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WTJX NEWSFEED: May 8, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published May 8, 2024 at 5:50 PM AST

Pictured: Members of the 631st Engineering Detachment Unit

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, 50 soldiers from the Virgin Islands National Guard 631st Engineering Detachment are deployed to Africa. The territory's expenses are cause for concern despite the anticipated increase in revenue, that’s according to Governor Albert Bryan Jr. We speak with Department of Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte following Jet Blue’s announcement of services returning to St. Croix. 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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