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WTJX NEWSFEED: August 5, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published August 5, 2024 at 5:34 PM AST

Pictured: A dollar ride safari picks up passengers in the Red Hook area on St. Thomas.

On today's WTJX Radio News Feed:
Following a threat to strike, we speak with Bernard “BJ” James, head of the “Dollar Ride “safari drivers who have been granted a fare increase to $2. The Government of the Virgin Islands has filed a lawsuit against Mon Ethos Pro Support, LLC and its CEO, David Whitaker, for what they say are multiple breaches of contract and other offenses.
Two men on St. Croix have been arrested on firearm charges.
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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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