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WTJX NEWSFEED: September 5, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published September 5, 2024 at 5:30 PM AST

Pictured: Pillars at the entrance to the Christiansted Cemetery

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, the driver of the vehicle involved in a collision that claimed the life of woman on St. Croix, has been arrested on charges of negligent homicide. The Virgin Islands Board of Elections voted to place Ida Smith on the November 5 general election ballot. Senators Kenneth Gittens, Angel Bolques Jr. and Donna Frett-Gregory react to Governor Albert Bryan Jr.'s request for an expansion to the government's line of credit. 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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