Territorial Affairs – Page 33 – Virgin Islands Free Press

POLITICS GONE WILD! Barbados Prostitutes Have Their Own Political Party … Two in Fact

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] BRIDGETOWN -- Barbados is in a state of chaos with Prime Minister Freundel Stuart refusing to set a date for the upcoming election. Now a…

John McCarthy April 5, 2018

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Puerto Rican Teachers Union Files Lawsuit Against Education Department To Stop Charter Schools

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — A Puerto Rico teachers union filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the island’s education department seeking to stop the U.S. territory from creating…

John McCarthy April 4, 2018

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Puerto Rico’s Rossello Calls Out Utah Congressman Bishop Over ‘Dictatorial’ Letter

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] 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…

John McCarthy April 3, 2018

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LOS MISERABLES: People In Puerto Rico Can’t Get Any Help More Six Months After Maria

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Straddled across Ausberto Maldonado’s backyard in Bayamon, a suburb of Puerto Rico, is a nagging reminder of Hurricane Maria’s destructive power. “See,…

John McCarthy April 1, 2018

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ROSSELLO’S REP: If We Bow Down To Feds Now, Puerto Rico Will Become A Footnote To Caribbean History

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] 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…

John McCarthy March 24, 2018

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Puerto Rico Is Still A Candle-Lit Flickering Mess After Hurricane Maria Hit Six Months Ago

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Generators are still humming. Candles are still flickering. Homes are still being repaired. Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Maria exactly six…

John McCarthy March 21, 2018

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Interior Department Gives $2.5 Million To V.I. To Fund Wildlife and Recreation Projects

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior announced $2,501,621 in funding to the U.S. Virgin Islands to support critical state conservation and outdoor recreation…

John McCarthy March 21, 2018

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V.I. Government Has Until Wednesday To Tell Feds How It Will Come Up With $213 Million Owed To GERS

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Government Employees’ Retirement System of the Virgin Islands (GERS) is seeking a court order for the government to pay at least $213 million allegedly owed to…

John McCarthy March 19, 2018

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Virgin Islands Says Its Share of $954 Million FCC ‘Pai’ After Meeting At Government House

CHRISTIANSTED -- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai on Friday pledged his agency’s commitment to help restore and expand the U.S. Virgin Islands communications network. After meeting with Gov.…

John McCarthy March 14, 2018

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Assistant Secretary of Interior Douglas Domenech Tours Territory … 3rd Top Ranking Visit of Trump Administration

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The assistant secretary of the Interior Department, Douglas Domenech, arrived in the territory on Sunday. As head of the Office of Insular Affairs, Domenech oversees the Virgin…

John McCarthy March 12, 2018