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US Virgin Islands Republican Presidential Caucus Result: Donald Trump wins
Donald Trump has won the US Virgin Islands Republican Presidential Caucus with 73.98% of the vote, gaining all 4 delegates from the territory.
US Virgin Islands Republican Party prepares for February 8 caucus
After the Republican Primary in New Hampshire, Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, the remaining Republican nominee candidates, will continue to the US Virgin Islands Caucus on February 8. This caucus will give the islands' citizens a direct vote in the 2024 presidential...
New Progressive Party sees first candidates for resident commissioner seat
As Jenniffer González-Colón (R), Puerto Rico’s current Resident Commissioner, is running for the gubernatorial nomination for the New Progressive Party (PNP), there is now an open seat for the 2024 elections. González-Colón has also become the first...
NPP to see a contentious Resident Commissioner primary
With Resident Commissioner Jennifer González-Colón (NPP, R) of Puerto Rico running for governor in 2024, the New Progressive Party (NPP) will see a contentious primary race to succeed her. The Popular Democratic Party (PDP) has already backed Pablo José Hernández...
#TBT: December 14, 2023
On December 14, 1916, a referendum was held in Denmark on the sale of the Danish West Indian Islands, now the US Virgin Islands, to the United States, which resulted in 283,670 votes in favor and 158,157 against. Residents of the islands were not allowed to vote on...
Puerto Rico New Progressive Party gubernatorial nomination race heats up
The New Progressive Party gubernatorial nomination race in Puerto Rico has begun to heat between Pedro Pierluisi (D) and Jenniffer González-Colón (R). The Office of the Electoral Comptroller (OCE) wanted governor candidates to be in "strict compliance" with...
Candidates vie for open Puerto Rico resident commissioner seat in 2024
With Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (NPP, R) running for Governor of Puerto Rico in 2024, candidates in the New Progressive Party (NPP) and Popular Democratic Party (PDP) are gearing up to run for the open seat. While the PDP seems poised to select...
Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon to challenge Pedro Pierluisi for New Progressive Party gubernatorial nomination
Puerto Rico's current Resident Commissioner, Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon (R), will challenge the current Governor, Pedro Pierluisi (D). Since both candidates are a part of the New Progressive Party (NPP), they will face off in the primaries next year. Gonzalez-Colon...
It’s time for Americans to take a stand on Puerto Rico’s status
By Alberto C. Medina This year marks the 125th anniversary of the US invasion of Puerto Rico. Since 1898, the island has existed in a political limbo: neither a state of the union nor a sovereign nation. To this day, Puerto Ricans remain, essentially, colonial...
Puerto Rican Independence Party insists on electoral alliance with the Citizens’ Victory Movement
Following the determination of the Appellate Court of Puerto Rico to maintain the prohibition on coalition candidacies, the Secretary-General of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP), Juan Dalmau Ramírez, issued the following statements: "Regardless of the...