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WTJX NEWSFEED: March 7, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published March 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM AST

Pictured: STAR responder Paul Jobsis carefully uses rope to transport the deceased hawksbill turtle from the shore to the boat. The red Xs on the turtle's shell indicate that it has already been documented by responders.

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, a critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle is killed by a boat off Water Island. Vernice M. Gumbs, the former Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission, filed a lawsuit challenging her termination. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. met today with BVI Premier Natalio Wheatley over proposed fee increases for USVI-based charter yacht operations in 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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