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WTJX NEWSFEED: June 23, 2026

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published June 23, 2026 at 6:50 PM AST

Pictured: WAPA CEO Karl Knight at WTJX’s St. Croix studio.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with WAPA CEO Karl Knight following concerns raised by PSC consultants about the Authority’s dual-fuel Wärtsilä generators, rejecting claims the units were an experimental or ill-advised purchase, arguing that fuel-efficiency gains have come with reliability tradeoffs. A local healthcare provider and three individuals are facing allegations of Medicaid fraud after the Virgin Islands Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit claiming false Medicaid billing practices and violations of territorial law. Police are thanking community members who helped stop an alleged drunk driver accused of causing a fatal chain-reaction crash on Veterans Drive that claimed the life of a visiting tourist and injured another pedestrian. 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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