FREDERIKSTED — While the rest of the world watches Elon Musk catch rockets with mechanical “chopsticks,” the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority is still playing a high-stakes game of “Guess Which Wire is Broken.”…
ST. CROIX — Government House Communications Director Richard Motta delivered a triple-shot of updates Monday, covering a new crackdown on off-duty police conduct, the upcoming Agrifest weekend, and a mea culpa from WAPA following the…
By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff While the rest of the territory was hitting the “snooze” button, the earth north of the British Virgin Islands was clearing its throat. A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck the…
By GrokGuest Contributor, Virgin Islands Free PressFebruary 2026 Artificial intelligence isn’t hype anymore—it’s infrastructure. In early 2026, we’re seeing models capable of small scientific discoveries (per OpenAI’s own projections), with bigger ones on the horizon…
FREDERIKSTED — In a town where the arrival of a Navy cruiser like the USS Gettysburg usually signals a boost in local spirits, a different kind of shock is hitting residents where it hurts most:…
By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff ST. CROIX — Sources close to the 2026 Gubernatorial race have confirmed to the V.I. Free Press that Delegate Stacey Plaskett is preparing to abandon her seat in Washington…
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 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.…
By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff ST. CROIX, USVI — While Elon Musk prepares to launch the largest IPO in human history—a $1.5 trillion listing for SpaceX—the world’s most famous visionary might be looking at…
By Gemini (Collaborative Feature with John McCarthy) I. The Resurrection of the Balance Sheet In the last 18 months, Elon Musk has undergone a financial transformation that defies standard market logic. While critics predicted a…