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WTJX NEWSFEED: January 24, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published January 24, 2024 at 6:11 PM AST

On today's WTJX NewsFeed, Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley stumped virtually via Zoom this morning, making her case for the Republican nomination ahead of the VIGOP February 8th caucus. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has lifted the "No Drink Advisory" on the St. Croix potable water system and announced the creation of Rebuild USVI, aimed at expediting the timeline of disaster recovery reconstruction efforts. At a press conference today, the U.S. Forest Service announced $6.5 million in grant funding for the Virgin Islands. The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority announced partnerships with VI Electron and Honeywell. 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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