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WTJX NEWSFEED: March 2, 2026

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published March 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM AST

Pictured: Officials gathered to celebrate the graduation of the VIFEMS Recruit Class 2025-01 at the UVI Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center on St. Thomas.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A new class of firefighter-EMTs officially joined the ranks of Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services, graduating with a 100% national EMT certification pass rate. The Department of Human Services issued a Safe Haven public notice regarding a newborn baby girl lawfully relinquished on St. Croix, directing any unknown biological father to assert parental rights within 20 days. The Waste Management Authority is implementing new daily operating hours and locking the Mon Bijou bin site gate after 7:00 p.m. beginning March 9 to curb illegal dumping. 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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