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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.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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