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The United States government has thirteen principal statistical agencies (PSAs), a dozen of which gather data in the U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico.  A new… Read More »Data Collection in Puerto Rico

Most of the current states were once territories of the United States, and — as we’ve seen in previous posts — most of them had… Read More »Why Are Territories Admitted as States?

In recent years, Puerto Rico’s economy has been shorn up by U.S. funds, often allocated in response to a natural disaster or as a one-time… Read More »Puerto Rico Told to Expect Cuts in Federal Funding

Tourism industry publication Travel and Tour World reports that visits to Puerto Rico from Canada are increasing even as tourism from Canada to the states… Read More »Puerto Rico Experiences a Canadian Tourism Surge

The off-again on-again tariffs on foreign imports are upsetting consumers, businesses, and the stock market. People are seeking a tariff workaround, from ordering directly from… Read More »Shipping Through Puerto Rico: A Tariff Workaround?

One thing is clear: many people continue to be confused about Puerto Rico’s status. To make sure we all start on the same page, the… Read More »Puerto Rican Independence?

On April 9, the U.S. Library of Congress announced that the original cast album of the musical Hamilton, written and produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda, would… Read More »Hamilton Included in Library of Congress 2025 National Recording Registry

Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández has re-introduced the TRICARE Equality Act. The legislative proposal, also introduced by Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon in 2021 and then… Read More »Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Introduces TRICARE Equality Act