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WTJX NEWSFEED: December 6, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published December 6, 2024 at 5:53 PM AST

Pictured: DOH Commissioner Justa Encarnacion signs an MOU while seated next to VICCC Chairman, Marvin Pickering.

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, the Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission and the Department of Health have signed a MOU to tackle the issue of problem gambling in the territory. We speak with journalist, Janeka Simon from the VI Consortium, following her interview with a mother who says her son was a victim of convicted rapist Alfredo Bruce Smith. Following a governing board meeting, WAPA announces two key appointments to its leadership team. 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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