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WTJX NEWSFEED: February 24, 2026

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published February 24, 2026 at 7:26 PM AST

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with VI Government Hospital & Health Facilities Corporation Board Chairman Dr. Jerry Smith, following the medical staff of the Schneider Regional Medical Center expressing no confidence in the board's process and actions related to the administrative consolidation the territory’s hospitals. After being cited and fined in November 2025 for operating outside its approved business license, Attorney Kevin Rames, counsel for Prosperity Farm Distillery, defended the company’s operations before lawmakers, arguing its distilling, tastings, and events fall within the territory’s agro-tourism and agricultural processing laws. A St. Croix man was arrested on trespassing charges and later rearrested for failing to register as a Tier Two sex offender. 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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