The portrait of the first governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marin, made its Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery (NPG) debut on Thursday. Painted by Francisco Rodón, the oil-on-canvas portrait could play a major role in establishing a dialogue between U.S. and Puerto Rican history.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. issued a letter to Congress in conjunction with more than 100 elected officials from the United States urging Congress to allow Puerto Rico to enter bankruptcy.
While there are no Electoral College votes from Puerto Rico, the 2016 presidential candidates have been making the outreach toward the commonwealth island. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley became the first 2016 presidential candidate, regardless of political party, to travel to Puerto Rico to address the economic and health crisis affecting 3.6 million inhabitants.
In a letter addressed to Sen. Orin Hatch (R, Utah) and the Senate Finance Committee, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew explained the Obama administration cannot do anything legally to help Puerto Rico. He explained Congress holds the power to grant access to bankruptcy protections to the beleaguered island.
The U.S. territory is entering its ninth year of recession. Puerto Rico's tourism industry has fallen victim to its failing economy, which has been hit the hardest by hotel and casino closings over the past five years.
Martin O'Malley will be the first presidential candidate, regardless of political party affiliation, to visit the commonwealth of Puerto Rico on Aug. 1. Former Maryland Gov. O'Malley's visit to Puerto Rico comes as the island faces health care and an economic crisis with $70 billion debt.
Luis Gutierrez, a Democratic congressman from Illinois, took to the floor of Congress on Tuesday and addressed his colleagues on Puerto Rico’s economic crisis, which threatens to plummet the island into financial doom. Rep. Gutierrez, a Puerto Rican, appealed to his fellow congressmen and women, demanding they take responsibility for their duty to the U.S. territory.
A group of hedge fund economists released a report in which they offered a list of tough solutions to alleviate Puerto Rico’s current economic problems and the U.S. territory's $72 billion debt.
A coalition of medical workers, insurers and hospitals in Puerto Rico have launched a media campaign petitioning Congress not to slash the Island's healthcare funding in wake of its $72 billion debt crisis.
Senate Democrats finally introduced legislation aimed to help Puerto Rico's $70 billion debt crisis.Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer of New York and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut announced the "The Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act" (S. 1774), which would grant the island commonwealth the authority to allow its municipalities and public utilities to adjust their debts through bankruptcy court supervision.
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley addressed the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S. and heavily focused on immigration and its impact on the economy.
With Puerto Rico facing $70 billion of debt, U.S. congressional lawmakers are attempting to introduce legislation granting the commonwealth to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
Puerto Rico should be given access to U.S. bankruptcy laws to restructure some of the $72 billion of its public entities' debt, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.
A drought in Puerto Rico has killed thousands of fish in one reservoir. A drought in Puerto Rico has killed thousands of fish in one reservoir. The secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, Carmen Guerrero, said more than 8,000 sardines were killed in La Plata reservoir as a result of dwindling water levels, Yahoo News reported.
Puerto Rico is $70 billion in debt, and their trouble continues with a declining population. Puerto Rico is $70 billion in debt, and their trouble continues with a declining population.
