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WTJX NEWSFEED: March 17, 2026

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published March 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM AST

Pictured: Territorial Planner Leia LaPlace-Matthew

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Department of Planning and Natural Resources opposes a request to rezone nearly 16 acres in Beeston Hill for a 24-unit housing development during a Legislature Committee of the Whole hearing, noting it conflicts with the Comprehensive Land and Water Use Plan and urges the usage of existing residential development tools instead. Power was restored to St. John around midnight following a weekend outage that WAPA says was caused by deliberate vandalism to critical infrastructure. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has ordered fuel conservation measures across government agencies in anticipation of potential economic impacts tied to global energy instability stemming from the war in Iran. 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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