As your Senator, Carla Joseph supports revenue generation for the Territory through Entertainment, Recreational and 

Sports Tourism.  Senator Joseph along with her colleagues sponsored Act No. 8702 which establishes the George E. 

Goodwin Cricket Field in Estate Nazareth and supported Act No. 8578 to fund the development of the Goodwin Cricket 

Field to host local and regional cricket tournaments in the Territory.

Senator Joseph has pending legislation Bill No. 35-0005 to prohibit discrimination based on a tenant's legitimate income 

source in the Virgin Islands.  Purchasing a home is a significant investment. Securing people's investment in a place to call 

home is vitally important.  The senator also has pending legislation granting authorization to the Department of Licensing 

and Consumer Affairs to ensure residents safety and peace in areas where bars and restaurants exits. 

Senator Carla J. Joseph has been actively involved in advocating for veterans’ services, particularly focusing on medical 

travel and burial reimbursements.  To ensure that veterans have adequate support through the Office of Veterans Affairs, 

Senator Joseph sponsored an amendment in Act 8722 to ensure monies received by the Office of Veterans Affairs for 

medical and burial expenses remain available in each budget cycle until expended.

Senator Joseph supports and will continue to push WAPA to move towards renewable energy sources such as wind and 

solar power.  Act 8731 sponsored by Sen. Carla Joseph and a majority of her legislative colleagues, now directs the 

Inspector General to conduct an audit of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, which has not had a Financial 

Audit since 2020. 

Working to meet the critical needs of our senior population, Senator Joseph supported the passage of Bill No. 35-0380 to 

purchase SeaView Nursing Facility.  Senator Joseph also has pending legislation to protect senior citizens from abuse and 

ensure quality care at senior nursing facilities in our territory.

Senator Joseph continues to champion legislative funding to support community organizations such as the Little League 

of the Virgin Islands, Massey Soccer Association, the Boys and Girls Club, Y-Teens VI Inc. and the Marine Vocational 

Program. Giving students opportunities provides them with the exposure to build life skills, experience, and character 

–key components in their tool kit required to be successful in pursuing educational advancement and career paths with 

passion. 

Our local Kids Count report highlighted that a significant amount of our single parent family homes have children living in 

poverty.  Act 8830 sponsored by 

Senator Joseph and her colleagues now ensures that non-custodial parents who have been withholding submitting financial 

information be assessed a monthly default payment in the amount of $1,000 for 

the first child and $150 for each additional

 child.  The Department of Justice Division of Paternity and Child Support 

stated this legislation was the most meaningful child support legislation passed in decades.

Senator Joseph continues to be a catalyst for positive change, bringing government, public, and private entities together. 

Senator Joseph with the support of her colleagues passed an amendment included in Act No. 8701 directing the 

Executive Branch to develop a plan to collect delinquent taxes as well as resolve bad checks received by the government 

by December 31, 2024.