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WTJX NEWSFEED: December 27, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published December 27, 2024 at 6:12 PM AST

Pictured left to right: Deck the House Holiday Lights Competition St. Croix winners: 1st place Carmen Reyes, 3rd place Kristeene Sealey and 2nd place Marlon Williams

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, VI Lottery presents checks to the winners of their Deck the House Holiday Lights Competition. The Waste Management Authority is attempting to find a new contractor for trash collection following James Bates decision to sever his ties with the Authority at the end of the year. After an 8-hour night of festival pageantry, the royal court to reign over the Crucian Christmas Festival 2024-2025 season was crowned. We speak with Merlissa George, Chair of the Prince and Princess pageant committee, who points to logistical challenges that caused delays. 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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