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WTJX NEWSFEED: December 24, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published December 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM AST

Pictured: Virgin Islands Department of Public Works contractor, VI Paving Inc., reopened the previously closed portion of Queen Mary Highway (Centerline Road) near Kmart west, where culvert replacement work was underway. Work is expected to be finalized in January 2026.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Virgin Islands Department of Public Works reopened a section of Queen Mary Highway (Centerline Road) near the former Kmart west on St. Croix for the festival season, while additional paving and final work on the historic box culvert project remain pending. Demolition has begun at the former Addelita Cancryn Junior High School site on St. Thomas as part of preparations for the Charlotte Amalie Harbor dredging project. Police are investigating a first-degree robbery that occurred Monday night at the University of the Virgin Islands Wellness Center on St. Thomas. 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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