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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. 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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