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WTJX NEWSFEED: December 2, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published December 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM AST

Pictured: Kosei Ohno, founder of Virgin Islands Safe Gun Owners, gestures as he speaks during a town hall meeting as Senators Clifford Joseph, Sr. and Avery Lewis, as well as VIPD Firearms Bureau representative Richard Velasquez listen.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A town hall meeting held by Senator Clifford Joseph, Sr. on St. Thomas drew strong pushback from gun owners who argued that a proposed firearm regulation amendment unfairly targets law-abiding residents instead of focusing on illegal weapons and long-standing enforcement failures. A federal judge has issued a pretrial ruling in the corruption case involving former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez and former Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal, allowing the defense limited use of witness David Whitaker’s criminal history. Police on St. Thomas made two arrests over the weekend in separate cases involving property damage and assault. 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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