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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. 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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