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WTJX NEWSFEED: September 29, 2026

Pictured: Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission Executive Director Melissa Smith testifies before the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs and Consumer Protection during Monday’s hearing on the commission’s response to findings from an Inspector General audit.
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Pictured: Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission Executive Director Melissa Smith testifies before the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs and Consumer Protection during Monday’s hearing on the commission’s response to findings from an Inspector General audit.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Months after an Inspector General audit exposed longstanding problems at the Taxicab Commission, lawmakers pressed Executive Director Melissa Smith for answers on unresolved medallions, questionable licenses and limited enforcement.

A St. Thomas teacher is facing child abuse and assault charges stemming from a 2024 classroom incident that allegedly left a Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School student with a ruptured eardrum and hearing loss.

Democratic Primary candidates who did not advance to the General Election have until Wednesday to remove campaign signs from public areas before Public Works begins removing them and charging $150 per sign for retrieval.

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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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