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COMMUNICATIONS BLACKOUT: ‘Glitch’ Leaves West End in the Dark; One Communications Blames Billing System Gremlins
February 10, 2026
The ‘Love Apple’ Returns: Mike Allgeier Spots the First Otaheite Apples of the Season
February 10, 2026
WAPA to St. John: “Good News, The Sea Cable is Fine. Bad News, We Still Have to Turn the Power Off.”
February 10, 2026
Governor Bryan Tightens VIPD Rules; WAPA Apologizes for St. John Blackout
February 9, 2026
ECU Rounds Up St. Thomas Man in Massive Identity Theft, Vehicle Fraud Scheme
February 9, 2026
SWARM WATCH: Tremors North of the BVI
February 9, 2026
Elon’s Own AI Admits: St. Croix is the Only One Pitching ‘SpaceX South’—Here’s Why We’re Right
February 9, 2026
An Open Letter to Elon Musk: Why Your Next Giga-Project Belongs in the U.S. Virgin Islands
February 9, 2026
The State of AI in 2026: Promise, Peril, and a Caribbean Wake-Up Call
February 8, 2026
V.I. Honeyman’s $30.00 Cold & Flu ‘Goo’: A Bitter Pill for St. Croix’s Down Economy?
February 8, 2026
🏈 From Athens to the Big Stage: Why Super Bowl LX Has a Serious ‘Georgia’ Flavor
February 7, 2026
THE GOD-EYE VS. THE EYE OF THE STREET: St. Croix Reacts to the ‘Nose-Out’ Navy
February 7, 2026
COILED SPRING: Why the USS Gettysburg is Pointing Its Teeth at the Caribbean Horizon
February 7, 2026
WAR OF THE WORDS! Wily reporter pits one AI against the other in ‘staged’ spat
February 6, 2026
Blood in the Blue: New SOUTHCOM Commander Orders Deadly Pacific Strike as Caribbean Leaders Split on “Shoot-to-Kill” Policy
February 6, 2026
U.S. Southern Command Conducts Lethal Kinetic Strike on Suspected Narco-Trafficking Vessel in Eastern Pacific
February 5, 2026
The “Ghost Ship” at the Pier: Why the MV Ocean Trader is in Frederiksted
February 5, 2026
The Last of the Iron Men: A Tribute to Mickey Lolich (and the Friends Who Put Up With Me)
February 4, 2026
9 Things Plumbers Say You Should Never Pour Down the Drain
February 4, 2026
The $6 Million Banana vs. The Billion-Dollar Slingshot: Why Musk’s Merger Needs St. Croix Physics
February 4, 2026
The ‘Living Lights’ Bioluminescence of Beautiful Saint Croix
February 3, 2026
The 2026 “Speed-Up” Reality: Mounting Legal and Political Pressures on Elon Musk and His Alliance with Donald Trump
February 3, 2026
Nigerian Singer and ‘The Voice’ Alum Ifunanya Nwangene Dies at 26 After Tragic Snake Bite
February 2, 2026
EDITORIAL: Treating the USVI’s ‘Jellyfish Sting’ Before the Billionaires Bolt
February 1, 2026
Cubans under siege as US stranglehold sets in
February 1, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Delegate Stacey Plaskett Eyeing Government House Run in 2026
January 31, 2026
THE CARIBBEAN CHESSBOARD: TRUMP’S OIL BLOCKADE VS. HAVANA’S LAST LIFELINE
January 31, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Starbase St. Croix? Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the Eminent Domain “White Whale”
January 31, 2026
DISRUPTOR SPECIAL: Harbaugh Goes ‘Mothership’ Mode with Boss Level Move!
January 30, 2026
The “Mighty Mo” Makes a House Call: Coast Guard Legend CGC Mohawk Graces St. Croix Shore
January 30, 2026
Laruin Dito on Game Zone for Organized Digital Games
January 29, 2026
EDITORIAL: Is St. Croix’s Power Grid Too “Low-Tech” for Elon Musk?
January 28, 2026
