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WTJX NEWSFEED: August 5, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published August 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM AST

Pictured: John H. Woodson Jr. High School

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with Senator Kurt Vialet following members of the Committee on Education and Workforce Development completing walk throughs of public schools across the territory. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. signed an executive order expanding enterprise zones in Frederiksted and Charlotte Amalie and establishing new commercial zones in Charlotte Amalie and Cruz Bay. A woman was arrested following a domestic violence incident in St. Thomas. The Virgin Islands Police Department officially swore in St. Thomas/St. John district Chief Debra Hodge and St. Croix district Chief Uston Cornelius. 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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