Less than 24 hours after being sworn in, Puerto Rico's new Representative in Congress filed a Bill that would make the Island the 51st State by 2025.
The case for Statehood, formerly a poli… Read More
Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post.
The Voters of Puerto Rico will vote on Sunday, June 11, 2017, whether to seek Statehood, or whether Puerto Rico should have a m… Read More
It is very obvious that our federal government was just not ready for a disaster of this magnitude, where everything (power, water, roads, communications, entire towns/cities) are destroyed… Read More
"Puerto Ricans who lost everything begin rebuilding as they wait for aid" PBS NewsHour 10/2/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: The road to recovery in Puerto Rico will be long and daunting, as electr… Read More
Reminder, the U.S. has never been it a situation where entire infrastructures have been decimated AND the 'state' being isolated, having no neighbors to help."Puerto Ricans still don't have… Read More
It's likely that New York will lose One of its 27 Congressional Seats in the 2022 Reapportionment because its small growth in Population hasn't kept pace with the Nation as a whole. Accordin… Read More
We should be ashamed that after 4 months our fellow citizens are still wanting."Traumatized Puerto Ricans see uncertain, insecure future" PBS NewsHour 1/11/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: It&rsquo… Read More
"Hurricane season is coming and Puerto Rico still has a big power problem" PBS NewsHour 4/19/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: Seven months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and its power… Read More
REMINDER: Puerto Rico is an American Territory and Puerto Ricans are citizens of the United States. The Puerto Rican flag is the equivalent of a state flag."Amid new hurricane se… Read More
Nearly a year ago, Hurricane Maria plowed through the Island of Puerto Rico causing $139 billion in damage and killing over 1,400 people. In the storm’s aftermath, it is estimated that… Read More
"Shields and Brooks on Paul Manafort’s guilty plea, Trump’s Hurricane Maria denial" PBS NewsHour 9/14/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Tim… Read More
"Who will be Florida’s next governor and senator? Candidates face the final sprint" PBS NewsHour 10/29/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: Florida’s governor’s race is one of t… Read More
Why the battle? Because in Trump World Puerto Ricans are still seen as brown-skin foreigners, when in fact they are United States citizens for 120 years."Why federal aid for struggling… Read More
Puerto Rico partially Suspended Primary Voting on Sunday, August 9th, over a Lack of Ballots, according to Officials.
The Elections Commission said Primaries for Voting Centers that had Not… Read More
When writing about a country such as Costa Rica, the task will not be easy at all. Many things you need to include, many such incredible activities you need to mention, and to be honest, oth… Read More
The Department of Energy (DOE) will provide $450 million to install rooftop solar and battery back-up systems on the homes of vulnerable residents in Puerto Rico. The funding is part of the… Read More