Puerto Ricans were drafted into the US Army during World War I. Under the Jones Act (named after the senator who proposed the bill), which the US Congress adopted in 1917, a bicameral legislature was established in Puerto Rico, but the laws it passed could be vetoed by the governor of ...
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in a Tuesday morning interview said the island needs additional help in recovery efforts for Hurricane Maria, urging Congress to pass an aid package to aid in the relief.
Puerto Rico (ˈpwɜːtəʊ ˈriːkəʊ; ˈpwɛə-) n (Placename) an autonomous commonwealth (in association with the US) occupying the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean: one of the most densely populated areas in the world; ceded by Sp...
The Coalition for Food Insecurity Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Retailers Association (ACDET, in Spanish), and the Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution (MIDA, in Spanish) applauded U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic c
The article reports on the impact of the debt warning issued by Puerto Rican Governor Alejandro García Padilla and the response of the U.S. Congress and the White House.CORKERYMICHAELWILLIAMSWALSHMARYHarrisGardinerNew York Times
“We will go before international forums to defend the argument of the importance of Puerto Rico being the first Hispanic state in the United States,” Rossello said. An unincorporated US territory under American control since 1898, Puerto Rico lacks sovereign powers — an urgent problem as it ...
Puerto Rico's governor says he's chosen former Congress representative Pedro Pierluisi as the U.S. territory's secretary of state. That post would put Pierluisi in line to be governor when Rosselló steps down this week — but he's unlikely to be approved by legislators. In this Sept. ...
In 1952, Congress granted Puerto Rico commonwealth status, which allowed the island to elect its own governor. Since that timefive referenda(in 1967, 1993, 1998, 2012, and 2017) have been held to allow Puerto Ricans to vote on the island's status, with the most popular options being to ...
Under Commonwealth status, Puerto Rico continued to be an “unincorporated territory” that “belonged to but was not a part of the United States.” The US Congress and president could unilaterally dictate policy relating to defense, international relations, foreign trade, and investment. Congress co...
National holiday: US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952) Constitution: ratified 3 March 1952, approved by United States Congress 3 July 1952, effective 25 July 1952 Legal system: based on Spanish civil code and within the United States Federal sys...