#TBT: August 1, 2024
On August 1, 1950, President Harry Truman signed the Organic Act of Guam, redesignating the island as a United States unincorporated territory, establishing some measure of self-governance, and transferring jurisdiction from the US Navy to the US Department of the...
Missile system, testing, and lack of transparency alarm Guamanians
Concerns over missile defense systems and testing on Guam are growing, with territory officials seeking more information from the United States Department of Defense’s Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Growing tensions between the United States and China have resulted in...
Puerto Rico Electrical Power Authority faces further court battles over bankruptcy
The Puerto Rico Electrical Power Authority (PREPA) is currently in bankruptcy proceedings over its existing debt, continuing federal court battles since the agency declared bankruptcy in 2017 over disagreements regarding the amount of money PREPA owes to its...
Center for Election Science reveals new look to push for a new democracy
The Center for Election Science, the national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing approval voting reforms throughout the US, revealed a new brand identity and website recently to push for a new democracy. The refresh was described as...
Governor Bryan leads push for affordable homeownership in the US Virgin Islands
Following a push by Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D), the United States Virgin Islands government recently announced advancements under the VI Slice Moderate-Income Homeownership Program. This initiative was described as underscoring the Bryan-Roach Administration's...
Google Trends in the US territories: June 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 personally...
#TBT: July 15, 1898
On July 25, 1898, 16,000 US troops led by General Nelson Miles invaded Puerto Rico at Guánica, asserting that they were liberating the inhabitants from Spanish colonial rule, which had recently granted the islands’ government limited autonomy.
Guam in danger of losing federal funding, owing FEMA
The Guam Office of the Public Auditor (OPA) announced that the Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense (GHS/OCD) may owe over $34 million in misused federal funding to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and may owe the territory’s general fund over...
US Department of Justice responds to call to condemn Insular Cases
In April, 43 members of the United States Congress signed a letter for the US Department of Justice regarding the Insular Cases. This initiative was co-led by Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D) of the US Virgin Islands in response to the Department of Justice criticizing...
#TBT: July 18, 2024
On July 18, 1947, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, now the Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, and the Northern Mariana Islands, entered UN trusteeship per Security Council Resolution 21, under administration by the United States until...
