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WTJX NEWSFEED: December 17, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published December 17, 2024 at 5:48 PM AST

Pictured: Carmello and Adoption Manager, Michonde Delauney

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center details financial challenges and advocates for the adoption of longtime resident, Carmello. Over six thousand residents are slated to receive their long-awaited tax refunds. The Office of Cannabis Regulations details key aspects of the much-anticipated cannabis rollout. Lawmakers advance the governor’s nomination of Tamin O. Clarke to the Board of Trustees for GERS. 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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