International delegates unite in Guam for Operation Christmas Drop 2023 December 8, 2023 | Federal Government, Guam, Military |
US Virgin Islands cover 30% of electricity needs with six solar-plus-battery facilities December 6, 2023 | Bocaítos, United States Virgin Islands |
Challenges in achieving food sovereignty: Puerto Rico’s path to sustainability December 4, 2023 | Puerto Rico, Science and Environment |
Pacific territorial delegates help pass COFA renewals November 29, 2023 | American Samoa, Congress, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands |
Fight against femicide in Puerto Rico continues with a focus on economic violence November 21, 2023 | Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico New Progressive Party gubernatorial nomination race heats up November 15, 2023 | Elections, Puerto Rico |
US Virgin Islands homeless support organization names Dan A. Derima as Executive Director November 14, 2023 | Civic and Community Engagement, United States Virgin Islands |
Google Trends in the territories: October 2023 November 13, 2023 | Data, Google Trends in the Territories |
Puerto Rico Status Act introduced in the US Senate November 9, 2023 | Congress, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status |
Fishing restrictions threaten the tuna industry in American Samoa November 7, 2023 | American Samoa, Federal Government |
President Biden in support of Puerto Rico’s renewal November 6, 2023 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico |
USVI seeks emergency declaration for St. Croix water crisis November 1, 2023 | Federal Government, United States Virgin Islands |
Governor Pierluisi announces an investment of over $800 million for large-scale projects in aqueduct, electric utilities October 30, 2023 | Puerto Rico |
Candidates vie for open Puerto Rico resident commissioner seat in 2024 October 24, 2023 | Elections, Federal Government, Puerto Rico |
Biden-Harris administration announces tech hub in Puerto Rico October 23, 2023 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico, Science and Environment |
Two Puerto Ricans making their mark in science October 18, 2023 | Puerto Rico, Science and Environment |
The United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands sign three Compact of Free Association-related agreements October 17, 2023 | Federal Government |
Google Trends in the territories: September 2023 October 16, 2023 | Data, Google Trends in the Territories |
Northern Mariana Islands weathers Typhoon Bolaven October 13, 2023 | Northern Mariana Islands, Science and Environment |
High speed internet package comes to the Northern Mariana Islands October 11, 2023 | Federal Government, Northern Mariana Islands |
Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon to challenge Pedro Pierluisi for New Progressive Party gubernatorial nomination October 10, 2023 | Elections, Puerto Rico |
Limetree Bay Ventures faces legal trouble battling legal fees dispute, class action lawsuit October 9, 2023 | Courts, United States Virgin Islands |
Right to Democracy encourages applicants for youth art competition October 4, 2023 | Civic and Community Engagement |
US Virgin Islands Department of Justice reaches $75 million victim-supporting settlement with JPMorgan October 3, 2023 | United States Virgin Islands |
Guam’s stray dog crisis: Battling uncontrolled breeding and limited resources October 2, 2023 | Corrections, Guam, Science and Environment |
NOAA releases Marine Debris Emergency Response Guide for the Northern Mariana Islands September 27, 2023 | Civic and Community Engagement, Federal Government, Northern Mariana Islands, Science and Environment |
Northern Mariana Islands seek to manage reliance on Chinese tourism September 20, 2023 | Economy, Northern Mariana Islands |
American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam at the forefront of US-China tensions September 19, 2023 | American Samoa, Federal Government, Guam, Military, Northern Mariana Islands |
Google Trends in the territories: August 2023 September 18, 2023 | Data, Google Trends in the Territories |
It’s time for Americans to take a stand on Puerto Rico’s status September 15, 2023 | Elections, Opinion, Puerto Rico, Status |
Captive no more: Mundi’s journey to freedom and rehabilitation September 13, 2023 | Puerto Rico, Science and Environment |
Puerto Rico has been part of the US for 125 years, but its future remains contested September 12, 2023 | Puerto Rico, Status |
González-Colón, Thompson host Farm Bill listening session in Puerto Rico September 6, 2023 | Congress |
US Federal Appeals Court further restricts abortion access in Guam September 5, 2023 | Courts, Guam |
Puerto Rican Independence Party insists on electoral alliance with the Citizens’ Victory Movement September 4, 2023 | Courts, Elections, Puerto Rico |
A neverending crisis: Puerto Rico’s fight for safe water and air August 29, 2023 | Puerto Rico, Science and Environment |
Civic organizations call on President Biden to condemn the Insular Cases August 24, 2023 | Courts, Federal Government, Status |
