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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
'Statehood, independence only way to avoid constitution being trampled' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1369
Former Saipan senator "Kiyu" implicated as 'big boss' of prostitution ring 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1093
Beryl causes power outages, flooding in Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1039
Puerto Rico, USVI expect heavy rain from Beryl remnants 0 Eugene Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 965
Forgetting Puerto Rico? 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 5 1353
Puerto Rico sues control board over budget differences 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 968
Puerto Ricans accused of misusing $8M in funds 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1100
Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico No Longer in Hurricane Beryl's 'Cone of Uncertainty" 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1050
Refining deal will lead to First New Hotel Built in USVI in over 38 years 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1057
Virgin Islands GERS to Receive $300 Million if Mapp-ArcLight Refining Deal is Ratified 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 880
White Man Tells Interracial Couple to Get Off Water Island or Face Death. Faces 75 yrs in prison. 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 17 2116
USVI: Oil refinery to reopen under $1.4B deal with ArcLight 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1039
Puerto Rico pushes for statehood, calling it a civil rights issue 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 3 1452
Many in Puerto Rico still under tarps as storm threat looms 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 17 1468
UN Report on Extreme Poverty Blames Puerto Rico's Political Status 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1263
NAGICO Ibsurance, a Caribbean-wide firm, is Doing Business in Virgin Islands Without License 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1037
USVI Recovery Threatened by Virgin Island Government's Lack of Funds 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 907
US Virgin Islands governor lifts jobs and wage freeze 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1099
Listless and lonely in Puerto Rico, some older storm survivors consider suicide 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 11 1460
Puerto Rico to Rebuild Power Grid Using US National Standard 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1221
Puerto Rican Government Certifies Nearly 1,700 -- Including 732 New -- Small & Midsize Enterprises 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 911
Puerto Rico's Governor Loses Top Aide, Others in Scandal 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 911
Minimum Wage Goes Up To $10.50 On June 1 In U.S. Virgin Islands 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 2 904
VI Gov. Mapp Says He's Ready To Drop 'Missiles And Bombs' On Opponents In Gubernatorial Race 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 987
USVI responders assist BVI firefighters to control massive landfill blaze 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 921
Some GovGuam agency websites hacked 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1103
Puerto Rico board approves fiscal plan as governor vows defiance 0 Eugene Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1063
Governor Rossello calls for deep tax cuts 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1248
Educators Gather At Government House St. Croix In Protest Of Low Wages, Working Conditions 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 998
Virgin Islands Gov. Mapp Says There Will Be No 'Snags' In Accessing Federal Dollars 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 920

U.S. Territories Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Puerto Rico governor slams congressman over 'dictatorial' letter 0 Eugene Apr 2018 Apr 2018 3 1195
Six Months Later, Tourists Haven't Returned to Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1289
If GOP blocks Puerto Rico statehood, could New York State annexation be a first step alternative? 1 LVZ Jan 2018 Mar 2018 2 1410
'Immeasurable pain of his loss' - Former Guam Democratic Party Chairman murdered in Philippines 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1996
Moody's changes outlook for GovGuam & Guam Waterworks Authority to "negative" 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 895
Guam and American Samoa still on EU tax haven blacklist 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 910
Mostly status quo even with new sales tax law in Guam 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 868
Guam Speaker Benjamin Cruz: Increase 'sin' taxes, tax on real property improvements 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 934
Vatican bans archbishop, accused of pedophilia, from returning to Guam 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 966
Puerto Rico Teachers' Unions Vow to Resist Education Reform 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1036
U.S. Congressional Committee to Investigate PREPA 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 942
Puerto Rico Statehood Commission Demands Action 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 943
WAPA Restores Power To 100 Percent Of Eligible Customers Territory-Wide 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1089
Puerto Rico launches largest public health campaign since Hurricane Maria 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 1065
VI Government Calls EU's Blacklisting Of Territory As Tax Haven 'Unjustified' 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1003
District Court Orders Submission Of Plan For V.I. Govt To Pay GERS 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1044
FCC promises $954 million to restore Puerto Rico's hurricane-damaged communications networks 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 928
Puerto Rico And Its Teachers' Unions Clash Over Proposed Charter Schools 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1361
Puerto Rico asks Congress for help with delayed disaster relief loan 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1078
Puerto Rico should rebuild power from scratch: U.S. Fed official 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1013
Charter schools and the future of Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1107
GovGuam health insurance bill could save government millions annually 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1156
CNMI works to attract Japan flights 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1017
CNMI: A Chinese Casino Has Conquered a Piece of America 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1520
Public hearing in Guam to address possible tax increases and pay cuts on Wednesday 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1006
Puerto Rico to reduce power generation amid cash shortfall 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1023
Puerto Rico suspends $133M post-hurricane housing contract 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1230
'5 months without power': Blackout is latest snag in Puerto Rico's long recovery from Hurricane Mari 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 1442
Moody's Downgrades USVI Bonds Further; Says Government May Need To Restructure Debt 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1000
Puerto Rico says to receive $16 billion in federal disaster aid 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1038

U.S. Territories Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Puerto Rico in line for nearly $5 billion in federal aid for Medicaid 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 4 1055
Special Report: In Puerto Rico, a housing crisis U.S. storm aid won't solve 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 961
Puerto Rico governor announces public education overhaul 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1025
Protest Faceoff at Puerto Rico Control Board Meeting 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1205
After Four Months, Much of Puerto Rico Still Dark and Damaged (Photos) 0 douglas9 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 10 1348
In Reversal, FEMA Says It Won't End Puerto Rico Food And Water Distribution Wednesday 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 990
$75M fine a big hurdle for CNMI casino investor 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1395
Guam Memorial Hospital proposal leads to impassioned testimony 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 992
Deputy Speaker requests minimum wage increase for American Samoa 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 909
Human Rights Organizations Nationwide Request Help for Puerto Rico 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1071
Harvard's Endowment Is Profiting From Puerto Rico's Debt as the Island's Schools Face Crippling Cuts 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1250
Former Employees Who Leaked Explicit Images Of VI Del. to Congress And Her Husband Plead Guilty 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1447
Seventh Circuit Rules Against Expanding Voting Rights To USVI, PR And Other U.S. Territories 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1129
Mapp On Salary Increase For Teachers: 'I Can't Say What Month And What Year Well Be Able To Do That 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1016
USVI to conduct feasibility study for processing and packaging plant 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1487
Sen. Marco Rubio urges Puerto Rico governor to request federal housing aid 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 985
Puerto Rico sees no debt payment ability until 2022 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 946
Puerto Rico moves to privatize troubled power company 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1082
Puerto Rico governor orders probe of discovery of hurricane recovery materials 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1195
Puerto Rico fears post-Maria murder surge: 11 days, 32 slain 1 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 998
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