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WTJX NEWSFEED: December 18, 2023

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published December 18, 2023 at 6:02 PM AST

On today's WTJX NewsFeed, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. indicates that the Virgin Islands government is spending more than it’s collecting. The Office of Cannabis Regulations Executive Director, Hannah Carty, rebuffs public statements made by Senator Donna Frett-Gregory regarding the submittal of amendments to the cannabis law. Justin Nesbitt, who was on the run after being suspected of having played a role in the murder of two St. Croix men, is now in the custody of the Virgin Islands Police Department. The Department of Labor is requesting that the Legislature approves $2.5 million to purchase the Department's St. Thomas office space.

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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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