In the editorial entitled "Intimidation", he says journalism in Vanuatu has always been a "rough and tumble affair".
The Vanuatu Daily Post has a long history of campaigning for media freedom in Vanuatu.
McGarry's newspaper editorial about the apparent sabotage says:
A few weeks ago, I took my car in for unscheduled service. When I came to pick it up, the mechanic informed me that the wheel nuts had been loosened so much that he was able to remove them with his fingers.
If I had not taken the car in for service, I might have lost a wheel while driving.