Chavez Ali’s ‘Pattern of Erratic Violence’
January 26, 2026
THE MOTHER SHIP HAS LANDED: WHY ST. CROIX IS THE NEW STRATEGIC HUB FOR PHASE II
January 26, 2026
Special Ops ‘Mothership’ and Destroyer Signal Phase II at Frederiksted Pier
January 25, 2026
Part I: The Ghost Fleet of the Caribbean
January 25, 2026
The Trillion-Dollar Nursery: Is St. Croix the Secret to the Musk Dynasty?
January 24, 2026
The Gilded Orbit: Could Elon Musk’s Texas Troubles Lead Him to a USVI Alternative?
January 24, 2026
Ghost on the Water — Coast Guard Still Hunting for Pacific Strike Survivor
January 24, 2026
FIRST STRIKE OF 2026: U.S. Forces Kill Two in High-Seas ‘Kinetic’ Attack
January 24, 2026
Spirit Airlines Scuffle: Dog-Toting Traveler Kicks Cop, Scores $100 Ticket to Freedom
January 24, 2026
US military kills 2 ‘narco-terrorists’ in Eastern Pacific, leaves 1 survivor
January 23, 2026
Social Security is making ‘significant progress’ towards digital-first platform
January 23, 2026
Territorial Shield: How the ‘Golden Dome’ Aims to Protect the USVI from Global Threats
January 23, 2026
Windy with intervals of clouds and sunshine with a couple of showers early
January 23, 2026
The ‘Golden Dome’ Over the Caribbean: Why the USVI is a Priority in the New $175B Defense Shield
January 23, 2026
VIFREEP EXPLAINER: Will the Golden Dome Protect My Home in the Virgin Islands?
January 23, 2026
Protecting Your Privacy: How to Shield Your Photos from Grok’s AI Training
January 23, 2026
St. Croix Man Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges Following Alleged Strangulation
January 23, 2026
BREAKING: Bipartisan Coalition of 35 Attorneys General Urges xAI to Strengthen Safeguards Against Grok’s Generation of Nonconsensual Intimate Images and Child Sexual Abuse Material
January 23, 2026
Joshawn Ayala, Elijah Drew, 2 others hear charges against them in Superior Court
January 23, 2026
As Haiti faces further political turmoil, the UN signals more troops on the way
January 23, 2026
The 60-month mark: Calvert White sentenced in federal bribery scheme
January 22, 2026
Ghana to St. Thomas: Governor announces trade delegation arrival
January 22, 2026
St. Croix police apprehend fugitive following return to territory
January 22, 2026
FUNGAL OUTBREAK IN TENNESSEE: Histoplasmosis Sickens Dozens, One Death Under Investigation
January 22, 2026
Windy with intervals of clouds and sunshine, mainly early, high 85
January 22, 2026
St. Croix man’s death ruled accidental after fall at junkyard, VIPD says
January 22, 2026
BY THE NUMBERS: 7 Ships, 2 Islands, 20,000 Visitors — A Historic Day in the USVI
January 21, 2026
Naval might and luxury liners: A territory-wide look at the USVI’s busy harbors
January 21, 2026
VIPD seeking public assistance to locate missing Dominican woman
January 21, 2026
ADVISORY: Cannabis and leisure travel in the USVI—What you need to know
January 20, 2026
Behind the Badge: How CBP Intercepts Narcotics
January 20, 2026
St. Thomian charged in $400,000 PPP loan fraud scheme involving “ghost” businesses
January 20, 2026
California man faces sentencing for smuggling 23 pounds of marijuana to St. Croix
January 20, 2026
OP-ED: The $112,000 price of broken promises
January 20, 2026
STX MORGUE UPDATE: AG Rhea promises April opening, cites $112K in transfer costs
