Oversight Board makes recommendations to University of Puerto Rico to address COVID-19 losses
The economy of Puerto Rico is currently in the midst of the long and arduous process of reopening. This, after a three-month lockdown that drastically limited economic activity in the territory. As Puerto Rico assesses the fallout from COVID-19, the sustainability of...
Federal hate crime charges filed for the first time in Puerto Rico amidst wave of anti-LGBTQ violence
For the first time ever, federal hate crime charges have been filed in Puerto Rico as a result of the murder of two transgender women in the coastal city of Humacao. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and federal prosecutors have taken over the investigation of...
With no COVID-19 cases, American Samoa struggles to bring home residents stuck in Samoa
As American Samoa begins to reopen following the coronavirus pandemic, the American Samoan Government is planning to repatriate all of the residents of the territory that are stuck on Samoa. However, there are many questions surrounding how these people will return...
US Territories’ June 29-July 5, 2020 news week in tweets
‘HAMILTON’ ISN’T JUST AN ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT — IT’S ALSO A MOMENT OF PUERTO RICAN PRIDE https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1279049617129209860 “Hamilton” and Puerto Rican pride go hand in hand. Born in New York to Puerto Rican parents, creator Lin-Manuel...
The past, present, and future for the economy of Guam amid the pandemic
Like other places across the globe, the economy in Guam has been heavily affected by the devastation to public health and financial stability during the coronavirus pandemic. However, the Guamanian economy is heavily dependent on tourism, and recent restrictions along...
Following Supreme Court decision, Puerto Rico Oversight Board free to continue debt restructuring process
In 2016, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) created the Financial Oversight and Management Board in an effort to restructure the territory’s debt. Natural disasters like Hurricane Maria and a series of earthquakes have left...
US Territories’ June 22-28, 2020 news week in tweets
PUERTO RICO LEFT OUT OF FEDERAL FUNDING FROM EDUCATION, INTERIOR https://twitter.com/pasquines_us/status/1276624022818533377 Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced (NPP, R) has issued a call to action on the health care sector to apply directly for more relief. US TO PROVIDE...
Puerto Rico left out of federal funding from Education, Interior
The United States Department of Education provided financial support to select territories and freely associated states’ education sectors in mid-May, but not to Puerto Rico. $172 million has been allocated for the purposes of stabilizing and maintaining both...
Puerto Rico has the lowest Census response rate in the US
As the US Census Bureau continues to send out questionnaires for the 2020 census, Puerto Rico is at a low for self-reporting responses. The bureau decided hand-delivering census questionnaires is the most effective way for the islands’ residents to respond. COVID-19...
US Virgin Islands Governor looks to cannabis to mitigate economic losses
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D) of the US Virgin Islands resubmitted an amended version of the Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act on Tuesday, May 19, arguing that tax revenues from marijuana sales could help mitigate some of the islands’ economic losses due to...