Archbishop: Congress Should Allow Puerto Rico To Declare Bankruptcy.My people need a jubileeNievesRobertoGonzálezTime.com
Puerto Rico's heavy public-sector debt burden is the unintended consequence of a series of policy decisions extending back to the US takeover of the island in 1898. Rather than placing Puerto Rico on a path to statehood, Congress imposed... MD Joffe,J Martinez - 《Social Science Electronic...
Puerto Rico Tells Congress Help Needed on Debt ReliefOfficials want lawmakers to help them bind holdout creditors to arestructuring plan that would...Walsh, Mary Williams
Puerto Rico Utility Completes Restoration 10 Months After Maria More Reuters FILE PHOTO - A resident of La Chorrera neighbourhood tries to fix an electrical grid as the island's fragile power system is still reeling from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria eight months ago, in Ut...
A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her 4-month-old son inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested in Puerto Rico, officials said. Nov 25, 2024 Offensive comments in Trump, Harris race Offensive comments made in the last days before the Nov. 5 election are shadowing...
Puerto Rico - Economy, Tourism, Manufacturing: Puerto Rico’s economy, now based on services and manufacturing, was dominated by agriculture until the mid-20th century. Under Spanish colonial rule the island was largely neglected because of its limited m
The Fourteenth Amendment reads, in part, that no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.
HR 1522 calls for Congress to respond to the November 2020 referendum in which over 52% of Puerto Rico voters chose statehood. In this bill, Congress recognizes the local vote and accepts the will of the people of Puerto Rico to transition to statehood if the option again wins a majority...
To many Puerto Rican officials and disaster experts, Trump’s public comments about Puerto Rico, a territory with no voting representation in Congress, exacerbated the challenges it faces with the federal bureaucracy due to its political status. “There is certainly a different treatment and many of...
Trump wrote that it will be up to Congress to decide how much to spend on relief and rebuilding efforts, warning that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the military and the first responders cannot be kept there forever.