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WTJX NEWSFEED: May 2, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published May 2, 2024 at 5:37 PM AST

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, police are asking for the community’s help to locate 77-year-old Euranie M. Lambert of St. Thomas. We speak with Department of Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Louis Petersen who says corroded steam pipes are the cause for the St. Croix abattoir closure. The St. Croix Landmark Society has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Office of Disaster Recovery in hopes of repairing the Estate Whim Museum. The National Organization of Black Elected Legislative women will host their 39th annual legislative conference in the Virgin Islands this year. 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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