Por: Forbes Business January 24, 2023
Man with a plan for Puerto Rico.Alternative Transmission It is big. A big idea. Some of the world’s biggest energy and engineering companies are interested in it, as is the Department of Energy. The big thinking is to provide electricity by subsea cable to storm-vulnerable Puerto Rico. At 1,500-miles, it would be the longest U.S. cable of its type, but about a third shorter than a cable now planned between Morocco and Britain. The driving... + full article
Newsweek USA Nation December 22, 2022
Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Puerto Rico Status Act, which provisions for a referendum on the Caribbean Island in November 2023, with residents choosing between independence, statehood or free association with the United States.Puerto Rico is currently an... + más
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New York Daily News USA Politics December 19, 2022
On the face of it, the Puerto Rico Status Act marks by far the most significant step toward ending the commonwealth’s status as a de facto U.S. colony in more than a century. The watershed bill, which passed the House of Representatives last week by a 233-191 margin, calls for... + más
Time USA Nation December 18, 2022
The House passed a bill this Thursday that would allow Puerto Ricans to vote in the first-ever binding referendum to either join the U.S. as the 51st state, or gain independence. Coined , the bill is not favored to pass in the Senate, but symbolizes progress toward the island... + más
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion December 17, 2022
For Democrats who want to stop the right-wing assault on democracy, statehood for Puerto Rico can seem like a simple fix — one so enticing it may be easy to forget the will of the Puerto Rican people. As a Boricua journalist who covers the insurrectionist right and comes from... + más
Biden visits Puerto Rico after Fiona, commits to recovery 'as long as it takes' | ABC News
Ars Technica USA Tech November 03, 2022
Navigate Filter by topic Settings Front page layout Site theme Comment activity Sign up or login to join the discussions! Sign up to comment and more - Nov 3, 2022 1:16 pm UTC imaginima/Getty Images Share this story The Asia-Africa-Europe-1 Internet cable travels 15,500 miles... + más
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NBC News USA Opinion September 30, 2022
It was recently reported that in 2017, while Puerto Rico was suffering through the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, a natural disaster that would ultimately claim nearly 3,000 lives, President Donald Trump had inquired about “selling” the Island. While this heartless suggestion... + más
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CBS News USA Nation September 29, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security has granted a Jones Act waiver, allowing a ship that has been to the hurricane-ravaged island of Puerto Rico to dock.In response to urgent and immediate needs of the Puerto Rican people in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, I have approved a... + más
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