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WTJX NEWSFEED: June 26, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published June 26, 2024 at 5:40 PM AST

Pictured: Boaters prepare for the 2024 St. John Celebration boat races.

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed:
[00:58] Elroy Donovan Jr., president of the Virgin Islands Power Boat Racing Association, calls on the Division of Festivals to pay the St. Thomas Carnival boat race winners.
[09: 27] Lawmakers fund a $3 million appropriation request made by the Department of Human Services for the Medicaid program.
[12:07] Two brothers on St. Thomas are convicted by a federal jury on firearm charges.
[18:31] The significant decrease in the DPNR's 2025 fiscal year budget request, will hinder them from hiring roughly 20 needed personnel according to Commissioner JP Oriol.
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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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