HHS creates a Puerto Rico social worker Pipeline
The White House, several federal agencies, and the government of Puerto Rico met on December 6, 2022, in an Economic Dialogue designed to align key priorities and commitments for the economic advancement of the Island. The Department of Health and Human Services...
Context of perception
This is the first in a series of articles examining the United States and its relationship with the territories, marking a decade after Pasquines' founding. Cays, islands, archipelagos. Up until the late fifteenth century, the existence of the places we know now as...
US ships generators to Puerto Rico, aiding with power outages
Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierlusi (NPP, R) announced on Friday, March 17, that the United States government shipped three mega generators to the territory. This is part of an effort to stabilize the electric grid amid continuing power outages and vulnerability to...
Marine life faces mass extinction in the Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean, the largest and deepest ocean, is teeming with marine life. Not since an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs has life in this vital ecosystem been under threat of mass extinction. With accelerating climate change and warming waters, there is a growing...
US Virgin Islands Government House clarifies status of cannabis use in the territory
On January 18, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D) signed into law the Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act, Act 8680, which allows for the legal use of cannabis for medicinal, sacramental, and adult purposes and also regulates the production, distribution, sale, and use of...
#TBT: March 23, 2023
On March 6, 1521, Portuguese Explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived in #Guam while circumnavigating the globe, making the first European contact with the Mariana Islands. Humåtak Bay is traditionally cited as the location of his landing, believed to have happened on this...
A look into the Puerto Rico zoo closure
On February 28, it was announced that the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, would be closing permanently in light of suspected animal negligence in order to initiate investigations. Allegations had been present for many years, with activists calling for...
Puerto Rico, USVI look to Washington to stop narcotics trafficking
Resident Commissioner Jennifer González-Colón (NPP, R) of Puerto Rico and Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D) of the US Virgin Islands introduced the Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act in the House of Representatives in February with the hope of reducing...
US Virgin Islands Governor nominates Ariel Smith for attorney general
On March 20, 2023, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D) sent down to the 35th Legislature his nomination of Ariel K. Smith for the position of United States Virgin Islands Attorney General. The nomination comes after Bryan terminated former Attorney General Denise George...
37th Guam Legislature Emergency Session – March 20, 2023
