Senator Clifford A. Joseph, Sr.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the dedicated mothers and mother figures in the Virgin Islands. Your love and support raises us up and keeps us going forward. 💕

Today, and every day, we celebrate nurses for their hard work, compassion, and dedication to their patients.

Happy Earth Day! 🌍
Today is a reminder that even small actions can make a big difference!

🇻🇮 Happy Virgin Islands History Month!

🇻🇮 Today, we are celebrating the legacy of the Ten Sleepless Knights.

🇻🇮 The Ten Sleepless Knights was formed by a group of friends in 1970, led by flautist Stanley Jacobs.

🇻🇮 The Ten Sleepless Knights work to keep our culture alive through traditional music and dance workshops.

🇻🇮 TSK are known as the leading conservators of quelbe music today. Though it was stigmatized for decades, quelbe was recognized in 2003 as the official traditional music of the Virgin Islands.

🇻🇮 TSK's repertoire of quelbe songs, jigs, waltzes, quadrilles, schottisches, and merengue made them a Crucian favorite, known for their annual Christmas serenades and the Ten Sleepless Knights Folklife Festival.

🇻🇮 Happy Virgin Islands History Month!

🇻🇮 Today, we are celebrating the legacy of Maria Cabret.

🇻🇮 Maria Cabret was born in Frederiksted, St. Croix.

🇻🇮 Cabret graduated from law school in 1978, and began her career working as a law clerk for the Honorable Raymond L. Finch. She worked for Legal Services and the Territorial Public Defender, serving the indigent people of the community. She later went into public practice.

🇻🇮 In 1987, Cabret was sworn in as Judge of the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands. She was the second woman and first person of Puerto Rican descent to serve on that court.

🇻🇮 In 2000, Judge Cabret once again made history as the first woman, first Crucian, and first woman of Puerto Rican descent to be elevated to the position of Presiding Judge of the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands.

🇻🇮 Happy Virgin Islands History Month!

🇻🇮 Today, we are celebrating the legacy of Ianthe Blyden.

🇻🇮 Ianthe Amelia Blyden was born April 14, 1889 on St. John, then Danish West Indies.

🇻🇮 Blyden began working as a nurse in 1916. She became a nurse-anesthetist, worked in the pharmacy and laboratory as an assistant, and a midwife, as needed.

🇻🇮 In 1932, during the malaria epidemic, she was appointed head nurse, becoming the first native-born islander to hold that position. Throughout her career, she was made chief nurse, nursing supervisor, and finally, director of nurses.

🇻🇮 Nurse Blyden retired in 1969, after serving 53 years in nursing.

🇻🇮 Happy Virgin Islands History Month!

🇻🇮 Today, we are celebrating the legacy of Ingeborg Nesbitt.

🇻🇮 Ingeborg Hyacinth Nesbitt was born November 25, 1903.

🇻🇮 Nesbitt began as a pupil-nurse in 1919 and worked her way up through many positions, including graduate nurse, Acting Director of Nurses Training, Superintendent of Nurses, and then Director of Nurses. In 1957, she was appointed Director of Nursing Services, St. Croix.

🇻🇮 Nesbitt worked for 43 years, providing health care for the people of the V.I. She was described as a dedicated Nurse and a devoted public servant.

🇻🇮 Happy Virgin Islands History Month!

🇻🇮 Today, we are celebrating the legacy of Eileen Petersen.

🇻🇮 Eileen Ramona Petersen was born on St. Croix on April 18, 1937.

🇻🇮 Petersen taught English at Christiansted High School before she was admitted to practice law in 1967. She then accepted the position of an Assistant Attorney General for the Virgin Islands.

🇻🇮 In 1971, Petersen became the first woman appointed to serve as a judge in the Virgin Islands.

🇻🇮 An ardent advocate for children's rights, Judge Petersen lobbied for the selection of the V.I. for a project designed to assist troubled teenage girls.

🇻🇮 In 1996, Judge Petersen was appointed to be the first chairperson of the V.I. Casino Control Commission. In 2018, the commission offices building was named in her honor.

🇻🇮 Happy Virgin Islands History Month!

🇻🇮 Today, we are celebrating the legacy of Frits E. Lawaetz.

🇻🇮 Frits Lawaetz was born October 5, 1907 in his family's home. The home is now the Lawaetz Museum in Estate Little La Grange, Frederiksted.

🇻🇮 Lawaetz contributed to the development and breeding of the Senepol cattle, and trademarked the Senepol name in 1954. In 1964, Frits and his sons formed Annaly Farms and managed a herd of 1500 Senepol cattle.

🇻🇮 His popularity as a farmer and cattle breeder led to his being the top vote getter in the election of members for the first Legislature of the V.I.

🇻🇮 The 14th Legislature renamed the Lagoon Street Homes the "Frits Eduard Lawaetz Homes" in his honor. The 26th Legislature named the conference room on St. Croix in his honor.