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WTJX NEWSFEED: August 6, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published August 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM AST

Pictured: WAPA contractor, Haugland Virgin Islands working at Hospital Lane in St. Thomas.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: WAPA contractor, Haugland Virgin Islands, accidentally ruptured a Waste Management sewer line on Hospital Lane in St. Thomas. Kaley Lund, convicted in the 2020 vehicular death of 25-year-old Marvin Barton, filed an appeal challenging her five-year sentence. The Department of Finance is alerting government employees of a temporary payroll glitch that may result in duplicate paycheck deposits. The Department of Public Works has announced a road closure on Wimmelskafts Gade (Back Street) in St. Thomas, beginning tomorrow. 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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