Affirmative action ruling may obstruct US territories’ college applicants from renowned universities August 22, 2023 | Courts, Opinion |
Rising heat and extreme weather: Puerto Rico’s struggle amidst its hottest summer August 21, 2023 | Puerto Rico, Science and Environment |
US Virgin Islands’ Nigel Fields heading to work for the EPA August 16, 2023 | United States Virgin Islands |
Google Trends in the territories: July 2023 August 15, 2023 | Data, Google Trends in the Territories |
ID issues reduce US territorial citizens to foreigners August 14, 2023 | Federal Government, Headlines, Status |
US Virgin Islands Governor Bryan facing controversy over involvement in British Virgin Islands politics August 9, 2023 | Elections, United States Virgin Islands |
Popular Democratic Party’s Carlos Delgado Altieri announces he will run again for Puerto Rico governor August 9, 2023 | Elections, Puerto Rico |
USVI Governor Bryan announces human trafficking legislation following years of negligence August 8, 2023 | Courts, United States Virgin Islands |
Lawsuit in Puerto Rico seeks damages against fossil fuel companies for environmental disasters August 8, 2023 | Courts, Puerto Rico, Science and Environment |
Suspect in killing of St.Thomas resident and police officer charged with first-degree murder August 7, 2023 | Courts, United States Virgin Islands |
New program for affordable housing in the US Virgin Islands August 3, 2023 | United States Virgin Islands |
Guam celebrates 79th anniversary of liberation amidst typhoon recovery August 2, 2023 | Civic and Community Engagement, Guam |
Nuclear tests ravaged their home. Their leaders drained a compensation fund dry. August 1, 2023 | Bocaítos |
González-Colón touts securing priorities for Puerto Rico in US House-approved FAA reauthorization bill July 31, 2023 | General |
Budget revisions spark political firestorm in the Northern Mariana Islands July 28, 2023 | Northern Mariana Islands |
The opportunities AI presents US Virgin Islands businesses July 26, 2023 | Economy, United States Virgin Islands |
A solemn week of celebration at the US Virgin Islands 175th anniversary of emancipation July 25, 2023 | United States Virgin Islands |
In American Samoa, fa’afafine, and fa’afatama celebrations despite lack of legal protections July 24, 2023 | American Samoa |
US Government Accountability Office releases report on US territories public debt July 18, 2023 | Economy |
The tourism industries and climate change make the USVI increasingly more vulnerable to environmental degradation July 17, 2023 | Headlines, Science and Environment, United States Virgin Islands |
UN Committee on Decolonization passes another resolution in favor of Puerto Rico’s self-determination and independence July 14, 2023 | Puerto Rico, Status |
Internet for All: Biden’s internet investment for the territories, in context July 12, 2023 | Federal Government, Headlines |
Lawyers for JPMorgan in talks with USVI officials about former First Lady’s dealings with Jeffrey Epstein July 10, 2023 | United States Virgin Islands |
50 year battle for new school on St. John finally coming to fruition July 6, 2023 | United States Virgin Islands |
The US Virgin Islands Emancipation Day, in context July 4, 2023 | History, United States Virgin Islands |
Sea turtles suffer the loss of Puerto Rico’s beaches July 3, 2023 | Headlines, Puerto Rico, Science and Environment |
Resident Commissioner González-Colón introduces bill to study the feasibility of establishing the first National Scenic Trail in Puerto Rico June 30, 2023 | Congress, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Science and Environment |
#TBT: June 29, 2023 June 29, 2023 | Federal Government, History, Military, Northern Mariana Islands |
GivingTuesday Latin America + Caribbean Hub launches June 28, 2023 | Civic and Community Engagement, Puerto Rico |
HoYoung Grace Kang wins Guam’s Congressional Art Competition June 27, 2023 | Civic and Community Engagement, Guam |
Dr. Yomaira Figueroa appointed as CENTRO Director June 26, 2023 | Civic and Community Engagement, Puerto Rico |
FEMA: hero or villain in Puerto Rico’s energy rebuild? June 21, 2023 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico |
DOJ creates special unit to tackle environmental crimes in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands June 19, 2023 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico, Science and Environment, United States Virgin Islands |
Flooding main impact of Typhoon Mawar on Guam and Rota June 13, 2023 | Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Science and Environment |
Puerto Rico’s environmental evolution necessary for its prosperity June 12, 2023 | Opinion, Puerto Rico, Science and Environment |
Federal default threat highlights dependence on federal funds in the territories June 7, 2023 | Federal Government |
Typhoon Mawar impacts Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands May 29, 2023 | Guam, Headlines, Northern Mariana Islands, Science and Environment |
González-Colón bill to designate Fort San Gerónimo in Puerto Rico as an affiliated area of the National Park System approved in committee May 24, 2023 | Congress, Puerto Rico |