January 20, 2026
BREAKING: VIPD issues urgent wanted alert for St. Croix Man
January 20, 2026
St. Thomas man arrested on firearm and traffic charges after foot pursuit
January 20, 2026
Peru’s president embroiled in scandal over failure to disclose meetings with Chinese businessman
January 20, 2026
Lafayette Artis Jr.’s hearing in Superior Court is this morning: docket report
January 20, 2026
China’s real-life ‘robocops’: City deploys AI-powered humanoid police officer that barks orders at civilians and works ‘around the clock’
January 20, 2026
Teenage Canadian tourist found dead on Australian beach surrounded by dingoes
January 20, 2026
Partly sunny and windy with a shower in places, high 87
January 20, 2026
St. Croix man blocking Queen Cross Street tased by police in C’sted
January 19, 2026
3 men found dead at Concordia waste facility, homicide detectives investigate
January 19, 2026
Business liabilities every local owner must track
January 19, 2026
US talks with hardline Venezuelan minister Cabello began months before raid
January 19, 2026
China’s economy grows 4.5% y/y in fourth quarter, just ahead of forecast
January 19, 2026
Legendary Third World co-founder Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore dies at 69
January 19, 2026
Partly sunny, windy, a passing shower or two, high 88
January 19, 2026
Keys migrant crisis strained Coast Guard. Agency reports record drug seizures
January 18, 2026
Remains of 32 Cuban officers killed during strike on Venezuela repatriated as US threat lingers
January 18, 2026
Social Security announces ‘significant’ improvements for Americans
January 18, 2026
Check your kitchens, cabinets and pantries for these 6 recalls
January 18, 2026
Factory explosion in China’s Inner Mongolia region kills 2 and hospitalizes 66
January 18, 2026
Partly sunny and windy with a shower in places this morning, high 88
January 18, 2026
Scary incident causes Florida city to limit who can be at playgrounds
January 17, 2026
Heiress sues big banks for $12B, claims dad looted $350M trust in offshore scheme tied to Ghislaine Maxwell siblings, Epstein probe
January 17, 2026
Venezuela’s new leader, facing internal division, moves to tighten her grip on power
January 17, 2026
The US wants to remake Venezuela’s oil industry. History stands in the way
January 17, 2026
Chocolate bars recalled for possible salmonella contamination
January 17, 2026
Cuba launches mass demonstration to decry US attack on Venezuela and demand Maduro’s release
January 17, 2026
As Trump alienates allies, China capitalizes
January 17, 2026
Partly sunny and windy with a brief shower or two this morning, high 89
January 17, 2026
Trump to pardon former Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez after plea deal
January 16, 2026
FAA issues warnings to airlines on Central, South American flights over potential military actions
January 16, 2026
VIFEMS boosts emergency response with 7 new ambulances
January 16, 2026
Sanctioned tanker carrying Venezuelan oil docked at Curacao terminal, Tankertrackers.com says
January 16, 2026
Cubans rally against US ‘imperialists’ before Havana embassy
January 16, 2026
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COMMUNICATIONS BLACKOUT: ‘Glitch’ Leaves West End in the Dark; One Communications Blames Billing System Gremlins

