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WTJX NEWSFEED: March 19, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published March 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM AST

Pictured: Lawmakers shake hands with representatives from the Charles M. Kim V.I. Foundation

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers advance a proposed 99-year lease agreement to build a VI Museum of Art in the historic town of Charlotte Amalie. A murder suspect is now in custody in St. Thomas in connection to a 2024 shooting that claimed the life of 59-year-old Cecil Scatliffe. VITEMA prepares to host Carib Wave 2025, a regional Caribbean drill designed to test tsunami preparedness and response strategies. Health officials in the territory are urging residents to ensure they are vaccinated as a measles outbreak spreads across the mainland. 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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