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WTJX NEWSFEED: March 22, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published March 22, 2024 at 5:31 PM AST

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, Avon Benjamin, St. Thomas/St. John District Math Coordinator, announces the winners of the 2024 territorial MATHCOUNTS Competition. The Board of Directors for the Virgin Islands Port Authority vote to reduce the operations fee for Fly the Whale. Lawmakers give favorable nods to Governor Albert Bryan’s nominees for the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, the Department of Human Services and the Fire and Emergency Medical Services. The Economic Development Authority will host a series of townhalls for the VI Slice Program. 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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