at 69

KINGSTON — Legendary Jamaican musician Stephen 'Cat' Coore died suddenly on Sunday evening, leaving family, friends and fans across the world in mourning. Coore, born April 6, 1956, had, for…

John McCarthy January 19, 2026