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Puerto Rico gets more fuel while 95 percent lack power 0 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 3370
Hurricane Maria decimated the nation's only tropical rain forest outside Hawaii 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 4205
American Red Cross Asks ARRLs Assistance with Puerto Rico Relief Effort (Ham Radio Operators) 1 douglas9 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 4 3120
Trump finally responds to Puerto Rico crisis, saying island has 'massive debt' 1 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2064
Check out new before & after nighttime satellite images of Puerto Rico 4 Warpy Sep 2017 Sep 2017 7 4620
Puerto Ricos Agriculture and Farmers Decimated by Maria 3 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 6 3057
The Latest: Officials in Puerto Rico plead for supplies 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 2135
Hurricane Hotline Numbers for Puerto Rico to call and check on Family and Friends. 0 elleng Sep 2017 Sep 2017 4 3492
'100 % of Puerto Rico is without light. 0 elleng Sep 2017 Sep 2017 5 2782
StarKist 5 week shutdown will cost the Samoan government millions 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2292
Guam lawmakers to vote on budget override 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2308
Guam Federation of Teachers votes on proposed teachers' contract 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1540
Caribbean Residents Fend Off Looters After Irma; Branson Urges Marshall Plan 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2281
U.S. Senate OKs Puerto Rico Investment Bill 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1546
Mapp Announces Change In Curfew Hours, Chastises VI Residents Not Pleased With Speed Of Recovery 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1964
VI WAPA warns residents as lines are energized 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2032
VINGN sets up WIFI hotspot on St. John 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1864
US Virgin Islands getting aid, but still reeling from Irma 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1972
Irma reduces St. John, a once-lush gem in the U.S. Virgin Islands, to a wasteland 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2907
A Marriott rescue ship left stranded tourists behind because they weren't guests of the hotel 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2613
StarKist to pay $6.3M in American Samoa wastewater case 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2003
Guam Archbishop Michael Jude Byrnes fires 4 advisers for betraying his trust 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2621
Japanese schools cancel trips to Guam 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2853
Casino white paper in the works for Northern Marianas 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1395
Puerto Rico encourages travellers to take it 'Despacito' on the island 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 3295
Gov. Mapp On State Of Territory: 'We Have To Make Tough Decisions If We Want To Survive' 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 3130
Gov. Mapp Says VI Government Has Cut Ties With Ratings Agencies 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 3243
Construction company fined $1.5 million for Clean Air Act violations in Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1481
Puerto Rico's Population Loss Shows Status Failure 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2890
Serrano and Velazquez Make Demands of PROMESA Financial Oversight Board 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1516

U.S. Territories Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
American Express to pay $96 million over discriminatory card terms 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 3195
In Stinging Blow To VI, S&P Further Downgrades Territorys Matching Fund And Gross Receipt Tax Bonds 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 3391
USVI Education Crisis: Over 80 Teachers Resign During 2016-17 School Year; 151 Teaching Vacancies... 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 3156
Guam's residents feel US patriotism but growing concern 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2707
GovGuam employees and retirees will pay more for FY18 health insurance 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2618
96th lawsuit against Archdiocese of Agana (Guam) alleges rape 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2619
Guam announces plans for free college 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 3006
CNMI Senate reluctantly OKs land compensation bill 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2398
Ivan 'Pudge' Rodriguez To Join Baseball Hall of Fame and Puerto Rico Equality Commission 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 4 2542
Senators question Gov. Mapp's St. Thomas hotel bills 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2749
Shunned from bond market, U.S. Virgin Islands faces cash crisis 1 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 2606
Proposed balanced budget slashes insurance for V.I. government retirees 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2345
USVI becomes first territory to join public safety network 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2405
House ethics panel investigating Guam Delegate Bordallo 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2164
Guam archdiocese now facing 91 sex abuse lawsuits 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2565
Motion to sever filed in Guam health care fraud case 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2931
Medicinal marijuana bill signed into Guam law 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2162
American Samoa seeks federal cabotage waiver 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2394
Special Legislative Session in Offing, Says Puerto RIco Governor, but No Date Set 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2302
Puerto Rico Moves on Tennessee Plan 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2385
Feds Indict Two Former Employees For Leaking Nude Images Of VI Delegate Stacey Plaskett 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2996
Its Over: Janelle Sarauw Is Sworn In As 15th Senator Of 32nd USVI Legislature 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2727
Lt. Col. Kenneth Alleyne Sentenced To 18 Mos. In Fed Prison For Wire Fraud, Theft of Gov't Money 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2345
The urgent need for a public anti-corruption task force in the US Virgin Islands 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2773
Democratic Party Files Suit In District Court Seeking To Bar Board Of Elections From Seating Sarauw 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 8 2984
Samoa lawyer puts foot down on 'complicated fraud' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2533
Judge denies Port Authority of Guam's attempts to dismiss $14M award to YTK 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2621
Guam senators pass bills for Simon Sanchez repairs, medical marijuana and electronic signs 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2021
Guam employer who treated workers 'like slaves' appeals sentence 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2887
Guam lawmaker offers new minimum wage legislation 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1950

U.S. Territories Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Puerto Rico struggles to save historic buildings amid crisis 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 2494
After Puerto Rico's debt crisis, worries shift to Virgin Islands 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3257
Ex Secretary Of Puerto Rico Department Of Sports And Recreation Indicted-Kickbacks etc 1 nitpicker Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2655
DNC Chair Tom Perez Endorses Statehood for Puerto Rico 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 3666
Congress Continues to Influence Puerto Rico Financial Board 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2671
D.O.J. Arrests Former USVI BMV Director And Two Others In Real ID Alleged Scheme 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2339
Senate Democrats Should Leave The Party If They Are Unwilling To Immediately Seat Kevin Rodriquez, 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2944
Yacht Haven Grande Removes Crew And Vessel Carrying Confederate Flag From USVI Marina 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 3139
USVI public and private sectors advance plans to improve cruise experience 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2671
USVI agency focuses on becoming impact investment hub for the Caribbean 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1469
Statehood for Puerto Rico? Lessons from the last time the US added a star to its flag 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4036
Puerto Rico's Exodus Is Speeding the Island's Economic Collapse 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 5662
New Polls on Puerto Rico Status 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4994
Former Puerto Rico senator and businessman found guilty of bribery 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1680
Unable To Pay Propane Supplier, VI WAPA Extends Oil Contract For Up To A Year 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4786
Catherineberg Will Soon Be A Museum, Ending Unofficial Status As VI Governor's Residence 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4797
Waste Management To Install Cameras At VI Bin Sites In Effort To Quell Illegal Dumping 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4809
VI Gov't Employees Being Terminated Because Of Government's 'Financial Crisis' 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4762
VI AG Warns Physicians Against Refusing To Treat Medicaid And Medicare Patients 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4820
Virgin Islands and Airbnb sign first tax agreement in the Caribbean 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3362
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