#TBT: October 31, 2024
Aifili Paulo Lauvao served as American Samoa's delegate-at-large from 1957 to 1979. He was never formally recognized by the US House of Representatives, despite the territory being granted representation on October 31, 1978; meaning he served in a twilight zone.
Words to wrongs: The negative Trump effect on Puerto Rico
"There's a lot going on. I don't know if you know this, but there's literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it's called Puerto Rico." -Tony Hinchcliffe Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe began Donald Trump's Sunday night rally at...
US Virgin Islands Department of Health’s Epidemiology Division establishes Dengue Hotline as cases rise
The United States Virgin Islands Department of Health’s Epidemiology Division has launched a Dengue Hotline to provide residents with information on protecting against and preventing transmission of dengue, as cases continue to rise across the territory. The hotline...
The October surprise is Puerto Rico
At approximately 1:00 pm EDT, the Kamala Harris campaign posted a video outlining the Vice President's plan for Puerto Rico, should she be elected as the next President of the United States. X hours later, at a rally for Republican candidate and former President...
University of Guam to host 2024 Senatorial forum for Guam Legislature candidates
The University of Guam’s Political Science Student Association (PSSA) is set to host the 2024 Senatorial Forum, a public event bringing together candidates running for the Guam Legislature. Scheduled to take place from October 28 to 30, the forum will run each evening...
#TBT: October 24, 2024
On October 24, 1867, the Danish government ratified a treaty that would sell the islands of St. Thomas and St. John, now part of the US Virgin Islands, to the US government for 7,500,000 dollars in gold.
Universal health care may drive the vote in Puerto Rico
Written by Camille Padilla Dalmau This article originally appeared in Harvard Public Health magazine. Subscribe to their newsletter. An alliance between two political parties in Puerto Rico is challenging politics as usual with a progressive touchstone: establishing a...
The Northern Mariana Islands teeter on the edge of electric state of emergency
An array of interwoven debts between utility companies and the territorial government, an aging power generation grid, and a broad budget squeeze across departments have brought the Northern Mariana Islands to the precipice of a territory-wide power failure. For the...
The October 2024 Elections Territorial Poll
Pasquines is announcing the last of its 2024 polls, open starting today to all residents of the United States unincorporated territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The questions in the poll...
US House committee moves to curtail drug usage and transport in the Caribbean
On September 18, the United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability passed the Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act (HR 920), originally proposed by Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (NPP, R) of Puerto Rico and Delegate Stacey...
