ST. CROIX — What happens when a “First Principles” disruptor meets a legacy utility buried in “objective billing fiction”? We imagine a St. Croix where Elon Musk brings his “hardcore” 5-step engineering process to WAPA.…
CHRISTIANSTED — While the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) touts “infrastructure progress” and new composite poles, residents across St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John, and Water Island are left in the dark with…
ST. CROIX — While much of the town’s attention is on high-profile violence, the Superior Court at Kingshill remains busy with a range of domestic, property, and firearm cases that impact neighborhoods across St. Croix.…
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department has arrested 18-year-old John Abramson IV in connection with a violent gun battle that erupted on Queen Street earlier this month. The Incident: On February 3, 2026, at…
KINGSHILL — A heavy criminal docket met the Superior Court this morning as several high-profile Advice of Rights hearings were conducted. The most serious matter involved Clifton R. Jacobs, who appeared before Judge Yolan C.…
ST. CROIX — The Superior Court of the Virgin Islands held a dedicated Citation Calendar this morning to address a wave of waste management violations across the island. Presided over by the Honorable Yolan C.…
CHRISTIANSTED — While the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) continues its weekly cycle of ‘safe’ and ‘unsafe’ designations, a disturbing cluster of reports from St. Croix’s ‘Condo Row’ suggests the official data may…
THE LEAKY BUCKET: Why the Ghost of Epstein Still Haunts the USVI Cloud By John McCarthy/V.I. Free Press Staff In the United States Virgin Islands, we don’t call it a ‘data breach’ or a ‘catastrophic…
ST. CROIX — A longtime moving professional known for his years of labor in the Peter’s Farm and Peter’s Rest industrial areas appeared in Superior Court this morning to face serious felony charges. Brandon Wilson,…
ST. THOMAS — A brutal domestic dispute at a premier St. Thomas resort ended with a 43-year-old man in handcuffs at the Cyril E. King Airport as he reportedly attempted to flee the territory. Eliseo…