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WTJX NEWSFEED: August 21, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published August 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM AST

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with Virgin Islands track star Michelle Smith who won silver in the 400m hurdles at the Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay. Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to hand down a substantial prison sentence for former VIHFA Chief Operating Officer Darin Richardson, accusing him of abusing his authority to personally enrich himself and warning that his crimes eroded public trust in government. Erron Wallace, 32, has been arrested on multiple domestic violence charges after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. DPNR is moving to establish permanent headquarters on St. Croix with FEMA disaster recovery funds. 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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