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WTJX NEWSFEED: January 22, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published January 22, 2024 at 5:44 PM AST

On today's WTJX NewsFeed, according to VI Department of Health's Medical Director, Dr. Tai Hunte-Ceasar, COVID-19 is surging in the territory. A 23-year-old St. Thomas man was gunned down early Sunday morning, marking the first homicide of 2024 in the USVI. The VI Supreme Court takes over former Senator Steven Payne’s lawsuit against the 34th Legislature of the Virgin Islands. VIPD Commissioner, Ray Martinez, speaks on the department's consent decree. Listen to 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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