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WTJX NEWSFEED: November 18, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM AST

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers advance legislation sponsored by Senator Franklin Johnson to raise the territory’s minimum wage through a proposed phase schedule. Police on St. Thomas arrested an individual after she reportedly assaulted a woman and damaged property during separate incidents. A disagreement during a WAPA board meeting between management and the board of directors centered on where the line is drawn between oversight and operations in relations to WAPA’s procurement process. 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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