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WTJX NEWSFEED: August 22, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published August 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM AST

Pictured: A cannon leans on the back lawn of the Fort Frederik.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The multi-million-dollar restoration of Fort Frederik Museum on St. Croix, once slated for completion by December 2025, is now about 90 percent complete on the architectural and engineering side. WICO board Chair Jason Charles acknowledges the company’s public status, this follows interim CEO Charlene Turnbull’s evasive testimony earlier this week before lawmakers. A violent domestic dispute at the Westin Frenchman’s Reef Hotel led to the arrests of two visitors on St. Thomas. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett may soon settle the federal civil lawsuit in New York brought against her by six victims of Jeffrey Epstein. 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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