Category: Context of islands
Google Trends in the Territories: February 2023
Welcome back to our monthly series examining the top Google Trends in Puerto Rico, Guam, the...
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Google Trends in the Territories: January 2023
Welcome to our new monthly series called Google Trends in the Territories, highlighting the top...
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Blood donations are now more LGBTQ inclusive. How will that affect the US territories?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a new proposal to conduct individual...
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A walk with invasive species
In my brief time as an editorial intern for Pasquines in Washington, DC, I spent most of my days...
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The history of Puerto Rico status legislation in Congress
On December 15, 2022, the House of Representatives passed the Puerto Rico Status Act by a vote of...
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Puerto Rico’s gender violence problem, in context
In January 2021, Governor Pedro Pierluisi (NPP, D) of Puerto Rico declared a state of emergency to...
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US Virgin Islands Governor Bryan signs adult-use cannabis legislation into law
On Wednesday, January 18, 2023, US Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D) signed into law...
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What Biden’s recent climate plans mean for the US territories
On November 22, the Biden-Harris Administration released version 1.0 of the Climate and Economic...
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Coconut Colonialism: Mediators
According to a famous Samoan proverb, the pathway to leadership is through service (ʻO le ala i le...
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2022 in the United States territories, in context
Another year has gone by and at Pasquines, 2022 has been one of tremendous growth and...
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Coconut Colonialism: Builders
When Samoa came under formal German and American control in 1900, the world around the islands was...
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Puerto Rico Status Act approved by the US House of Representatives
In a bipartisan vote of 233 yeas to 191 nays, the United State House of Representatives has...
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