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U.S. Senate OKs Puerto Rico Investment Bill 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1120
Mapp Announces Change In Curfew Hours, Chastises VI Residents Not Pleased With Speed Of Recovery 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1530
VI WAPA warns residents as lines are energized 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1449
VINGN sets up WIFI hotspot on St. John 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1416
US Virgin Islands getting aid, but still reeling from Irma 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1446
Irma reduces St. John, a once-lush gem in the U.S. Virgin Islands, to a wasteland 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2186
A Marriott rescue ship left stranded tourists behind because they weren't guests of the hotel 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1934
StarKist to pay $6.3M in American Samoa wastewater case 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1548
Guam Archbishop Michael Jude Byrnes fires 4 advisers for betraying his trust 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2194
Japanese schools cancel trips to Guam 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2076
Casino white paper in the works for Northern Marianas 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1001
Puerto Rico encourages travellers to take it 'Despacito' on the island 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2642
Gov. Mapp On State Of Territory: 'We Have To Make Tough Decisions If We Want To Survive' 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2637
Gov. Mapp Says VI Government Has Cut Ties With Ratings Agencies 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2812
Construction company fined $1.5 million for Clean Air Act violations in Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1038
Puerto Rico's Population Loss Shows Status Failure 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2440
Serrano and Velazquez Make Demands of PROMESA Financial Oversight Board 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 942
American Express to pay $96 million over discriminatory card terms 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2661
In Stinging Blow To VI, S&P Further Downgrades Territorys Matching Fund And Gross Receipt Tax Bonds 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 2792
USVI Education Crisis: Over 80 Teachers Resign During 2016-17 School Year; 151 Teaching Vacancies... 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2654
Guam's residents feel US patriotism but growing concern 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2124
GovGuam employees and retirees will pay more for FY18 health insurance 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2130
96th lawsuit against Archdiocese of Agana (Guam) alleges rape 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2083
Guam announces plans for free college 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2025
CNMI Senate reluctantly OKs land compensation bill 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1905
Ivan 'Pudge' Rodriguez To Join Baseball Hall of Fame and Puerto Rico Equality Commission 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 4 1872
Senators question Gov. Mapp's St. Thomas hotel bills 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2263
Shunned from bond market, U.S. Virgin Islands faces cash crisis 1 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 1863
Proposed balanced budget slashes insurance for V.I. government retirees 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1781
USVI becomes first territory to join public safety network 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 1779

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House ethics panel investigating Guam Delegate Bordallo 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1611
Guam archdiocese now facing 91 sex abuse lawsuits 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2026
Motion to sever filed in Guam health care fraud case 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2021
Medicinal marijuana bill signed into Guam law 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1237
American Samoa seeks federal cabotage waiver 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 1888
Special Legislative Session in Offing, Says Puerto RIco Governor, but No Date Set 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1819
Puerto Rico Moves on Tennessee Plan 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1835
Feds Indict Two Former Employees For Leaking Nude Images Of VI Delegate Stacey Plaskett 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2443
Its Over: Janelle Sarauw Is Sworn In As 15th Senator Of 32nd USVI Legislature 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2239
Lt. Col. Kenneth Alleyne Sentenced To 18 Mos. In Fed Prison For Wire Fraud, Theft of Gov't Money 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1770
The urgent need for a public anti-corruption task force in the US Virgin Islands 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2226
Democratic Party Files Suit In District Court Seeking To Bar Board Of Elections From Seating Sarauw 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 8 2452
Samoa lawyer puts foot down on 'complicated fraud' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2050
Judge denies Port Authority of Guam's attempts to dismiss $14M award to YTK 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1983
Guam senators pass bills for Simon Sanchez repairs, medical marijuana and electronic signs 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1421
Guam employer who treated workers 'like slaves' appeals sentence 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2028
Guam lawmaker offers new minimum wage legislation 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1436
Puerto Rico struggles to save historic buildings amid crisis 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 2017
After Puerto Rico's debt crisis, worries shift to Virgin Islands 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2766
Ex Secretary Of Puerto Rico Department Of Sports And Recreation Indicted-Kickbacks etc 1 nitpicker Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2093
DNC Chair Tom Perez Endorses Statehood for Puerto Rico 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 2664
Congress Continues to Influence Puerto Rico Financial Board 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2163
D.O.J. Arrests Former USVI BMV Director And Two Others In Real ID Alleged Scheme 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1812
Senate Democrats Should Leave The Party If They Are Unwilling To Immediately Seat Kevin Rodriquez, 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2450
Yacht Haven Grande Removes Crew And Vessel Carrying Confederate Flag From USVI Marina 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 2512
USVI public and private sectors advance plans to improve cruise experience 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2122
USVI agency focuses on becoming impact investment hub for the Caribbean 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 935
Statehood for Puerto Rico? Lessons from the last time the US added a star to its flag 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3462
Puerto Rico's Exodus Is Speeding the Island's Economic Collapse 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4909
New Polls on Puerto Rico Status 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4411

U.S. Territories Continued...

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Former Puerto Rico senator and businessman found guilty of bribery 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1181
Unable To Pay Propane Supplier, VI WAPA Extends Oil Contract For Up To A Year 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4259
Catherineberg Will Soon Be A Museum, Ending Unofficial Status As VI Governor's Residence 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4302
Waste Management To Install Cameras At VI Bin Sites In Effort To Quell Illegal Dumping 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4279
VI Gov't Employees Being Terminated Because Of Government's 'Financial Crisis' 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4307
VI AG Warns Physicians Against Refusing To Treat Medicaid And Medicare Patients 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4321
Virgin Islands and Airbnb sign first tax agreement in the Caribbean 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2862
Marines' move to Guam could be delayed, again 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4745
StarKist given land option for freezer storage facility, but not shipyard land in American Samoa 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4122
Amper CEO accused of fraud in American Samoa lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2851
Two fights & one riot breaks out at Simon Sanchez High School in Guam; pepper spray used 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 4480
Senators weigh bill to ban casino-style gambling at Guam Liberation Carnival 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 927
Calvo seeks to enact failed borrowing bill for tax refunds in Guam 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 924
Dynasty ordered to pay $191,400 in civil penalty by Northern Mariana Islands 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4543
Vulture capitalists fight over pickings from bankrupt Puerto Rico 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4545
Puerto Ricos $123 Billion Bankruptcy Will Impact More Than Your Wallet 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1771
Velasquez and Serrano Express Concern About Austerity Measures to PROMESA Board 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1280
Mapp To Senators: Do What You Were Elected To Do 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1533
In Rebuke To Gov. Mapp, V.I. Senators Send All Special Session Bills To Committee 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1661
Virgin Islands raises minimum wage on par with highest rates in the US 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 1424
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