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WTJX NEWSFEED: December 8, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published December 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM AST

Pictured left to right: DLCA Director of Enforcement Wilbur Francis, DLCA Assistant Commissioner Horace Graham, USVI AG Gordon Rhea, DOH Commissioner Justa Encarnacion, DOH Director of Environmental Health Enforcement Wanson Harris

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety advanced legislation tightening oversight of synthetic THC products, proposing to close loopholes created by the 2018 Farm Bill and aligning local rules with new federal standards. A man and woman on St. Thomas were arrested and charged with third-degree assault domestic violence after police say an argument escalated into a stabbing and bottle-throwing incident. As the federal corruption trial of former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez and former OMB Director Jenifer O’Neal continues, our contributing reporter Isabelle Teare recaps the first half of today’s proceedings. 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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