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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. 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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