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WTJX NEWSFEED: February 27, 2026

Pictured: Senator Kenneth Gittens, standing, speaks with VIPA board members during a Committee on Rules and Judiciary hearing at the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall. Seated from left to right are Celestino White Sr., Willard John, and Leona Smith.
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Pictured: Senator Kenneth Gittens, standing, speaks with VIPA board members during a Committee on Rules and Judiciary hearing at the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall. Seated from left to right are Celestino White Sr., Willard John, and Leona Smith.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Senator Kenneth Gittens voted against Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s renomination of three members to the Port Authority board stating that he was not persuaded that they met the legal standard for “exceptional service” to serve beyond two terms. The Water and Power Authority board approves a $2.8 million increase to its Itron smart meter contract to accelerate deployment across the territory. A federal jury convicts a BVI man of possessing a counterfeit U.S. permanent resident card following a trial on St. Thomas before visiting District Court Judge Mark Kearney. After more than a decade of federal oversight, the Virgin Islands Police Department announces it has achieved compliance with its court-ordered consent decree. Listen to these stories and more.

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&nbsp;the&nbsp;historic&nbsp;newspaper, The&nbsp;St. Croix Avis.&nbsp;Marcellina earned her&nbsp;bachelor’s degree in criminal justice&nbsp;from the University of the Virgin Islands,&nbsp;also&nbsp;working in the office of Senator Shawn-Michael Malone while she attended school.&nbsp;After leaving Malone's office,&nbsp;Marcellina&nbsp;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.&nbsp;She then joined WTJX-TV, Channel 12 as a producer, but was soon&nbsp;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&nbsp;podcasts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br/>Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org<br/>Phone: (340) 474-1682
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