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WTJX NEWSFEED: January 9, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published January 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM AST

Pictured: Surveillance showing the suspect running through private yards.

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, police on St. Croix are actively searching for a suspect linked to a series of robberies that have alarmed residents. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. responds to news that former police Commissioner Ray Martinez, former OMB Director Jenifer O'Neal, and DSPR Commissioner Calvert White are facing federal indictments. The Caribbean Community Theater is set to premiere the play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide, When the Rainbow Was Enough.” The Patterson Family Foundation awards $75,000 to fund scholarships for UVI students. 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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