🌱 Former Hospital CEO Conviction Overturned + Carnival Is Coming

Good morning and let's start this beautiful Saturday with everything you need to know going on in the territory this weekend.

• The 70th edition of Carnival Virgin Islands is scheduled for April 21-May 1. The theme is "A New Cultural Roogadoo for Carnival 2022." The event will include a J'ouvert celebration, the re-crowning of the territory's first carnival queen, a food fair, a boat race, a Children's Village and more. Proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test taken within 24 hours of each event is required to attend and participate, via the VI Consortium.
• The former CEO of Schneider Regional Medical Center who was charged with racketeering, fraud and embezzlement ten years ago has been cleared of wrongdoing. Amos Carty Jr. was a St. Thomas attorney and held multiple executive positions at Schneider Regional before he was removed by the hospital’s board of directors and accused of fraud. Full story in The Source.
• Governor Albert Bryan named four financial managers to help oversee and manage the refinancing of the Internal Revenue Match Fund Bonds, also known as the rum cover over funds. Bryan's administration says that the savings created by refinancing the bonds will be used to restore the solvency of GERS for the next 30 years. Three of the four appointees have ties to a Delaware-based company, CSC Global Financial Markets. Read more in the VI Consortium.
• You might want to skip swimming in Great Cruz Bay on St. John for a few days. According to DPNR's latest Beach Water Quality Monitoring results, Great Cruz Bay tested high for bacteria. See the full DPNR report here.

A correction: Earlier this week, we shared a story from The Source referring to Dr. Glenda Wrensford as the territory's only Black, female general surgeon. This statement is incorrect and has since been redacted by The Source. In fact, in 2016 The Source featured a profile of Dr. Renee N. Georges, who at the time was serving as chief of surgery at Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital.

Today's weather: Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 82 Low: 74.

Saturday Events:

• St. Thomas Humane Society Kids Event: Painting Pets Session 2: Dogs (10:00 a.m.)
• Craft Beer Yoga and Drum upstairs at Leatherback Brewing - St. Thomas in Havensight (11:00 a.m.)
• Lady Friend @ Blues Backyard BBQ in Christiansted (3:00 p.m.)
• Don't miss the Pirate Party & Contest @Leatherback Brewery with live music by Jon Gazzi (4:00 p.m.)
• Jasmine Lindquist "WONDER" art exhibition opening party at 81C in Charlotte Amalie (4:00 p.m)
• Rhyme & Lime Poetry Night at Bajo el Sol Art Gallery in Cruz Bay, St. John (6:00 p.m.)
• Join Son of Selassie of @radioonevi as he celebrates the youth of the territory with Reggae on The Rock (6:00 p.m.)

Sunday Events:

• Join the cleanup crew at Save Brewers Bay (9:00 a.m.)

Social Buzz:

• The Humane Society of St. Thomas is offering FREE spay and neuter vouchers to pet owners and community cat caretakers, courtesy of the Kym's Angels Spay & Neuter Fund. The program was seeded with a $85,000 donation from Kym Rapier Verette and her husband Glen. To obtain a voucher, call 340-775-0599. (Facebook)
• The Lindbergh Bay Water Park is open! Come and get wet! The park is located on the westernmost end of Lindbergh Bay Beach, adjacent to the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas. To reserve the water park for small parties visit our website: https://www.viport.com/leasing. (Facebook)
• JFL Hospital Kids’ Coloring Contest to Bring Awareness to Children Born With Congenital Heart Defects (Twitter)
• Every now and then we like to feature a 4-star question posted to What's Going On St. Thomas? Here's the latest good one: "So is there any other names ppl call places on island that aren't the actual name?" Check out all 93 comments! Highlights include:
  "Pedophile island is actually Little St. James"
  "Disfunction junction"
  "Gas n grass" also known as "gas n guns"
  "St. John’s…. St. John"

• Governor Albert Bryan Jr is hosting a Listening Session for residents of the St. John community to express their viewpoints about the future development of the Caneel Bay property from 3-5 PM Sunday, February 27 at the Cleone Creque Legislative Conference Room in Cruz Bay and online via Zoom. (Government House)

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— Ashleigh Baldwin

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