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WTJX NEWSFEED: October 8, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
Published October 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM AST
Pictured: DSPR Commissioner Vincent Roberts sits beside Elroy Bates Jr. of the Flamboyant Park Horsemen Association as they testify during an October 7 Senate Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance hearing.
Photo Credit: Legislature of the Virgin Islands Facebook page
Pictured: DSPR Commissioner Vincent Roberts sits beside Elroy Bates Jr. of the Flamboyant Park Horsemen Association as they testify during an October 7 Senate Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance hearing.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers advanced a bill reallocating $5 million to jumpstart restoration work at the Randall “Doc” James Racetrack on St. Croix. A 19-year-old woman was arrested on St. Thomas after allegedly taking a friend’s car without permission and crashing it, leaving a pedestrian injured and prompting a brief police search. A federal judge has denied a request from defense attorneys for former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez to cover travel costs or pause proceedings in his criminal case. The Virgin Islands Port Authority’s proposed fee increases drew strong public reaction at last night's hearing on St. Thomas as residents and business owners voiced their concerns. 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&nbsp;the&nbsp;historic&nbsp;newspaper, The&nbsp;St. Croix Avis.&nbsp;Marcellina earned her&nbsp;bachelor’s degree in criminal justice&nbsp;from the University of the Virgin Islands,&nbsp;also&nbsp;working in the office of Senator Shawn-Michael Malone while she attended school.&nbsp;After leaving Malone's office,&nbsp;Marcellina&nbsp;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.&nbsp;She then joined WTJX-TV, Channel 12 as a producer, but was soon&nbsp;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&nbsp;podcasts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br/>Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org<br/>Phone: (340) 474-1682
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