Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico revises fiscal and reform plan; U.S. Treasury Secretary urges Congress to pass legislation to aid country's financial crisis

Puerto Rico's financial situation is getting worse and the government recently announced that they a...

Jan 19, 2016 10:29 AM EST

US Supreme court questions request to grant Puerto Rico's sovereignty

A desire for its own sovereignty. This is the call of Puerto Rico to the United States, asking them ...

Jan 18, 2016 07:57 AM EST

The Obama administration urges Supreme Court to keep Puerto Rico a dependent US territory, not an independent “sovereign”

The Obama administration wants the Supreme Court to rule that Puerto Rico remains a dependent US Ter...

Dec 30, 2015 02:09 AM EST

Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla Says US Contradicts Its Own Stance; Voices Concern to U.N. Secretary

Puerto Rico Governor Says US Altering its view on their status. He wrote to UN secretary Ban Ki Moon...

Dec 28, 2015 02:35 AM EST

Thousands rally in Puerto Rico for better healthcare

Tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans, including hospital workers wearing scrubs, rallied in San Juan o...

Nov 06, 2015 01:12 AM EST

Family of sunken El Faro crew member files $100 million lawsuit

The family of a crew member missing from the El Faro cargo ship is seeking $100 million in a neglige...

Oct 14, 2015 08:53 PM EDT

Recording shows how UBS drove reluctant brokers to sell high-risk Puerto Rico funds

In April 2011, two years before their prices sank, a slew of bond funds that were being sold by UBS...

Feb 06, 2015 04:20 AM EST

Puerto Rico's appeal in tax dispute is 'baseless'

Puerto Rico has filed an appeal against local lender Doral Financial Corp over $229.9 million in dis...

Jan 02, 2015 10:03 PM EST

Two jailed in Puerto Rico over killing of military family

Two men were jailed in Puerto Rico on Wednesday on charges of killing a retired U.S. Army sergeant a...

Nov 20, 2014 02:12 AM EST

SEC fines 13 firms over sale of Puerto Rico junk bonds

Units of 13 major Wall Street firms, including JPMorgan and UBS, improperly sold bonds from Puerto R...

Nov 04, 2014 03:52 AM EST

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