An Open Letter to Elon Musk: Why Your Next Giga-Project Belongs in the U.S. Virgin Islands
By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff Elon, we know you’re busy with Mars, but while you’re waiting for the next […]
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🏈 From Athens to the Big Stage: Why Super Bowl LX Has a Serious ‘Georgia’ Flavor
By: JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff FREDERIKSTED — If you’re walking around Frederiksted Town today, you’re probably seeing as many
THE GOD-EYE VS. THE EYE OF THE STREET: St. Croix Reacts to the ‘Nose-Out’ Navy
By: JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff FREDERIKSTED — While the USS Gettysburg (CG-64) sits at the Ann E. Abramson Marine
WAR OF THE WORDS! Wily reporter pits one AI against the other in ‘staged’ spat
Who comes out on top might just surprise you! Compiled by: JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff “In the escalating battle
Blood in the Blue: New SOUTHCOM Commander Orders Deadly Pacific Strike as Caribbean Leaders Split on “Shoot-to-Kill” Policy
By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff FREDERIKSTED — The high-seas execution of the Trump administration’s “Operation Southern Spear” claimed two
U.S. Southern Command Conducts Lethal Kinetic Strike on Suspected Narco-Trafficking Vessel in Eastern Pacific
By: JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff FREDERIKSTED —U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced late February 5 that Joint Task Force Southern
The “Ghost Ship” at the Pier: Why the MV Ocean Trader is in Frederiksted
By: JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff The Anatomy of a Mothership: What’s Under the Hood While the MV Ocean Trader
The Last of the Iron Men: A Tribute to Mickey Lolich (and the Friends Who Put Up With Me)
By: The Virgin Islands Free Press Editorial Board The “Crucian Telephone” rang today with news from the North. Mickey Lolich,
The $6 Million Banana vs. The Billion-Dollar Slingshot: Why Musk’s Merger Needs St. Croix Physics
Maurizio Cattelan proved that value is a matter of perspective. At 18°N, the Virgin Islands offers the SpaceX-xAI ‘Gilded Orbit’
EXCLUSIVE: Delegate Stacey Plaskett Eyeing Government House Run in 2026
By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff ST. CROIX — Sources close to the 2026 Gubernatorial race have confirmed to the