Governor Kenneth Mapp (left) stands next to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma. WASHINGTON — Governor Kenneth Mapp said that he and…
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President Trump Calls Kenneth Mapp Governor ‘of Michigan’ in White House Bill Signing Ceremony
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth Mapp “the President of the Virgin Islands” six months ago. On Wednesday, in a bill signing ceremony inside the Oval Office,…
Puerto Rico Mountain Town Forced to Dismiss 200 Workers in Largest Such Layoff
SAN JUAN — A small mountain town in central Puerto Rico whose economy depended heavily on manufacturing announced today it will dismiss 200 employees in the largest layoff of its kind in…
Virgin Islands Gets An Additional $1.6 Billion in HUD Funding … Puerto Rico Nets $18.5 Billion
WASHINGTON — In a joint press conference with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Governor Kenneth Mapp said today that the territory will receive $1.6 billion in additional…
Reggaeton Singer Kendo Kaponi Arrested on Armed Burglary Charges in Puerto Rico
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — Federal agents in Puerto Rico have arrested reggaeton singer Kendo Kaponi on charges of armed burglary and assault in Florida. Police said Kaponi, whose legal name is Jose…
Puerto Rico Justice Department Sues Purdue Over Opioid Crisis … Why Hasn’t Virgin Islands?
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma accusing the drugmaker of causing an opioid crisis in the U.S. commonwealth. Officials said Wednesday that they are…
Atlanta Braves Trade Akeel Morris of St. Thomas To Los Angeles Angels For Cash
[ad name=”HTML-68″] ATLANTA — The Braves traded pitcher Akeel Morris of St. Thomas to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday for cash considerations. The trade came three days after the Braves designated…
Puerto Rico’s Rossello Calls Out Utah Congressman Bishop Over ‘Dictatorial’ Letter
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday fiercely defended his administration’s right to help steer the insolvent, storm-ravaged island out of bankruptcy after a U.S. congressman said the process…
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Halts Embargo of Catholic Church Accounts With Teacher Pensions
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — An appeals court on Tuesday temporarily halted a judge’s ruling that ordered authorities to embargo the accounts of Puerto Rico’s Roman Catholic Church to ensure the payment…
ROSSELLO’S REP: If We Bow Down To Feds Now, Puerto Rico Will Become A Footnote To Caribbean History
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico government officials said Friday they will not bow to demands from a federal control board overseeing the island’s finances that they implement cuts to a…