WTJX NEWSFEED

WTJX NEWSFEED: July 25, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published July 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM AST

Pictured: Calvert White leaves the District Court House alongside family and his attorney Clive Rivers.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Former Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White and St. Thomas businessman Benjamin Hendricks were found guilty in the federal bribery case tied to Mon Ethos Pro Support founder, David Whitaker. We speak with our contributing reporter Isabelle Teare who was in the courtroom as the verdict was read. The Legislature’s Committee on Ethical Conduct has concluded its formal inquiry into a complaint filed against Senator At-large Angel Bolques, Jr. The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority narrowly approves a two-year fuel supply contract with Puerto Rico company, Empire Gas. Michelle Smith makes history by winning the territory’s first-ever women’s medal — a silver in the 400m hurdles — at the 2025 FISU World University Games in Germany. Listen to these stories and more.

WTJX NEWSFEED

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

See stories by Marcellina Ventura-Douglas