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WTJX NEWSFEED: April 24, 2026

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
Published April 24, 2026 at 7:13 PM AST
Pictured: Winners and participants of the Junior Calypso Monarch Competition pose on stage with committee members at Carnival Village following the event’s return after seven years.
Source: USVI Festivals/Rudy LaPlace
Pictured: Winners and participants of the Junior Calypso Monarch Competition pose on stage with committee members at Carnival Village following the event’s return after seven years.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Khaleel “Prince Khaleel” Mills and Alauna “Queen Malene” Petersen captured top honors at the 2026 Junior Calypso Monarch Competition. A federal detention motion alleges that Hussein Jamil, owner of Tootsys Gentlemen’s Club on St. Thomas, led a multi-year human trafficking and smuggling operation involving coercion of women into commercial sex, while also raising concerns about possible ties to corrupt government officials, flight risk, and obstruction of justice. The Department of Health’s latest epidemiology report offers insights into illnesses that affected the territory in 2025 and the response to them. 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&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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