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WTJX NEWSFEED: October 3, 2023

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published October 3, 2023 at 5:05 PM AST

Bovoni Landfill fire on St. Thomas — Bovoni Landfill Fire on St. Thomas

On today's NewsFeed, Former Senator Alicia "Chucky' Hansen has passed away. We get reactions from a couple of her former colleagues. The Director of the VI Fire & Emergency Services, Darryl George, provides an update on the Bovoni Landfill fire on St. Thomas. We speak with the WNBA Rookie of the Year, Aliyah Boston, who hails from the island of St. Thomas. Also, Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett speaks on the narrowly avoided Government shutdown. These stories and more.

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Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas is the Radio News Reporter for WTJX-FM, 93.1. Born and raised on St. Croix, Ventura-Douglas graduated from the University of the Virgin Islands, where she received her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. While at UVI, she worked in the office of Senator Shawn-Michael Malone before beginning her career in radio. Ventura-Douglas fell in love with radio growing up, when she and her father would spend every morning and afternoon listening to local radio news legend, Alvin G. After leaving Senator Malone's office, she became the program director of Vivid Streaming. She then joined WTJX-TV, Channel 12 as a producer. Soon after, she was tapped to switch to WTJX-FM to present an evening news. She is passionate about bringing radio news to the Virgin Islands community through the WTJX NewsFeed, airing every weekday at 5:00pm on 93.1 FM and available online, on demand.<br/>Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org<br/>Phone: (340) 474-1682

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