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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. Born and raised on St. Croix, Ventura-Douglas graduated from the University of the Virgin Islands, where she received her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. While at UVI, she worked in the office of Senator Shawn-Michael Malone before beginning her career in radio. Ventura-Douglas fell in love with radio growing up, when she and her father would spend every morning and afternoon listening to local radio news legend, Alvin G. After leaving Senator Malone's office, she became the program director of Vivid Streaming. She then joined WTJX-TV, Channel 12 as a producer. Soon after, she was tapped to switch to WTJX-FM to present an evening news. She is passionate about bringing radio news to the Virgin Islands community through the WTJX NewsFeed, airing every weekday at 5:00pm on 93.1 FM and available online, on demand.<br/>Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org<br/>Phone: (340) 474-1682

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