Horacio Rivero was born in 1910 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, just six years before the people of Puerto Rico accepted U.S. citizenship. He graduated third… Read More »Admiral Horacio Rivero: Puerto Rico’s First Navy Admiral
The “Commonwealth” party government’s alternative to the major new program created by the 2010 Federal healthcare reform known as ‘Obamacare’ has so far fallen far… Read More »‘Commonwealthcare’ Falls Far Short in Ensuring Health Care for PR Uninsured
The first military unit in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico was established on March 2, 1899, less than a year after the July 25,… Read More »Early Puerto Rican Military Leadership: Teófilo Marxuach and WWI
Carmen Garcia Rosado was one of the first women to join the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) in World War II. She was a member of… Read More »Carmen Garcia Rosado: Soldier and Activist
A Puerto Rico administration panel co-chaired by the “Commonwealth” party governor’s top aide has recommended a plan to improve the territory’s economy that would conflict… Read More »Gov’s Top Aide Proposes Economic Plan in Conflict with U.S. Constitution & Policy
The current application of Federal tax laws to Puerto Rico enables corporations and individuals from the States to use the territory to avoid Federal income… Read More »Avoiding Federal Taxes Not Only Reason Companies Operate in Puerto Rico, USA
Members of the Illinois National Guard Special Forces Unit and the Puerto Rico National Guard trained together at Camp Santiago in Salinas, Puerto Rico earlier… Read More »Language, Culture and Military Training
In 1899, Puerto Rico, or Porto Rico as it was then commonly called, was newly under U.S. control. A census gave the numbers of inhabitants,… Read More »A Page from History: The Porto Rico Census of 1899
By Howard Hills* It is no surprise that local political parties in Puerto Rico still are debating next steps after the historic 2012 vote by… Read More »Everything Congress Needs to Know About Puerto Rico It Can Learn From Ronald Reagan
