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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. 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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