WTJX NEWSFEED

WTJX NEWSFEED: August 14, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published August 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM AST

Pictured: Maximillian Wilson sports his silver medal and VI Flag.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with St. Thomas swimmer Maximillian Wilson who earned a silver medal for the Virgin Islands in the 100-meter backstroke at the Junior Pan American Games in Paraguay. Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. proclaimed August 14 as Social Security Day, honoring the program’s 90-year anniversary. A settlement between the PSC and WAPA will leave the LEAC at 22.22¢ per kilowatt-hour until mid-2026. A St. Thomas man has been arrested after officers discovered him naked inside a home during a reported burglary. Listen to these stories and more.

WTJX NEWSFEED

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

See stories by Marcellina Ventura-Douglas