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WTJX NEWSFEED: September 24, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published September 24, 2024 at 8:44 PM AST

Pictured: Natasha O’Halloran-Smith (right), Principal of the Ricardo Richards Elementary and Vice Principal Valda Austrie (left)

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, the Ricardo Richards Elementary School on St. Croix has been recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. convenes the first meeting for the Council on Human Trafficking. A man has been extradited to St. Thomas to face a charge of attempted murder. 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.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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