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WTJX NEWSFEED: February 26, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published February 26, 2024 at 5:58 PM AST

On today's WTJX NewsFeed, St. Thomas Humane Society Director, Michelle Robbins, responds to community outrage over recent layoffs and euthanasias. GERS Administrator, Angel Dawson, says bad investments are not the only contributing factors to the System’s shortfalls. The Department of Education and Department of Health are partnering to host a series of webinars aimed at boosting literacy in the territory. The 25th annual 8 Tuff Miles was held over the weekend on St. John. 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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