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WTJX NEWSFEED: January 26, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published January 26, 2024 at 6:06 PM AST

On today's WTJX NewsFeed, the VI Waste Management Authority owes the Public Service Commission $1.4 million. The Army Corps of Engineers has created a task force dedicated to recovery projects in the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Firefighters responded to a structural fire on the island of St. Thomas. The VI Youth Ensemble is holding open auditions for junior high and high school students. The VI Department of Human Services Head Start Program is looking for parents and guardians to join their Head Start Policy Council. 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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