VITRAN To Shut Down Bus Service Temporarily In St. Thomas On Thursday

John McCarthyPosted oninAt VIFreep, Breaking News, Business News, Community Affairs, St. Thomas News

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — VITRAN will temporarily discontinue its 9 and 11 a.m. fixed route service in St. Thomas on Thursday, the Department of Public Works said today.

The suspension will “allow employees to attend a funeral service following the sudden loss of a VITRAN team member,” according to DPW.

Services will resume at 1 p.m. and continue for the rest of the day, DPW said. ADA service will continue as normal.

“The department appreciates the community’s patience and understanding,” DPW spokeswoman Markida Scotland said.

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John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.