The Northern Mariana Islands and the battle against climate change May 23, 2023 | Northern Mariana Islands, Science and Environment |
Puerto Rico declares state of emergency due to coastal erosion May 22, 2023 | Puerto Rico, Science and Environment |
Biden’s Investing in America agenda reaches the territories May 10, 2023 | Federal Government, Headlines |
FEMA provides additional support for US Virgin Islands’ COVID-19 response May 9, 2023 | Coronavirus, Federal Government, United States Virgin Islands |
Oldest human remains from Puerto Rico reveal a complex cultural landscape since 1800 BC May 8, 2023 | Bocaítos |
Plaskett introduces legislation to adopt the Revised Organic Act and its amendments as the US Virgin Islands Constitution May 3, 2023 | Congress, Corrections, Headlines, Status, United States Virgin Islands |
Puerto Rico Status Act reintroduced in the US House of Representatives May 2, 2023 | Congress, Puerto Rico, Status |
NDN Collective announces 2023 open application period for “Community Action Fund” in support of Indigenous frontline organizers May 1, 2023 | Civic and Community Engagement |
What could $1 billion do for Puerto Rico’s energy resilience? Residents have ideas. April 28, 2023 | Puerto Rico |
Tropical Shipping donation funds 175th Emancipation Commemoration Committee April 25, 2023 | Civic and Community Engagement, United States Virgin Islands |
Biden-Harris Administration recommends funding of $34.4 million for projects in Puerto Rico to strengthen Climate-Ready Coasts April 24, 2023 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico |
Governor Bryan hails new Vendors Plaza major step toward revitalizing US Virgin Islands towns April 20, 2023 | United States Virgin Islands |
Congress looks to revive SNAP, fight food insecurity in Puerto Rico April 18, 2023 | Congress, Puerto Rico |
Google Trends in the Territories: March 2023 April 17, 2023 | Data, Google Trends in the Territories |
How Joe Biden’s proposed budget would impact the territories April 12, 2023 | Federal Government, Headlines |
Governor Bryan says booming US Virgin Islands tourism needs robust workforce April 11, 2023 | Economy, United States Virgin Islands |
The media couldn’t stop calling the Puerto Rico Status Act by the wrong name April 11, 2023 | Congress, Puerto Rico, Status |
Northern Mariana Islands shift approach on military relationship with the US April 6, 2023 | Federal Government, Military, Northern Mariana Islands |
US Department of Energy announces $1 billion to improve energy resilience for Puerto Rico’s most vulnerable April 5, 2023 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico |
NDN Collective announces 2023 Community Self-Determination application grant period April 4, 2023 | Civic and Community Engagement |
US ships generators to Puerto Rico, aiding with power outages March 28, 2023 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico |
President Joe Biden awards Puerto Ricans Jose Feliciano and Antonio Martorell the National Medal of Arts March 28, 2023 | Civic and Community Engagement, Federal Government, Puerto Rico |
Marine life faces mass extinction in the Pacific Ocean March 27, 2023 | Federal Government, Headlines, Science and Environment |
US Virgin Islands Government House clarifies status of cannabis use in the territory March 24, 2023 | United States Virgin Islands |
A look into the Puerto Rico zoo closure March 23, 2023 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico, Science and Environment |
Puerto Rico, USVI look to Washington to stop narcotics trafficking March 22, 2023 | Congress, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands |
US Virgin Islands Governor nominates Ariel Smith for attorney general March 21, 2023 | United States Virgin Islands |
NDN Collective accepting grant applications from the territories for Radical Imagination Grant March 16, 2023 | Civic and Community Engagement |
ARPA-H releases funding opportunities, site selection process, and idea competition March 15, 2023 | Federal Government, Science and Environment |
Google Trends in the Territories: February 2023 March 15, 2023 | Data, Google Trends in the Territories, Headlines |
Jenniffer González-Colón and Jill Tokuda introduce legislation in support of plantains, bananas and cacao March 14, 2023 | Congress |
Google aims to empower individuals and organizations to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals with AI March 14, 2023 | Civic and Community Engagement |
Puerto Rico and Cuba: Dueling tales of America’s role in the Carribean March 10, 2023 | Opinion, Puerto Rico |
Popular Democratic Party legislative majority looks to amend Puerto Rico’s electoral code March 9, 2023 | Elections, Puerto Rico |
Governor Pedro Pierluisi announces appointment of new PRFAA Executive Director March 7, 2023 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico |
These are the committees the territorial delegates will serve in during the 118th Congress March 2, 2023 | Congress |
