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WTJX NEWSFEED: February 4, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published February 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM AST

Pictured: Senate President Milton E. Potter, Sen. Kurt Vialet, Sen. Kenneth Gittens and Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett.

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, following a meeting with Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett, Senate President Milton E. Potter has requested an urgent meeting with Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and his financial team to address concerns regarding the recent presidential executive orders that temporarily paused federal financial assistance activities. We speak with Lt. Governor Tregenza Roach, who pays tribute to tax assessor Ira Mills following his passing. The Government of the Virgin Islands partners with local car dealerships to boost electric vehicle adoption in the territory. 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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