Territorial Affairs – Page 32 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Puerto Rico Stocks Food, Water, Radios as Hurricane Season Approaches June 1

SAN JUAN -- Federal and local officials said that they are stockpiling radios, food, water and generators in Puerto Rico and demanding rigorous emergency training to prepare the U.S. commonwealth for…

John McCarthy May 15, 2018

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Puerto Rico Cops Find $15.6 Million Worth of Cocaine on Fishing Boat in Cabo Rojo

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Authorities in Puerto Rico say they found cocaine worth an estimated $15.6 million on a fishing boat off the southwestern coast. U.S.…

John McCarthy May 15, 2018

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Michigan Attorney General’s Property Holdings At Ditleff Point Become Campaign Issue

INHERITED PROPERTY: Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette and his sisters have been selling off parcels of land on a peninsula called Ditleff Point on St. John. CRUZ BAY -- Michigan…

John McCarthy May 11, 2018

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Puerto Rico Governor Details How $1.5 Billion in Federal Hurricane Relief Aid Will Be Used

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico's governor has released a plan that outlines how his administration will use $1.5 billion in federal funds to help the…

John McCarthy May 7, 2018

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Secretary-General Patricia Scotland Calls Damage From Irma and Maria ‘Apocalyptic’

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] BRIDGETOWN -- Patricia Scotland is meeting with leaders in the Caribbean to explore the Commonwealth’s role in minimizing the impact of extreme weather events as…

John McCarthy April 28, 2018

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Puerto Rico’s Governor Rossello Says Full Power Should Return Within a Month

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello on Wednesday said he expects electricity to be restored across the U.S. commonwealth within a month, but…

John McCarthy April 26, 2018

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Dorene Browne-Louis Gets Probation For Her Connection to Plaskett’s Nude Photos

WASHINGTON — An ex-staffer to a congressional delegate was sentenced Monday for her part in the stealing and posting of nude photos and videos of her former boss and the…

VI Free Press April 26, 2018

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Guamanian U.S. Military Veteran Wants Supreme Court To Examine Territorial Rights Case

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] Hagåtña, GUAM -- Luis Segovia is a patriotic citizen and a proud veteran who served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan—yet he cannot vote…

John McCarthy April 26, 2018

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U.S. Coast Guard Enlisted Person of The Year Was Deployed To St. Croix After Hurricane Maria

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN DIEGO -- Two California-based Coast Guard petty officers were honored as the 2017 active-duty and reserve enlisted person of the year for the service’s…

John McCarthy April 16, 2018

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Puerto Rico Federal Oversight Board to Meet This Thursday to Certify Fiscal Plan

SAN JUAN -- The oversight board for Puerto Rico, created by Congress, will hold public hearings on Thursday and Friday to certify revised fiscal plans for the commonwealth, the board…

John McCarthy April 15, 2018