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WTJX NEWSFEED: December 9, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published December 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM AST

Pictured: Attorney Miguel Oppenheimer, council for former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Our contributing reporter Isabelle Teare recaps the morning’s proceedings during a break as the federal corruption trial of former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez and former OMB Director Jenifer O’Neal enters day five. Facing $31.3 million in unpaid vendor bills, new VIWMA Executive Director Hannibal “Mike” Ware warns lawmakers that the territory’s waste system is in collapse, urging adoption of household and commercial waste fees. Police on St. Croix are asking for the public’s help in locating 26-year-old Joi Thomas-Lewis. 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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