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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.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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