citizens to vote in the presidential and congressional elections in the U.S. U.S. President Barack Obama swore to resolve Puerto Rico's status during his term and expanded the role of the White House Task Force to include economic and other issues.MarinoJohnCaribbean Business...
Puerto Rico's governor is pushing ahead with his top campaign promise of trying to convert the U.S. territory into a state, holding a Sunday referendum to let voters send a message to Congress.
SAN JUAN (CBSMiami) – Amid days of protests in Puerto Rico and around the world, a judge issued search warrants on Tuesday for the phones of the government officials who are believed to have been involved in an online chat that ignited political crisis and public uproar in th...
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He says Puerto Rico has historically suffered a "political culture of anti-independence. We are not supposed to exist… a history of persecution, prosecution, marginalization, imprisonment and political assassinations," which he says explains the fear that so many Puerto Ricans express about the pos...
Bad Bunny has been outspoken about social and political issues in Puerto Rico, but many wondered if he planned to take a definitive stance this election year. He was ever-present during the 2019 protests, but would he show up now? In September, he released “Una Velita,” a powerful and...
or U.S. House delegate. Puerto Rico’s political status has long been a thorny issue due to the ambiguities of its pseudo-colonial territory status. For the 76 years the current political system has been in place, the main political divide on the island was whether to seek statehood o...
Rangel highlighted what the Biden administration has done for Puerto Rico, like the federal task force that manages issues on the island, and considered how Harris will continue to do so. “Kamala Harris presents a government program that promises progress and well-being...
Puerto Rico began by counting mostly direct deaths, with some indirect ones. Then it stopped updating its toll entirely while it waits for the George Washington University study, due later this summer. The death count has had political implications. Visiting Puerto Rico on Oct. 3, two weeks af...
“I remember that when our families lacked clean water and electricity, Trump threw paper towels and called Puerto Rico ‘dirty’ and ‘poor.’ But I was not surprised,” Anthony says in the ad, which is titled “Recuerdo.” “This election goes way beyond politica...