CHRISTIANSTED — The first two top vote getters in the St. Croix Senate race will be two women who have never held elected office here
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Board Member Williams: Supervisor Can’t Change Photo ID Law or Board Policies
CHRISTIANSTED — The supervisor of elections cannot unilaterally disregard the intent of territorial elections law on her own nor can she reverse established practice aimed
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New Puerto Rico Fiscal Plan Approved Today; Rossello Says It Is Too Austere
SAN JUAN — A federal control board has approved a five-year fiscal plan for Puerto Rico, though Gov. Ricardo Rossello warns it’s too austere and
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U.S. Selective Service Wants Young USVI Men To Register With Them For Draft
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Young men aged 18 through 25 in St. Thomas are at risk of losing key benefits that are tied to registering with
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FEMA Gives An Additional $46 Million To Puerto Rico For PREPA, Debris Removal
SAN JUAN – FEMA has awarded nearly $46 million in additional grants to cover Hurricane María-related expenses. These awards bring the total amount of funds
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Mapp’s $75 Million No-Bid Consultants Say Hurricanes Cost Territory $11 Billion
WASHINGTON — Witt O’Brien’s LLC Governor Kenneth Mapp’s high-paid consultants, said yesterday that they have release their first-year progress report on the U.S. Virgin Islands’ recovery from
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FBI Raids Government Office In Puerto Rico Looking For Fixed Bids, Forged Docs
[ad name=”HTML-133″] [ad name=”HTML-134″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] SAN JUAN — The FBI has raided a government office in Puerto Rico’s capital to seize documents and
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Elections Board Member Williams: Legislative Apportionment Initiative Unconstitutional
CHRISTIANSTED — The initiative changing the composition of the territory’s unicameral Legislature would disenfranchise voters and violate the principle of one-person, one-vote that has formed the
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Puerto Rico Open For Tourism Business Despite ‘Mixed-Bag’ Recovery, Rossello Says
NEW YORK — Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello flew to New York this week on a mission: persuade potential tourists that the hurricane-ravaged island was
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ABOVE THE LAW? Motorists Claim Mapp’s Bodyguard Rear Ended Them And They’re Still Sore
CHRISTIANSTED — Gregory Bennerson Jr., Governor Kenneth Mapp’s Chief of Executive Security, was involved in a two-car accident but did alert the proper authorities afterwards,
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