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Puerto Rico is not an island
Puerto Rico is not an island This United States unincorporated territory home to 3.3 million...
Read MoreUS House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Hearing on Puerto Rico
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Read MoreU.S. Virgin Islands struggles to manage territorial deficit and debt in the face of Fitch downgrade
In the fall of 2013, the Virgin Islands Daily News reported that Fitch Ratings downgraded “…its ratings of V.I. Matching Fund Bonds issued by the V.I. Public Finance Authority.” Senior line revenue bonds were downgraded...
Read MoreWhite House Plebiscite Proposal survives budget negotiations, passes House
In a reversal of fortunes for the proposal of the White House for another Puerto Rico status plebiscite, the language in the bill that funds the Department of Justice has survived the negotiations between Congressional...
Read MoreThe US will never accept the ‘enhanced commonwealth’
As the status wars heat up with recent moves by Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla, Pasquines came across an interesting piece of recent history that provides great insight into Congress’ perspective when it comes to the...
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