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WTJX NEWSFEED: April 10, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published April 10, 2024 at 5:08 PM AST

Photo Description: First author of the study, Cynthia Becker collecting seawater with a Niskin bottle on a St. John USVI reef. These water samples contain millions of microorganisms which the study showed can be used to diagnose reef health and disturbance. Becker is a recent graduate of the MIT-WHOI Joint Program.

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, a research study tracking the health of coral reefs around the coast of St. John has been published, the findings indicate poor results. A man who engaged in a shoot-out with police officers on St. Thomas turns himself in to authorities. The Government Employees Retirement System begins pre-qualifying members for the start of the personal loan program. A man has been arrested for withdrawing more than half a million dollars from the government's Economic Stimulus Account. 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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