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WTJX NEWSFEED: August 7, 2026

Pictured: Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett speaks during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Arthur A. Richards Pre-K through 8th grade School.
Source: Government House of the US Virgin Islands
Pictured: Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett speaks during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Arthur A. Richards Pre-K through 8th grade School.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett says President Donald Trump's executive orders signed Thursday regarding birthright citizenship do not apply to people born in the Virgin Islands, however, the orders do raise serious concerns regarding precedent.

Authorities cut the ribbon for the Arthur A. Richards Pre-K through 8th grade School — the territory's first newly constructed public school in more than three decades.

With classes set to begin Monday, we speak with Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance Executive Director Craig Benjamin, who says Virgin Islands public schools are 90% ready to welcome students while crews work through the weekend to complete maintenance and repair projects.

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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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