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WTJX NEWSFEED: August 1, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published August 1, 2024 at 5:58 PM AST

Pictured: Senator Donna Frett-Gregory and Governor Albert Bryan Jr.

On today's WTJX Radio News Feed:
Senator Donna Frett-Gregory responds to comments made by Governor Albert Bryan Jr. regarding the 35th Legislature's failure to address the administration's request for a $200,000 aid package for St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. Lawmakers question the Virgin Islands Police Department about overtime abuse. The remains of Anna Heegaard, mistress of Peter von Scholten and slavery reform advocate, are reinterred at Orange Grove, St. Croix.WAPA CEO Karl Knight addresses the disconnection of an elderly customer's service that impacted their medical equipment.
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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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