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WTJX NEWSFEED: February 25, 2026

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published February 25, 2026 at 8:41 PM AST

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Chief District Judge Robert Molloy issued an emergency TRO this morning blocking enforcement of a key provision of the territory’s new intoxicating hemp law, following St. Thomas retailer Homegrown Bar and Grill filing a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality. Attorneys for Morris Anselmi and Kimberly McCollum must inform the court by Friday whether negotiations have resulted in a plea agreement in their federal loan fraud case; our senior reporter Tom Eader provides us with an update. An inmate at the Richard N. Callwood Correctional Facility on St. Thomas is facing new charges after allegedly threatening and spitting on a corrections officer during a confrontation inside the jail. 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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