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WTJX NEWSFEED: March 17, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published March 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM AST

Pictured: Dr. Safiya George, President of the University of the Virgin Islands

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Dr. Safiya George is inaugurated as the sixth President of the University of the Virgin Islands at today's investiture ceremony. Energy Office Director Kyle Fleming assures the public that the Trump administration’s recent temporary pause of all federal financial assistance programs has not resulted in a cancellation of awarded and obligated grant funding. A St. Croix man facing multiple charges, to include attempted murder, pleads guilty in district court to a single count of unauthorized possession of a firearm. 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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