By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff ST. CROIX — In a world where “business as usual” often leads to stagnation, Jim Harbaugh just gave a masterclass in disruption. Just 19 days after a brutal 16-3…
By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff FREDERIKSTED — Residents looking out over the West End today were treated to a view of one of the U.S. Coast Guard’s most decorated workhorses. The USCGC Mohawk (WMEC-913),…
ST. CROIX — Last week at Davos, Elon Musk joked about buying “pieces” of Greenland. This morning, we have a different proposition for the man who wants to die on Mars: Try living on St.…
By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff ST. CROIX — While the West End of St. Croix is currently a fortress for “Phase II” and the “Anglo-American Shield,” our neighborhoods continue to grapple with a different…
ST. CROIX, USVI — If you thought the “Martian” light over the West End was just a trick of the atmosphere, think again. The heavy industrial presence at the Frederiksted Pier and the constant “minute-to-minute”…
By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff FREDERIKSTED — If you looked towards the water today, Sunday, January 25, the view at the Frederiksted Pier offered a stark reminder that the Caribbean has become the forward…
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 forces seized the M/T Sagitta.…
ST. THOMAS — The clock is ticking for a lone survivor spotted in the Eastern Pacific following Friday night’s lethal U.S. military strike. While SOUTHCOM has confirmed that two people were killed when their vessel…
ST. THOMAS / INTERNATIONAL WATERS — While the Virgin Islands slept Friday night, the U.S. military launched its first lethal strike of the new year against a suspected drug vessel, leaving two dead and a…
ST. THOMAS — A Spirit Airlines passenger turned the tarmac at Cyril E. King Airport into a combat zone Thursday afternoon, allegedly assaulting a law enforcement officer before being released on a bail amount lower…