By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff While we are inviting Elon Musk to refine his capital in the USVI, a different kind of refinery war is exploding just across the water. President Trump has officially…
By John McCarthy (with Gemini AI) ST. CROIX — While local environmentalists click their tongues over leatherback turtles and coral reefs, a much larger legal “White Whale” is surfacing on the South Shore. As the…
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),…
Laruin Dito on Game Zone introduces a structured approach to digital gaming that supports consistency, clarity, and steady online interaction. GameZone continues to shape organized online play by offering systems that value order, pacing, and…
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.…