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WTJX NEWSFEED: November 4, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published November 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM AST

Pictured: Senator Marvin Blyden (right) speaks with attendees during Innovative Housing Construction Summit on St. Thomas.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with Senator Marvin Blyden following the inaugural Innovative Housing Construction Summit, where more than 600 Virgin Islanders explored new affordable building technologies and strategies to cut construction costs and expand homeownership. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. nominated Magistrate Judge Venetia Harvey Velazquez to the Superior Court for the St. Croix District. Travis Lawrence, the man accused of a violent June assault on his elderly neighbor, 76-year-old Denston Bacchus, has been charged with murder after Bacchus died from injuries in September. 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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