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Puerto Rico Politics on Wikipedia
Puerto Rico Politics on Web
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| Oct.3 |
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Puerto Rico: Trump compares Maria and Katrina deaths President Donald Trump has told Puerto Rico officials they should be 'proud' they did not lose thousands of lives as in 'a real catastrophe like Katrina' | |
| Jun.11 |
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Puerto Rico voters back becoming 51st state in referendum The territory has overwhelmingly chosen statehood in a nonbinding referendum, marred by boycott, held amid a deep economic crisis | |
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| May.1 |
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Puerto Rico to default on debt payment after talks fail Puerto Rico has halted a $422m (£289m) debt payment due on Monday after talks to ease the US territory's crisis ended without a deal | |
| Jan.4 |
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Puerto Rico misses second major debt payment as economy struggles  Puerto Rico has defaulted for the second time in five months, as the island struggles with massive debt obligations and a flagging economy | |
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| Jun.29 |
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Puerto Rico governor says territory 'can't pay $72bn debt' Alejandro Garcia Padilla has said the US territory cannot pay its $72bn debt and is close to defaulting ahead of emergency talks with legislators | |
| Jan.23 |
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US Coast Guard repatriates 16 Cubans rescued from boat Map of Mona Passage Puerto Rico Puerto Rico The Coast Guard has rescued 16 migrants after their boat began to sink in the sea passage between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic
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| Jun.9 |
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Cuban ballet dancers defect to US Six dancers with Cuba's National Ballet have arrived in Miami after defecting while on tour in Puerto Rico at the weekend
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| Oct.15 |
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Strike protests job cuts Map of San Juan Puerto Rico Thousands of people took to the streets, paralyzing commercial activity in downtown San Juan to protest government budget cuts
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| Jun.1 |
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Puerto Rico win buoys Clinton Hillary Clinton has said her fight for the Democratic presidential nomination will go on after winning a symbolic victory in Puerto Rico
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| May.10 |
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Loan deal for crisis Puerto Rican officials have struck a deal on ending a budget crisis that has shut down government offices
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| Aug.4 |
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Fishermen stall Navy exercises 30 fishermen invaded federal waters on 3rd day of ship-to-shore shelling on Vieques
| Apr.28 |
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Protest greets Vieques exercises Bombing exercises resumed despite protests. Demonstrators attempted to infiltrate the security zone by boat
| Apr.27 |
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Bombing exercises resume 200 protesters had gathered outside the range, couple of dozen broke through a fence
| Jan.2 |
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First woman governor Sila Calderon promises to seek greater autonomy and to halt Navy exercises
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