US Territories’ April 15-21, 2019 news week in tweets
Public Energy Policy Law of Puerto Rico targets 100% renewable energy by 2050 https://twitter.com/mzjacobson/status/1119728508438106112 Ricardo Rosselló, Governor of Puerto Rico, signed the Public Energy Policy Law of Puerto Rico, which targets...
What to do this week of April 21, 2019
127 weeks down, 80 weeks to the presidential election. The AoC Checklist features clear, well-researched actions for Americans who value democracy, equality, voting, and respect. To stay engaged through challenging times, we practice gratitude,...
US Virgin Islands could benefit from rift between Carnival Cruise Line and Antigua
Carnival Cruise Line’s slogan is fairly famous: Choose Fun. However, away from all the drinks consumed, shows attended, and all-around debauchery had aboard their cruise ships, Carnival is engaged in a not-so-fun war of words with the...
Guam’s political landscape doesn’t fall neatly into the Democrat-Republican binary
Guamanian politics don’t follow the same party lines as mainland America’s two major parties, despite those two parties being the dominant political parties on the island. The Guam Legislature currently has 10 Democrat members and 5 Republican...
Jussie Smollett and the distrust of law enforcement
News outlets in America have relentlessly covered the incident involving actor Jussie Smollett and the alleged hate crime that took place in Chicago since the incident occurred in late January. Initial news of the crime garnered support for...
What to do this week of April 14, 2019
126 weeks down, 81 weeks to the presidential election. The AoC Checklist features clear, well-researched actions for Americans who value democracy, equality, voting, and respect. To stay engaged through challenging times, we practice gratitude,...
Can Bitcoin save the economy of Puerto Rico?
In 2017, Hurricane Maria gave a massive blow to the already faltering Puerto Rican economy. According to a Harvard University study, the mortality rate in Puerto Rico rose by 62% after Hurricane Maria and there were 4,645 additional deaths in 2017 during...
Samoa’s cancellation of open skies agreement could affect travel to American Samoa
The United States Department of Transportation issued a notice on March 11 notifying the US carriers that hold blanket open-skies route authority of the exclusion of Samoa from the Department of Transportation’s list of Open Skies Agreement Currently Being...
The scandal surrounding the aid sent from Puerto Rico to Venezuela, in context
UN Secretary General Antionio Guterres says that humanitarian aid should never be used as a political pawn, but rather that the aid should be given out to those who would need it “...with the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality,...
Carmen Yulin Cruz announces run for Puerto Rico governor
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz (PDP) officially announced that she will run for Governor of Puerto Rico, challenging incumbent governor Ricardo Rosselló (NPP, D). The announcement took place on the Puerto Rican holiday of Emancipation Day, commemorating...