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WTJX NEWSFEED: October 12, 2023

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published October 12, 2023 at 5:06 PM AST

On today's NewsFeed, at a hearing for the Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety, lawmakers received testimony regarding Bill No. 35-0086, proposed by Senator Dwayne DeGraff, that seeks to mandate background checks of employees. A federal appellate court has agreed that the Virgin Islands Carnival Committee is unlikely to succeed in blocking the Government from using its trademark...V.I. Carnival Committee Chairman, Edgar Baker Phillips, weighs in on the issue. At a hearing for the Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services, Dr. Walter Rohloff, a nephrologist, testified before legislators highlighting the severity of kidney disease in the territory. Click "listen" for these stories and more.

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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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