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WTJX NEWSFEED: October 16, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published October 16, 2024 at 6:36 PM AST

Pictured: St. Thomas Elections System office conference room

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, Board of Elections member Harriet Mercer reacts to being ordered to apologize for her actions during early voting at the St. Thomas Elections System office. Health officials call for residents to take precautionary measures as dengue cases increase throughout the territory. VITEMA encourages residents to participate in The Great ShakeOut tomorrow, the world’s largest earthquake drill. 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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