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WTJX NEWSFEED: January 23, 2026

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published January 23, 2026 at 7:13 PM AST

Pictured: Residents asked questions of WMA officials last evening during a townhall meeting at the Alfredo Andrews Elementary School.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: At the first in a series of town halls, Waste Management Authority officials addressed resident concerns on St. Croix about illegal dumping, wastewater failures, and recycling, while outlining plans for new convenience centers and expanded enforcement and outreach. Following December hearings, the Virgin Islands Parole Board granted parole to four inmates while denying most of the 40 applications considered. WAPA CEO Karl Knight told board members that outage response times are improving as new generators come online, despite ongoing maintenance challenges and continued power interruptions on St. Thomas and St. John. A 29-year-old man on St. Croix has been arrested for allegedly strangling his girlfriend. 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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