Trump rally slam of Puerto Rico is only latest in string of insults
Charles A. Rodríguez, former president of Puerto Rico’s Senate and former chair of the territory’s Democratic Party, said he ...
Puerto Rico governor's race is upended by a third party for the first time in 70 years
What's been a race between the pro-statehood and pro-commonwealth parties now includes a candidate from a new Alianza ...
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Trumpism & Puerto Rico’s election for governor
Beyond the offensive jokes at the Donald Trump rally about Puerto Rico and the resulting reverberations, the island is caught between a rock and a hard place. Besieged by chronic power outages, ...
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Puerto Rico votes in referendum to become US state
The 2017 referendum was called by the government of the island against a background of economic crisis, which some attribute at least partially to Puerto Rico's unusual legal status, halfway ...
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Puerto Rico prepares for Election Day as a third-party candidate makes history
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The two parties that have dominated Puerto Rican politics for decades are losing their grip as they face the stiffest competition yet from a younger generation fed ...
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Americans in Puerto Rico can’t vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race
The United States acquired Puerto Rico from Spain in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. The U.S. government bestowed American citizenship to the island’s residents in 1917. Soon after World ...
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The US government announces $861 million for two solar farms in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has announced an $861 million loan guarantee to build two solar photovoltaic farms in Puerto Rico as persistent power outages plague ...