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WTJX NEWSFEED: May 22, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published May 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM AST

Pictured: 2024 Career and Technical Education Graduation

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Virgin Islands Board of Career and Technical Education is raising concerns over its ability to award student scholarships due to a lack of funding. During his 2025 Territorial Address, BVI Premier Natalio Wheatley announced plans to move forward with overhauling charter vessel licensing laws. Prosecutors have filed a notice to seek the death penalty against Richardson Dangleben, Jr., the man accused of killing VIPD Detective Delberth Phipps, Jr., on July 4, 2023. Police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection to a machete attack at Brewers Beach on St. Thomas. 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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