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WTJX NEWSFEED: November 9, 2026

Pictured: David Whitaker (right), accompanied by his attorney, David Cattie, arrives at the Ron De Lugo Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on St. Thomas on the day of his sentencing in June 2026.
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Pictured: David Whitaker (right), accompanied by his attorney, David Cattie, arrives at the Ron De Lugo Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on St. Thomas on the day of his sentencing in June 2026.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A federal judge has postponed David Whitaker's prison surrender date until July 2027 to accommodate medical treatment and surgery, while requiring periodic updates on his recovery before he begins serving his 22-month sentence.

Governor-elect Stacey Plaskett faces questions about whether individuals convicted of public corruption should be eligible for government employment as she announces plans to introduce ethics reforms upon taking office and announces plans to travel to mainland cities to encourage Virgin Islanders to return home.

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. projects that rotational power outages on St. Thomas and St. John could end within approximately two weeks as repairs progress, while maintaining that an emergency declaration would not speed up the process.

Listen to these stories and more.

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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