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WTJX NEWSFEED: June 27, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published June 27, 2024 at 5:32 PM AST

Pictured: Capsized vessel seen floating by the Disney Fantasy cruise ship

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed:
[06:29] We speak with Matthew Berry, a Port Authority harbor pilot, who rescued a man who was drifting on a capsized boat for several days.
[00:50] Waste Management Authority Executive Director, Roger Merritt Jr., responds to senators' inquiry about a reported employee job action.
[09:13] The Department of Public Works came under heavy criticism from lawmakers during a Finance Committee hearing regarding overgrown vegetation.
[12:45] A man is arrested on St. Croix after firing a warning shot at another man who he felt looked at him in a disparaging manner.

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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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