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WTJX NEWSFEED: August 8, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published August 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM AST

Pictured: Bernice Turnbull and Senator Carla Joseph

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Virgin Islands Department of Finance building has officially been renamed in honor of former Finance Commissioner Bernice Vanterpool Turnbull. A former Charlotte Amalie High School student identified only as “John Doe,” is urging a federal judge to reject the government’s bid to dismiss his sexual abuse lawsuit. Convicted government contractor Benjamin Hendricks has joined former Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White in seeking a new trial over their federal bribery and wire fraud convictions, while also facing a separate lawsuit for more than $30,000 in unpaid construction supplies. Three St. Thomas beaches — Lindqvist, Lindbergh Bay, and Vessup Bay — have failed water quality tests and are unsafe for swimming or fishing. 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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