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WTJX NEWSFEED: July 21, 2026

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
Published July 21, 2026 at 6:47 PM AST
Pictured: Senators gather on the floor of the Earl B. Ottley Legislative Hall during today's special session where lawmakers voted to send the revised Southland Gaming agreement to a Committee of the Whole for public testimony before taking a final vote next month.
Source: Legislature of the US Virgin Islands
Pictured: Senators gather on the floor of the Earl B. Ottley Legislative Hall during today's special session where lawmakers voted to send the revised Southland Gaming agreement to a Committee of the Whole for public testimony before taking a final vote next month.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers voted to postpone action on a revised horse racing agreement with Southland Gaming, sending the proposal to a Committee of the Whole for public testimony August 19 on St. Croix before taking a final vote during a legislative session planned for August 21.
Police are investigating the territory's 26th homicide for the year following the death of a 61-year-old Anthony DeLugo who was found shot inside a Wintberg residence.
The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority says it is strengthening internal controls and preparing its response following the news of HUD's suspension on Monday. We also speak with Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett and Senator Marvin Blyden, Chair of the Senate Committee on Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications.
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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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