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WTJX NEWSFEED: September 24, 2026

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published September 24, 2026 at 7:25 PM AST

Pictured: The Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital on St. Croix, where redevelopment officials say demolition is targeted to begin by the end of 2026 or during the first quarter of 2027.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The planned replacement for the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital is being reduced from eight stories to five, with demolition of the existing facility potentially beginning by the end of the year.

Paid parking at the government lot on Strand Street in St. Croix will resume October 1 with new rates, including a $10 maximum daily charge.

The Virgin Islands Children’s Museum is marking Give Like Dolly Day tomorrow by highlighting Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which has mailed more than 79,000 free books to young children across the territory since 2018.

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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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