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Church's creditors: Parishes, schools, cemeteries, cars could be sold to satisfy claims 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1031
Packaged seafood conspiracy update: Is StarKist able to pay $100M fine? 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1305
Oprah Winfrey donates $2 million to Puerto Rico arts and recovery groups 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 4 1262
LDS church announces eight new temples including the first one in American Samoa 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1161
Major amendments coming to Admin bill before Senate votes to increase retirement fund contributions 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1066
CNMI wildland fires flare up 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1071
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 893
WAPA: St. Thomas and St. John Experience 'Major' Power Outage This Morning After Generators 'Trip' 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1245
Conflict Of Interest Scandal Ensnares Puerto Rican Governor, His Brother 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1338
Author agrees to share SEC Puerto Rico whistleblower settlement with all contributors to his Go Fund 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1000
Puerto Rico to host 2020 World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 953
Tim Duncan Sends Six 40-Foot Trailers Filled With Cleaning And Hygiene Products To Territory For 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 14 1585
D.O.E. Continues to Lose Teachers as Eeducators Balk at G.E.R.S. Deductions, USVI Cost of Living 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1047
VI to Start Spending $1B Approved Disaster Funding This Month, Housing Finance Authority Says 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1070
Three Agree to Provide Information to Feds in Campbell Development Identity Theft & Wire Fraud Case 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1127
NPS Gives $10 Million Grant to Virgin Islands for Historic Resources Damaged by 2017 Hurricanes 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1038
6 Virgin Island Senators Head to Seatrade, a Costly, Taxpayer-Funded Trip to Miami 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1207
Hunger and an 'Abandoned' Hospital: Puerto Rico Waits as Washington Bickers 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1127
Vatican removes Guam archbishop after conviction of sexual abuse 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1192
Massive disaster relief bill at risk of stalling as Trump, Democrats fight over help for Puerto Rico 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1186
Guam included in Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expansion bill 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1215
Guam whistleblower: $13M tobacco tax unpaid 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1369
Groups lobby Guam governor to either sign or veto recreational marijuana bill 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1018
Employers hope to recruit more Samoans 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1305
CNMI: Ex-Dynasty workers ask court to issue $4.2M in default judgment 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1197
Puerto Rico Governor Signs Executive Order Banning Gay Conversion Therapy for Minors 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1241
Unpaid workers and complaints of shoddy construction plague hurricane recovery on U.S. Virgin Island 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1304
Puerto Rico's Economic Freedom 'Somewhat' Limited 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1237
Senator Gittens: Transfer Day is Important for All U.S. Virgin Islanders 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1281
WaPo Editorial Board: The Trump administration has turned bigotry into policy in Puerto Rico 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1451

U.S. Territories Continued...

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Trump adversary Carmen Yulin Cruz to run for Puerto Rico governor in 2020 4 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 10 1864
Aurea Vazquez Rijos: Beauty queen jailed for husband's murder 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1622
Puerto Rico debt adjustment plan not 'realistic' in April: official 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1193
Puerto Rico oversight board to appeal appointments ruling 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1374
StarKist looks to Samoa for 200 workers -- local recruitment lags 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1447
GovGuam health insurance bill is heard on session floor 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1157
Audit: Guam Memorial Hospital not doing enough to collect delinquent hospital bills 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1371
What is governor's plan to fix GovGuam? 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 845
Wutip spares the Marianas 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1211
Puerto Rico quietly abandons plan to move thousands of prisoners to Arizona 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1614
Puerto Rico Gov: Trump refuses meeting over hurricane relief 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1262
Hurricanes create natural climate change labs in Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1297
EU blacklists American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, USVI and other countries 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1616
Judge's ruling pushes Puerto Rico to pursue SSI benefits 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 4 1542
Coast Guard Intercepts 200 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $3 Million Off Puerto Rico 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 4 1359
USVI Is 'Distressed,' Bryan Says During His First State Of The Territory Address 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1294
American Samoan Prime Minister slams lengthy funeral and church services 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1632
Governor approves pay cuts for CNMI lawmakers 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1321
Philippines removal from H-2B visa surprises CNMI 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1376
Guam Archbishop Byrnes calls for patience as archdiocese undergoes bankruptcy process 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1161
Trump Administration: Puerto Rico Has Enough Funding, Doesn't Need More Aid 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1249
Unsecured Creditors Objects Annulment Of $6B Of Puerto Rico's Debt 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1474
Vialet Calls On Bryan To Declare State Of Emergency In Light Of Surging Gun Violence In USVI 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1243
If No Action Is Taken On Medicinal Marijuana Bill Today, It Becomes Law In U.S. Virgin Islands 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1059
CARPHA: Warns Of 'Severe' Outbreak of Dengue Virus In Caribbean This Year 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1332
In first 2020 campaign trip, Julian Castro says Trump "failed" Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1166
Judge hears major Puerto Rico debt restructuring case 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 977
A Wave of Violent Daytime Killings Has Puerto Rico on Edge 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1460
Guam Bond ratings downgraded 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1279
Families face separation as US ends Obama-era immigration programs in CNMI 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1145

U.S. Territories Continued...

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Guam baby boy is the first U.S. Citizen born in 2019 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1293
Puerto Rico Lost Nearly 130,000 Residents after Hurricane Maria 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 8 1955
Free College Tuition in USVI Closer to Reality Following Bill's Passage in Senate 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1595
PROMESA Board Wants Food Stamp Work Requirement for Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1470
Medicinal Marijuana Bill Passes Legislature, Is Now One Signature Away From Being Legal in USVI 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1369
Samoan man who had sex with a 13-yr-old sentenced -- girl claims it's love 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1576
Gov. Calvo proposes spaceport on Guam 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1246
CUC eyes restoration of 24-hour water on Saipan 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1066
Puerto Ricans Feel Federal Government Ambushed Them With Cockfighting Ban 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1360
Gittens Says 'Dictatorship' Behavior Led to Disharmony Between St. Croix Democrats 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1344
Dover doctor: Medical missions help bring normalcy to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1101
CLTC: Justice Dept. has no right to sue GovGuam 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1305
CNMI Gov. Torres reassures that recovery is moving swiftly 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1090
How Does a Territory Become a State? 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1102
Letter from House Leaders to DOJ Calls for Puerto Rico Statehood Vote 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1097
Former Puerto Rico financial advisor pleads guilty to bank fraud 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1084
Puerto Rico Approves Laws For Insurance Policy Holders Post-Hurricane Maria 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 3 1166
$3,700 Generators and $666 Sinks: FEMA Contractors Charged Steep Markups on Puerto Rico Repairs 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1382
Labor unions file pension lawsuit against Puerto Rico 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1082
Guam Catholic church to file bankruptcy amid abuse lawsuits 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1094
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