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Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Radio News Reporter

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas is the Radio News Reporter for WTJX-FM, 93.1. She was born and raised on the island of St. Croix, where her grandfather founded the historic newspaper, The St. Croix Avis. Marcellina earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of the Virgin Islands, also working in the office of Senator Shawn-Michael Malone while she attended school. After leaving Malone's office, Marcellina went on to serve as program director of Vivid Streaming before working for the Virgin Islands National Guard as a Family Assistance Center Specialist from 2017 to 2018, where she supported service members and their families following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. She then joined WTJX-TV, Channel 12 as a producer, but was soon tapped to switch to WTJX-FM to deliver local evening news through the WTJX NewsFeed, airing every weekday at 5:00 pm on 93.1 FM and available on demand, wherever you get your podcasts.  
Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org
Phone: (340) 474-1682

  • Pictured: Aerial view of the former Addelita Cancryn Junior High School on St. Thomas, where demolition is underway as part of the first phase of the Charlotte Amalie Harbor dredging project. Once cleared, the site will be used to store and transport dredged material from the harbor redevelopment.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: June 26, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Demolition is now underway at the former Addelita Cancryn Junior High School as the first phase of preparations for the long-awaited Charlotte Amalie Harbor dredging project. Police have identified the man found fatally shot along a roadway in Mahogany Run as 34-year-old Michiah Morton as investigators continue searching for leads in the St. Thomas homicide.
  • Pictured: VIFEMS Director Antonio Stevens testifies on St. Croix before the Senate Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance during consideration of the department's proposed $34 million Fiscal Year 2027 budget.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: June 25, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: VIFEMS Director Antonio Stevens says the department has reached out to the Justice Department to strengthen communication with the courts and agencies after lawmakers questioned why a former firefighter continued receiving paychecks months after being sentenced to prison.
  • Pictured: Masserae Sprauve Webster, CEO of Frederiksted Health Care Inc. and Dr. Tess G. Richards, Executive Director of St. Thomas East End Medical Center Cooperation testified before lawmakers that growing losses in Medicaid coverage are driving more patients into self-pay status, increasing the financial burden on clinics that provide care regardless of a patient's ability to pay.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: June 24, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: As Governor Albert Bryan renews calls for a healthcare funding referendum, community health centers are reporting nearly $13 million annually in uncompensated care and asking lawmakers for additional budget support. A man on St. Croix accused of operating without a valid contractor's license and misusing more than $181,000 in renovation payments is facing multiple fraud-related charges.
  • Pictured: WAPA CEO Karl Knight at WTJX’s St. Croix studio.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: June 23, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with WAPA CEO Karl Knight following concerns raised by PSC consultants about the Authority’s dual-fuel Wärtsilä generators, rejecting claims the units were an experimental or ill-advised purchase, arguing that fuel-efficiency gains have come with reliability tradeoffs.
  • Pictured: Crime scene technicians secure evidence following a daytime robbery where masked individuals entered Cardow Jewelers on Main Street, threatened employees with weapons, smashed display cases, and fled with merchandise on motorbikes.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: June 22, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Police are searching for several armed suspects following a daytime robbery at Cardow Jewelers on Main Street in St. Thomas. Police are also investigating the death of 69-year-old Philomen Winston, whose body was discovered this morning in the Historic Danish Cemetery in Hospital Ground on St. Thomas.
  • Pictured: Virgin Islands Police Department and Emergency Medical Services units responded on Wednesday, June 17, to the scene of a pedestrian-involved traffic accident along Veterans Drive on St. Thomas.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: June 18, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: 55-year-old Michelle Donastorg has been arrested on charges including vehicular homicide, driving under the influence, and reckless endangerment after police state she drove onto a sidewalk on Veterans Drive killing one pedestrian and seriously injuring another.
  • Pictured: Attorney Dale Lionel Smith walks toward the courthouse in the Ron de Lugo Federal Building in St. Thomas to represent his client, former OMB Director Jenifer O'Neal, at her sentencing on June 11.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: June 17, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Former OMB Director Jenifer O’Neal has terminated her attorney, Dale Lionel Smith, and filed an appeal of her federal corruption conviction and seven-year prison sentence, while her co-defendant, former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez, has also formally appealed his conviction and 10-year sentence in the Mon Ethos public corruption case.
  • Pictured: Raymond Williams chairs a Board of Elections special meeting on June 3 at the Elections System of the Virgin Islands office on St. Thomas.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: June 16, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Board of Elections Chairman Raymond Williams responds to a colleague's email to Brett McClafferty's notice of appeal that recommends an emergency meeting be held to review the cases of all aspirants disqualified by Supervisor of Elections Caroline Fawkes.
  • Pictured: Attorney General Gordon Rhea testifies before the Legislature during consideration of comprehensive firearms reform legislation.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: June 15, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers approved a comprehensive firearms legislation that would overhaul the Virgin Islands gun licensing system, establish new restrictions on certain weapons and accessories, and address constitutional concerns raised in ongoing federal litigation.
  • Pictured: Assistant U.S. Attorney Cherrisse Amaro arrives at the Ron de Lugo Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in St. Thomas ahead of the sentencing hearing for former OMB Director Jenifer O’Neal.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: June 12, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Assistant U.S. Attorney Cherrisse Amaro, justified the prosecution’s sentencing recommendation of former OMB Director Jenifer O’Neal who was convicted in her public corruption case; we hear from our reporter Isabelle Teare who was in the courtroom.