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Gov. Pedro Pierluisi announced Monday that Puerto Rico’s political status will be on the ballot in the general elections this November, and for the first time the island’s current status as a ...
December 16, 2022 at 7:22 AM. WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a bill Thursday that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some ...
BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A power company in Puerto Rico announced Thursday that it has restored electricity to most areas affected by a massive outage that hit the U.S. territory the ...
The newscast was anchored by Gloria Soltero and Pedro Luis Garcia. Currently the newscast carries the name Notiseis 360 . Other media ventures in Puerto Rico include The San Juan Star, Metro Newspaper, Claridad, Caribbean Business, NotiCel and a series of regional papers such as Vision, La Calle, Jornada PR, among others.
t. e. The 5 July 1852 cover page of "El Eco del Comercio", a newspaper published in Ponce between 1857 and 1867. The 8 October 1884 issue of El Avisador Ponceño. This is a list of newspapers in Puerto Rico. Unless otherwise indicated, all papers are published in the Spanish language.
Nonbinding referendums regarding Puerto Rico's status have been held in 1967, 1993, 1998, 2012, 2017, and 2020 . The results of the referendums favored the current (2024) territorial status until 2012 when, for the first time, the majority (54%) of Puerto Ricans voted against it. Statehood was the preferred option of those who wanted a change.
Gabe Gutierrez. March 22, 2024 at 4:50 PM. Drew Angerer. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Ricans on the island can’t vote for president this November. But those who are from the U.S. territory ...
Background. The United States acquired the islands of Puerto Rico in 1898 after the Spanish–American War, and the archipelago has been under U.S. sovereignty since.In 1950, Congress enacted the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950 or legislation (P.L. 81-600), authorizing Puerto Rico to hold a constitutional convention and, in 1952, the people of Puerto Rico ratified a constitution ...