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WTJX NEWSFEED: August 13, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published August 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM AST

Pictured: VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen during a Government House press briefing on July 28, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: VITEMA will distribute sandbags this week as the Virgin Islands faces a chance of tropical storm-force winds by Saturday. A St. Croix woman has been arrested and charged after a neighborhood dispute turned violent, leaving another woman with stab wounds, bite marks, and threatening messages sent afterward. Senator Ray Fonseca is pushing to fast-track a $150,000 plan to bring public water service from Raphune Hill to Edith Williams 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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