[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — Generators are still humming. Candles are still flickering. Homes are still being repaired. Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Maria exactly six months ago, and the U.S….
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President Trump Extends Disaster Declaration For Puerto Rico For Debris Removal and ‘Protective Measures’
[ad name=”HTML-68″] WASHINGTON — The White House announced today that President Donald Trump has authorized an extension of the disaster declaration in Puerto Rico. Under the extension, the island will receive 90 more…
Mapp Says $89.3 Billion Trump Disaster Aid Package Has ‘Hundreds of Millions of Dollars’ For Territory
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an $89.3 billion supplemental disaster recovery spending bill into law Friday morning, which includes $11 billion for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding for…
V.I. Republican National Committeeman Says Plaskett Should Be Willing To Work With G.O.P. For Good of Territory
CHRISTIANSTED — V.I. Republican National Committeeman Jevon Williams released the following statement in response to Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett’s criticism of the administration in the opinion page of today’s Virgin Islands Free Press…
OPINION: Del. Plaskett Explains Why She Will Never Attend Another Trump State of the Union Speech
By CONGRESSWOMAN STACEY PLASKETT I did not have high expectations for this year’s State of the Union address. But I expected that the President would be duty bound to address the devastation…
Republican National Committee Adopts Virgin Islands Resolution On Trump’s U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem Policy
[ad name=”HTML-68″] WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee adopted a resolution from Virgin Islands GOP National Committeeman Jevon Williams that called upon Congress to cease foreign aid to countries that voted against…
TRUMP TAX REFORM: Big Tax Breaks For The Ultra Rich Will Hurt The Ultra Poor in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON — Sweeping tax code changes aimed at keeping U.S. companies from shifting profits offshore to avoid taxes will not affect the battered economy of Puerto Rico, a senior White House official…
Virgin Islands GOP National Committeeman Jevon O.A. Williams Returns From Washington After Meeting With President, Vice President and French Ambassador
WHITE HOUSE ACCESS: Vice President Mike Pence (left), Karen Pence (middle) and Virgin Islands GOP National Committeeman Jevon O.A. Williams meet for the Christmas holidays. [ad name=”HTML-68″] WASHINGTON — Virgin Islands GOP…
THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUS, VIRGIN ISLANDS (and Puerto Rico) Will Not Be Paid Before Christmas For Hurricane Recovery
WASHINGTON — The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico were left out of the latest congressional money merry-go-round. The $44 billion President Donald Trump asked Congress for is for Texas and Florida. White…
Puerto Rico’s Whitefish Energy Scandal Hurts Virgin Islands As Trump Asks Congress For A ‘Wholly Inadequate’ $44 Billion
GREASE FACTOR: Gov. Kenneth Mapp did not distance himself from Puerto Rico’s Gov. Ricardo Rossello or his island’s many problems … the result is that we all lose. It is thought to…