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WTJX NEWSFEED: September 24, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published September 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM AST

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Frederick Joseph, longtime labor leader and subdirector of the United Steelworkers in the Virgin Islands, has passed away at 81. We speak with his daughter, Beverly, and fellow union leader, Jerry Jackson. Lawmakers unanimously passed a resolution honoring St. Croix native and renowned ophthalmologist Dr. Alfred Lee Anduze for his lifetime contributions to medicine, science, and community empowerment. The University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park is launching a free 15-week Idea Incubator program to help Virgin Islanders transform innovative app ideas into scalable tech startups, with applications due October 10. Police on St. Thomas arrested a father and son after a domestic altercation in Fortuna, while officers on St. Croix recovered a firearm during a search warrant for a domestic violence suspect. 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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