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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.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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