FREDERIKSTED — Frustration mounted across St. Croix and St. Thomas today as residents woke up to "SOS" icons on their screens and dead silence on their lines, following reports of…
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Posted by John McCarthy February 10, 2026
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The ‘Love Apple’ Returns: Mike Allgeier Spots the First Otaheite Apples of the Season

By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff FREDERIKSTED — While the rest of St. Croix was watching the power grid, eagle-eyed reader Mike Allgeier was watching the ground—and he spotted the…
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Posted by John McCarthy February 10, 2026
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WAPA to St. John: “Good News, The Sea Cable is Fine. Bad News, We Still Have to Turn the Power Off.”

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…
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Posted by John McCarthy February 10, 2026
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Governor Bryan Tightens VIPD Rules; WAPA Apologizes for St. John Blackout

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…
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Posted by John McCarthy February 9, 2026
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ECU Rounds Up St. Thomas Man in Massive Identity Theft, Vehicle Fraud Scheme

While some people are busy complaining about the news cycle, the VIPD Economic Crime Unit has been busy tracking a different kind of "entrepreneur." Jeffrey T. Howard, 65, is currently…
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Posted by John McCarthy February 9, 2026
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SWARM WATCH: Tremors North of the BVI

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…
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Posted by John McCarthy February 9, 2026
Scotiabank To Exit Nine ‘Smaller’ Caribbean Countries In Major Shake-Up
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Scotiabank To Exit Nine ‘Smaller’ Caribbean Countries In Major Shake-Up

TORONTO -- Bank of Nova Scotia said today that it has struck a deal to sell banking businesses in nine of the smaller countries in the Caribbean as the lender continues…
Posted by John McCarthy November 27, 2018
UVI Students Take Top Honors at National Biomedical Research Conference
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UVI Students Take Top Honors at National Biomedical Research Conference

Annual Biomedical Medical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) Award Winners INDIANAPOLIS -- Three students from the University of the Virgin Islands, the Caribbean’s preeminent Historically Black College and University (HBCU)…
Posted by John McCarthy November 27, 2018
Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Hits In Caribbean Off Central America, USGS Says
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Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Hits In Caribbean Off Central America, USGS Says

Originally listed at 5.9 magnitude, the quake hit at 3.56 p.m. on Sunday. It struck at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 km) and was centered 96km 60 miles (96…
Posted by John McCarthy November 26, 2018
POLICE: St. Thomas’ Jermaine Godat Shot To Death In Estate Polyberg Today
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POLICE: St. Thomas’ Jermaine Godat Shot To Death In Estate Polyberg Today

JERMAINE GODAT: SHOT TO DEATH ON ST. THOMAS TODAY [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man was shot to death today in Polyberg and left to die…
Posted by John McCarthy November 25, 2018
Security Guard Shot To Death At Charles Harwood … Two Murders In Two Hours!
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Security Guard Shot To Death At Charles Harwood … Two Murders In Two Hours!

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands notched two murders in two hours and twenty minutes today as crime continued to spiral out of control. The first murder occurred on St. Croix…
Posted by John McCarthy November 25, 2018
POLICE STATE: U.S. Attorney Says Local Cops Must Wear A Body Camera From Now On
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POLICE STATE: U.S. Attorney Says Local Cops Must Wear A Body Camera From Now On

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today that the Virgin Islands Police Department is the recipient of $300,000 as part of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Body-Worn…
Posted by John McCarthy November 23, 2018
WAPA Cuts Off Water Supply From Kingshill to Frederiksted To Do ‘Emergency’ Repairs
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WAPA Cuts Off Water Supply From Kingshill to Frederiksted To Do ‘Emergency’ Repairs

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said it cut off the water supply to its potable water customers from Kingshill at mid-island to the western end of…
Posted by John McCarthy November 23, 2018
WITHHELD BY VIPD! St. Thomas Man Murdered At Bovoni Early on Election Day
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WITHHELD BY VIPD! St. Thomas Man Murdered At Bovoni Early on Election Day

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Police on St. Thomas say they are investigating a report of shots fired and a man down in the Bovoni housing project early on Tuesday. Harim Prince,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2018
St. Thomas Man Allegedly Punches Pregnant Woman In Face, Sits On Her Belly
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St. Thomas Man Allegedly Punches Pregnant Woman In Face, Sits On Her Belly

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Police arrested a St. Thomas man after they said he punched a pregnant woman in the face and sat on her belly. Reynaldo Williams, 27, of Frenchman's Bay…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2018
Polls Close At 7 p.m. Tonight, Fawkes Encourages Everyone To Vote In Runoff Election
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Polls Close At 7 p.m. Tonight, Fawkes Encourages Everyone To Vote In Runoff Election

VIRGIN ISLANDS ELECTIONS OFFICIALS ON ST. THOMAS TODAY CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The supervisor of elections said that she "is happy" to report "the steady rise" in voters with the 3…
Posted by John McCarthy November 20, 2018

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