Puerto Rico Statehood Experts Challenge Results
"Puerto Ricans in general are just dissatisfied with the current government," Yarimar Bonilla, a Rutgers University assistant professor of anthropology and Caribbean studies, told ABCNews.abcnews.go.com
OSSOWSKI: Puerto Rican statehood could be GOP's redemption
Puerto Ricans in the proposed 51st state are patriotic and long to defend America from her enemies. Close to 100,000 Puerto Ricans have already served in the U.S. military at one time or another, lining them up with a strong constituency for the ...watchdog.org
Puerto Rico vote endorses statehood with asterisk
By BEN FOX, Associated Press - 16 hours ago. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Ricans have supported U.S. statehood in a vote that jubilant members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the Caribbean island territory is on ...www.google.com
ANALYSIS-Puerto Rico's new governor a question mark for bonds
Nov 8 (Reuters) - Big borrower Puerto Rico is worrying. America's $3.7 trillion municipal bond market by voting in a new, unfamiliar governor and ousting a pro-business reformer whose painful economic initiatives seemed to be starting to bear fruit.www.chicagotribune.com
Puerto Ricans support US statehood for first time
For the first time in their history, a majority of Puerto Ricans expressed support for U.S. statehood in a non-binding referendum on the future of the island's relationship with Washington.latino.foxnews.com
Puerto Rican voters call for statehood! …Mostly. Sort of. Not really at all ...
Voters in Puerto Rico have supported a non-binding referendum to become a full US state. …and this: …Tuesday's vote comes with an asterisk and an imposing political reality: The island remains bitterly divided over its relationship to the United ...www.redstate.com
Puerto Ricans: %C2%A1S%C3%AD! to Statehood
The status of Puerto Rico has been a contentious issue in the commonwealth since the United States took over the island colony from Spain at the end of the Spanish-American War.www.care2.com
Puerto Ricans Send Strong Message They Favor Statehood in Tight Elections
Puerto Rican voters on Tuesday favored a ballot measure endorsing U.S. statehood but also unseated pro-statehood Republican Gov.abcnews.go.com
OxySure Appoints Territory Representatives for Illinois, Texas, Puerto Rico ...
Bobby Pulis Industrial Sales, LLC was appointed to support Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Panama. Its President, Bobby Pulis is native to Puerto Rico and formerly managed a significant sales territory in the Occupational Health and Safety ...www.nasdaq.com
Puerto Rico eyes US statehood
Puerto Ricans voted for the first time in favour of their island becoming a US state in a non-binding referendum, election officials said on Wednesday.news.iafrica.com
Puerto Ricans opt for statehood in referendum
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A slim majority of Puerto Ricans sought to change their ties with the United States and become the 51st U.S.www.foxnews.com
Puerto Rico changes course, elects Garcia Padilla as governor
Delays by the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico in announcing the results of the voting meant that Garcia Padilla did not celebrate his victory until the wee hours of Wednesday, while Gov.latino.foxnews.com
Puerto Rico approves statehood
A slim majority of Puerto Ricans voted Tuesday to approve a nonbinding referendum that would make the island the 51st U.S. state.www.washingtonpost.com
Puerto Rico vote raises hopes, but few expectations, for statehood
Suarez said it's now up to the 4.9 million Puerto Ricans living on the mainland, who weren't able to vote in the plebiscite despite strong ties to the island, to push their congressmen for statehood.www.orlandosentinel.com
Puerto Rico votes for statehood, but Cleveland-area Puerto Ricans don't see it ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Despite a first-time election victory in Puerto Rico on Tuesday for those pushing U.S. statehood, members of the local Puerto Rican community interviewed Wednesday predict the effort will go nowhere. The referendum that solidly ...www.cleveland.com
Puerto Rico votes on whether to change relationship with US, elects governor ...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Ricans faced a fundamental question on Election Day: Should they change their ties with the United States?www.foxnews.com
Puerto Rico votes for US statehood in non-binding referendum
Puerto Rico's resident commissioner Pedro Pierluisi, who has championed statehood, did not return calls for comment. He received 48 percent or 874,914 votes, while his opponent, Rafael Cox Alomar, received 47 percent or 855,732 votes with 96 percent of ...www.cbsnews.com
Puerto Rico and the downside of English-only schooling
shutterstock 106377821 Optimized Puerto Rico and the downside of English only schooling. Puerto Rico's schools will switch to English-only schooling in an effort to make the island fully bilingual by 2022.www.voxxi.com
[VIDEO] Los Hermanos Sanz bring Puerto Rican folkloric music to Chicago
Luis Sanz learned how to play the cuatro, the national instrument of Puerto Rico, when he was only 4-years-old. Now 18, he has recorded two CDs, and travels the world with his guitar-playing sister, Lisvette, 20, giving concerts and workshops in Puerto ...nbclatino.com
Puerto Rico Statehood Vote Wins Largest Share And Governor Luis Fortuno ...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Ricans have supported U.S. statehood in a vote that jubilant members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the Caribbean island territory is on the road to losing its second-class status.www.huffingtonpost.com
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