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WTJX NEWSFEED: March 1, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published March 1, 2024 at 6:11 PM AST

On today's WTJX NewsFeed, Department of Finance Commissioner, Kevin McCurdy, and Department of Agriculture Commissioner, Dr Louis E. Petersen, have officially been sworn in. Lawmakers question the Virgin Islands Housing Authority's ability to address the large number of maintenance requests in a timely manner. Two St. Croix business owners have been charged with theft of COVID-19 relief funds. Police are looking for armed suspects in relation to car thefts at two separate St. Thomas car rental agencies. 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. Born and raised on St. Croix, Ventura-Douglas graduated from the University of the Virgin Islands, where she received her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. While at UVI, she worked in the office of Senator Shawn-Michael Malone before beginning her career in radio. Ventura-Douglas fell in love with radio growing up, when she and her father would spend every morning and afternoon listening to local radio news legend, Alvin G. After leaving Senator Malone's office, she became the program director of Vivid Streaming. She then joined WTJX-TV, Channel 12 as a producer. Soon after, she was tapped to switch to WTJX-FM to present an evening news. She is passionate about bringing radio news to the Virgin Islands community through the WTJX NewsFeed, airing every weekday at 5:00pm on 93.1 FM and available online, on demand.<br/>Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org<br/>Phone: (340) 474-1682

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