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WTJX NEWSFEED: October 20, 2026

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published October 20, 2026 at 7:04 PM AST

Pictured: File photo of Governor Albert Bryan Jr.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Governor Albert Bryan Jr. is proposing $250 million in new borrowing to address outstanding debts at the territory’s hospitals, WAPA, and Waste Management Authority.

Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, the insurer for Prestige Water Delivery, is seeking to avoid financial responsibility in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a water delivery truck crash that claimed the life of 6-year-old Alevia Ly'Niya Calvin.

WAPA’s governing board approved a $3.4 million emergency diesel purchase, just one day after lawmakers were informed that several critical backup generators remain out of full service, leaving St. Thomas and St. John vulnerable to further rotating outages.

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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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