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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. 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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