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WTJX NEWSFEED: October 20, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
Published October 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM AST
Pictured: A Fly the Whale aircraft flies southwest of St. Thomas
Pictured: WTJX/Beau DeClue
Pictured: A Fly the Whale aircraft flies southwest of St. Thomas

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Virgin Islands Office of Veterans Affairs partnered with Fly the Whale airlines to eliminate airfare costs for non-service-connected veterans on St. Croix traveling to Puerto Rico for VA medical appointments. Police on St. Croix are investigating a fatal shooting at Bienvenido’s Bar in Estate Profit that claimed the life of 49-year-old Hoedelair Germaine, marking the island’s 12th homicide of the year and the territory’s 27th. Police are searching for two masked gunmen who robbed La Delicia Sports Bar on St. Thomas Saturday night, ordering patrons to the ground before escaping in a dark-colored vehicle. The Department of Planning and Natural Resources has launched the 2025 “I Am David Hamilton Jackson” challenge, inviting junior high and high school students to honor the journalist, labor leader, educator, and civil rights leader through creative works. 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.&nbsp;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;&nbsp;<br/>Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org<br/>Phone: (340) 474-1682
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