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WTJX NEWSFEED: May 21, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published May 21, 2024 at 6:07 PM AST

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, St. Croix Chief of Detectives, Naomi Joseph, is asking for the community's help to locate 62-year-old Raymond Ward (0:51). Senator Donna Frett-Gregory has announced she will not seek re-election (2:46). Lawmakers advance a measure that would legally allow safari operators increased passenger capacity (6:32). We speak with the newly selected AARP Virgin Islands State President, Jacqueline Heyliger (16:13). 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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