The two sides of cannabis legalization February 24, 2023 | Science and Environment, United States Virgin Islands |
Pablo Jose Hernandez launches exploratory bid for Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner seat February 23, 2023 | Elections, Puerto Rico |
Google Trends in the Territories: January 2023 February 22, 2023 | Data, Google Trends in the Territories, Headlines |
Here’s how the media covered the US House vote to decolonize Puerto Rico February 21, 2023 | Puerto Rico, Status |
Treasury announces Puerto Rico to receive up to $109 million to promote small business growth and entrepreneurship February 15, 2023 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico |
Blood donations are now more LGBTQ inclusive. How will that affect the US territories? February 14, 2023 | Federal Government, Headlines |
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps scientists map geology of Puerto Rico February 9, 2023 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico, Science and Environment |
US House passes González-Colón bills to improve access and transparency of federal disaster assistance February 8, 2023 | Congress, Federal Government |
DOE releases report, aims to meet Puerto Rico target of 100% renewable energy by 2050 February 7, 2023 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico |
A walk with invasive species February 6, 2023 | Corrections, Guam, Headlines, Science and Environment, United States Virgin Islands |
The White House unveils push for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders February 2, 2023 | Federal Government |
US Virgin Islands Health Commissioner advises that COVID-19 still poses threat in territory February 1, 2023 | Coronavirus, Science and Environment, United States Virgin Islands |
The frontloading dilemma: An apolitical avenue toward Puerto Rican power January 31, 2023 | Elections, Opinion, Puerto Rico |
The history of Puerto Rico status legislation in Congress January 26, 2023 | Congress, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status |
Telemedicine technology helps patients at Guam hospital January 25, 2023 | Guam, Science and Environment |
In case about government transparency, SCOTUS discusses Puerto Rico’s sovereignty January 24, 2023 | Courts, Puerto Rico |
NOAA partners with University of Guam for island-wide reef survey January 19, 2023 | Federal Government, Guam, Science and Environment |
US Virgin Islands Governor Bryan signs adult-use cannabis legislation into law January 18, 2023 | Headlines, United States Virgin Islands |
Amata hails Palau, RMI MOU signings, urges details to be shared with Congress January 17, 2023 | Congress, Federal Government |
The United States and Marshall Islands sign memorandum of understanding January 13, 2023 | Federal Government |
Northern Mariana Islands Governor Arnold Palacios inaugurated January 11, 2023 | Northern Mariana Islands |
Jenniffer González-Colón outlines priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Convention January 10, 2023 | Congress, Federal Government, Puerto Rico |
What Biden’s recent climate plans mean for the US territories January 3, 2023 | Federal Government, Headlines |
US Territories’ December 26, 2022-January 1, 2023 news week in tweets January 2, 2023 | News Week in Tweets |
US House Committee on Natural Resources discusses Puerto Rico’s reconstruction December 27, 2022 | Congress, Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico’s agriculture solution to climate change December 26, 2022 | Puerto Rico, Science and Environment |
2022 in the United States territories, in context December 22, 2022 | Context of islands, Headlines |
Federal court rejects bid to keep Title 42 policy in force December 21, 2022 | Courts, Federal Government |
Puerto Rico Status Act approved by the US House of Representatives December 15, 2022 | Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status |
US House of Representatives to vote on Puerto Rico Status Act December 14, 2022 | Congress, Puerto Rico, Status |
US Virgin Islands Elections System reviewing complaints December 12, 2022 | Elections, United States Virgin Islands |
US Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority fears blackouts as Vitol stops propane supply December 8, 2022 | United States Virgin Islands |
Biden-Harris administration hosts economic dialogue with the Government of Puerto Rico to jointly advance economic development in 2023 December 8, 2022 | Economy, Federal Government, Puerto Rico |
Vieques Film and Human Rights Festival kicks off in Puerto Rico December 8, 2022 | Civic and Community Engagement, Puerto Rico |
FEMA to step in to help stabilize Puerto Rico’s energy grid December 6, 2022 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico |
National civil rights groups urge US House to pass resolution condemning Insular Cases December 5, 2022 | Congress, Status |
US Territories’ November 28-December 4, 2022 news week in tweets December 5, 2022 | News Week in Tweets |
How Northern Mariana Islands’ new funds can help sustainable fishing December 1, 2022 | Northern Mariana Islands, Science and Environment |