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WTJX NEWSFEED: October 25, 2023

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published October 25, 2023 at 5:39 PM AST

On today's NewsFeed, the Director of the Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Daryl George Sr., passed away. Former Director of Fire Services, Carlton Dowe, who recruited Director George into the Fire Department in 1995, remembers him. VITEMA Director, Daryl Jaschen, and the Water and Power Authority CEO, Andrew Smith, provide updates to the ongoing water crisis on St. Croix. During the Committee on Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications hearing, lawmakers received updates on the VI Slice Homeownership and EnVision Tomorrow programs. 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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