#TBT: April 18, 2024
Pedro "Teno" Pangelinan Tenorio, born on April 18, 1934, was the second and fifth elected Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. With 12 years in office, Tenorio is the longest-serving Governor in the territory's history.
Members of Congress and civil rights groups call on US Department of Justice to denounce Insular Cases
A bipartisan group of 43 House and Senate leaders is calling on the United States Department of Justice to condemn and cease its reliance on the Insular Cases, a series of racist US Supreme Court decisions that broke from prior precedent to justify colonial governance...
Google Trends in the US territories: March 2024
Welcome back to our monthly series examining the top Google Trends in Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Trends data is an unbiased sample of Google search data. It’s anonymized (no one is...
Strength in numbers: How federal agencies are combatting dengue in Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDH) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are working to combat an outbreak of dengue fever in Puerto Rico. Recently, health officials on the islands have observed a stark rise in dengue cases, with the...
This US state is not covered by the NATO treaty. Some experts say that needs to change
File this under fun facts about the territories: CNN publishes a piece about how, because of its geographic location and the history of the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the state of Hawaii, and also all United States unincorporated territories,...
#TBT: April 11, 2024
Mike Pence was the third sitting US vice president to visit American Samoa when he made a stopover in Pago Pago on April 24, 2017. He remained at the airport, where he addressed 200 soldiers during his refueling stop.
Federal funding at center of Puerto Rico House Treasury Committee hearing
The Puerto Rico House Treasury Committee recently heard details involving the Puerto Rico Department of Housing’s budget for the year. The 2024-2025 proposed budget totalled $3.3 billion, an increase from $1.9 billion, which was approved for 2024. William Rodríguez...
Trilateral leaders summit draws calls for territorial visa reform
On April 11, President Joe Biden (D) will meet Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan, and Ferdinand Marcos Jr, president of the Philippines, in a trilateral leaders summit. Their talks will center on a joint response to Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific but...
Federally-backed dredging of San Juan Bay begins
Dredging of the San Juan harbor began in early April, expanding Puerto Rico’s largest seaport. The project, which totals $62 million, is a joint effort by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority, which allocated around $17 million, and the United States Army Corps of...
Colorado State University researchers predicting well above-average 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting an extremely active Atlantic hurricane season in their initial 2024 forecast. The team cites record warm tropical and eastern subtropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures as a primary factor for their...
