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WTJX NEWSFEED: November 5, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM AST

Pictured: Public Service Commission Chairman Pedro Williams during an August 12 meeting.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: WAPA leadership and Public Services Commission Chairman Pedro Williams clashed over his request to submit the names of the utility’s bid evaluation team on its $200 million propane supply contract. Police arrested a third suspect in connection with a shooting that occurred outside Four Winds Plaza on St. Thomas in October. Lawmakers voted to hold a measure that would allocate $400,000 from the Tourism Advertising Revolving Fund to digitize the Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission, with officials citing the need for an alternate funding source. The sentencing of former Senator Steven Payne Sr. has been postponed to November 19. 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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