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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. 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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