WTJX NEWSFEED

WTJX NEWSFEED: September 29, 2023

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published October 3, 2023 at 1:24 PM AST

Commissioner Dionne Wells-Hedrington ED.D

In the top stories, St. Croix students call out officials amidst hot classrooms & ongoing issues in the schools, and we talk with AFT Local 1826 President Rosa Soto-Thomas, who calls out Board of Education Chairman Kyza Callwood and Senator Marise James; we get their responses. Later, Senator Kenneth Gittens gives insight into new Legislation he wants to propose aimed at limiting the Historic Preservation Commission's role. We get responses from members of the Commission, and the Commissioner of Health provides an update on COVID in the territory. These are your headlines and more for today's WTJX News Feed.

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Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

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.  <br/>Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org<br/>Phone: (340) 474-1682

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