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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. 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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