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Cultural Wayfinding Skills Applied to Game Logic

By V.I. Free Press Staff Travelling has always been about recognising and interpreting signs․ Ancient navigation used the stars‚ swells‚ winds, or coastlines for directional orientation when traveling․ It was…

John McCarthy April 21, 2026

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THE GO-DADDY GANTLET: A Timeline of Digital Attrition

By THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FREE PRESS EDITORIAL BOARD Editor’s Note: The following is a condensed and edited version of a six-letter exchange between the VIFP Editorial Board and the Office…

John McCarthy April 9, 2026

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Don’t Eat The Skin of A ‘Glass Onion’

By JOHN McCARTHY / @ the V.I. Freep Investigative Desk It’s been decades since John Lennon sang about the layers of truth in “Glass Onion,” but the song's core lesson—that…

John McCarthy April 8, 2026

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A Digital Blockade in the Eye of the Storm: Why Big Tech is Failing the U.S. Caribbean

As the publisher of the Virgin Islands Free Press, I’ve spent 37 years translating the staccato of the night—the sirens in Frederiksted and the 200 rounds fired at a Peter’s…

John McCarthy April 6, 2026

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LBJ Pump Station Offline: Wastewater Overflows in Christiansted

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) has issued an advisory following mechanical issues that have taken the LBJ Pump Station offline. Overflowing: The malfunction is currently causing…

John McCarthy March 21, 2026

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TECHNICAL AUDIT: UNRESOLVED SSL HANDSHAKE FAILURE & ADMINISTRATIVE NEGLECT

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…

John McCarthy March 14, 2026

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The Old Man Without The Sea (Sans Lightning In A Bottle)

Letter to the Editor: "The Also-Ran and the Lightning Strike" To the Editor: I am an old man living in a beautiful cage. If you saw me today, you’d think…

John McCarthy March 6, 2026

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CYBER-GRID STX: What if Elon Musk Targeted WAPA for a ‘DOGE’ Audit?

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"…

John McCarthy February 28, 2026

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GRID ON THE BRINK: Why ‘Minor’ Line Outages are Crippling the USVI

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…

John McCarthy February 28, 2026

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Parenting While Healing: How Virtual Outpatient Support Fits Busy Schedules

Parenting does not pause just because you are trying to get well. The school run still happens, dinner still needs sorting, and someone always needs you right when you finally…

John McCarthy February 23, 2026