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WTJX NEWSFEED: December 19, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published December 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM AST

Pictured: The Department of Planning and Natural Resources police vessel sits docked at the Green Cay Marina on St. Croix.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers advance legislation aimed at penalizing those who ignore marine advisories during hazardous weather conditions and end up requiring emergency rescue. St. Thomas/St. John district physician representative Dr. Frank Odlum has stepped down from the Government Hospital & Health Facilities Corporation Territorial Board. Chief Medical Officer of the VI Department of Health, Dr. Tai Hunte-Ceasar, has been tapped as his replacement. Lillia King, daughter of former Governor Cyril King, died early Wednesday morning at the age of 79. We speak Schneider Regional Medical Center CEO Tina Commissiong and Lillia King’s cousin Troy DeChabert Schuster. 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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