#TBT: September 12, 2024
The Capitol of Puerto Rico is shown under construction on September 12, 1925. The oceanfront, neoclassical Beaux-Arts-style, entirely white marble-covered seat of the Legislative Assembly was constructed between 1921 and 1929 to resemble the ancient Roman Pantheon in...
US Department of Justice includes formal policy rejecting Insular Cases in its Justice Manual
In May, the United States Department of Justice took historic action in a letter to Congress in which it committed to “not rely on or seek to extend the doctrine of territorial incorporation established by the Insular Cases.” Now, the Department has issued formal...
Extinct in the wild Sihek arrive at new home on Palmyra Atoll
By Jordan Akiyama The United States Fish and Wildlife Service and its Sihek Recovery Program partners transported nine extinct in the wild sihek (Guam kingfisher) to The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) preserve and research station on Cooper Island at Palmyra Atoll on...
Airline issues threaten Northern Mariana Islands
In July, following financial disputes over debt and unpaid fees, Star Marianas Air announced it would likely be ceasing operations between Tinian and Rota, two of the Northern Mariana Islands. According to the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Port Authority...
#TBT: September 5, 2024
Kagman Elementary School, located in the village of Kagman III on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, opened for students on September 5, 2000, with an enrollment of 680 students in Kindergarten through grade six.
#TBT: August 29, 2024
On August 29, 2022, American Samoa's sixth Constitutional Convention began as 129 Delegates gathered in Pago Pago. Each district was represented by a mixture of elected officials, village council members, and members of the general community.
Google Trends in the US territories: July 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...
Puerto Rico’s appliance reimbursement law in limbo amid Oversight Board concerns
The Puerto Rican government has recently introduced a bill that will allow Puerto Ricans to be reimbursed for appliances that may have been destroyed during power outages. The bill would require the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), LUMA Energy, a private...
US Virgin Islands hosts inaugural Medicaid Territories Summit
The United States Virgin Islands Department of Human Services recently hosted the inaugural US Territories Medicaid Enterprise Systems Summit from August 19-21, 2024. This groundbreaking three-day event, held at the Westin Beach Resort at Frenchman’s Reef, brought...
American Samoa sets a new precedent as it seeks autonomy over constitutional changes
Last year, Delegate Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R) of American Samoa, proposed resolution HR 6062, a bill that would give American Samoa autonomy over the management of its amendments to its territorial constitution. After a series of revisions, the bill passed the...
