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WTJX NEWSFEED: October 23, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published October 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM AST

Pictured: A USAF Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix earlier in the year.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett cautiously addresses the question about the growing U.S. military presence in the Virgin Islands on Analyze This with Neville James. We hear from Steffi Emilien, the survivor at the center of the trial of former Senator At-large Steven Payne Sr. she says the guilty verdict represents justice not only for herself but for other survivors who were afraid to speak out. Police on St. Croix arrested a man after recovering multiple unlicensed firearms and ammunition after executing a warrant in the pre-dawn hours at his Harborview apartment. 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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