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WTJX NEWSFEED: January 24, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published January 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM AST

Pictured: Jenifer O'Neal walks into District Court on January 10

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, former OMB director Jenifer O'Neal has retained attorney Dale Lionel Smith out of New York to represent her. Julio A. Rhymer Sr. and Mario Brooks are sworn in as cabinet members of the Bryan/Roach administration. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary in the Virgin Islands held its biannual Change of Watch ceremony. Two men on St. Thomas are arrested in connection to a November 2024 shooting incident in the Oswald Harris Court. 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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