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WTJX NEWSFEED: February 20, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published February 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM AST

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, lawmakers question the Department of Finance utilizing $33.6 million of Epstein related settlement funds without legislative approval. A Superior Court magistrate judge has dismissed, without prejudice, the government's eviction case against One Love Beach Rentals; the government is likely to refile its petition. Shots fired on Midland Road in St. Croix resulted in a vehicle collision that left one person injured. We speak with Senate President Milton Potter following Governor Albert Bryan Jr. calling on lawmakers to impose tariffs as well as entry and exit fees on the BVI. 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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