Tag: puerto rico
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Puerto Rico to hold the seventh referendum on the territory’s political status in Nov.
Puerto Rico will hold a seventh referendum on the island’s political status in Nov. 2024 after Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia signed an executive order referring the measure to the ballot. The ballot measure asks voters to choose one of the following three options for Puerto Rico’s political status: The different options are as follows; however,…
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Antonio Soto resigns from Puerto Rico House of Representatives
Antonio Soto (New Progressive Party) resigned his seat in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives on Feb. 28. Soto cited a need to take over his family’s businesses due to his parents’ advanced age as the reason for his resignation. “There are circumstances in life that make us make decisions and the family always comes…
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Alonso Vega resigns from Puerto Rico House of Representatives
Rep. Néstor Alonso Vega (New Progressive Party) resigned from his seat in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives on Nov. 10. Alonso Vega, who held an at-large seat in the chamber, had been arrested and indicted for allegedly increasing an employee’s salary in order to receive half of the increase in return. Alonso Vega had…