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WTJX NEWSFEED: January 31, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published January 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM AST

Pictured: Mold in classrooms push students and teachers to hold class in the school's corridors at the John H. Woodson Jr. High School.

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, following a student and faculty protest at John H. Woodson, Senator Kurt Vialet shares his expectations for the upcoming hearing for the Committee on Education and Workforce Development. The VI Housing Finance Authority files a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by former Chief Operating Officer Stephanie Berry. Two Superior Court judges have recused themselves from presiding over recent legal matters involving repeat offender and accused rapist Jimmy Davis. VIWMA has addressed sewage overflows on 1st Avenue on St. Thomas. 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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