#TBT: October 17, 2024
Picture of the damage caused by the October 11, 1918 earthquake to the "La Habanera de Infanzón y Rodríguez" factory in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It had an approximate magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter scale, and along with a tsunami, caused approximately 156 deaths.
US Department of Energy announces $860 million in loans for solar farms in Puerto Rico
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda, the United States Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO), announced a $861.3 million loan guarantee to finance the construction of two solar photovoltaic (PV) farms...
Google Trends in the US territories: September 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...
Governor Bryan convenes first Commission on Aging meeting, strengthening advocacy for seniors in the US Virgin Islands
In what was described as a significant step toward bolstering support and resources for the territory’s aging population, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D) convened the first meeting of the United States Virgin Islands Commission on Aging on October 9, led by Government...
Latino voters are a growing force in Pennsylvania’s old industrial towns − and they could provide Harris or Trump with their margin of victory
By A. K. Sandoval-Strausz, Penn State After Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for president in early September 2024, posting a message to her 284 million fans on Instagram, some Democratic strategists suggested that an endorsement from Puerto Rican recording artist...
#TBT: October 10, 2024
Typhoon Bolaven was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone that struck the Northern Mariana Islands on October 10, 2023. Bolaven also impacted Micronesia, bringing scattered floods and downing trees as it passed through.
US Virgin Islands/Puerto Rico Friendship Day events kick off celebrations
On January 20, 1964, the United States Virgin Islands Legislature approved Bill 2019 Act 1075 designating the Virgin Islands/Puerto Rico Friendship Day (VI/PR Friendship Day). The bill celebrates the long and happy association between the people of the US Virgin...
Guam Environmental Protection Agency demands US Air Force revise open burn, open detonation policies
The practice of Open Burn (OB) and Open Detonation (OD) on the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam has received federal backlash in recent months. On August 6, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Guam Environmental Protection Agency (GEPA) sent...
#TBT: October 3, 2024
In this photo taken October 2, 2009, volunteers in the village of Leone, American Samoa begin clearing debris following the earthquakes and tsunami that happened on September 29, 2009.
United States Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation funding extended through 2026
United States Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D) announced Friday that President Joe Biden (D) signed into law HR 9747, the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act 2025,” which extends federal funding of the National Park Service’s Historic...
