William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

1 week ago | pasquines.us | William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

Pasquines covers the news of the United States territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, ancestral homelands of the Taíno, Chamorro, and Samoan peoples. We are produced by a team all over the world but are headquartered in Washington, DC, on the ancestral lands of the Anacostans (Nacotchtank) and the neighboring Piscataway and Pamunkey peoples.

2 weeks ago | pasquines.us | William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

Pasquines covers the news of the United States territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, ancestral homelands of the Taíno, Chamorro, and Samoan peoples. We are produced by a team all over the world but are headquartered in Washington, DC, on the ancestral lands of the Anacostans (Nacotchtank) and the neighboring Piscataway and Pamunkey peoples.

3 weeks ago | pasquines.us | William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

Pasquines covers the news of the United States territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, ancestral homelands of the Taíno, Chamorro, and Samoan peoples. We are produced by a team all over the world but are headquartered in Washington, DC, on the ancestral lands of the Anacostans (Nacotchtank) and the neighboring Piscataway and Pamunkey peoples.

3 weeks ago | pasquines.us | William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

Twelve years ago today, Pasquines began with a mission: to make sense of the United States territories through contextual, nuanced journalism. Since then, we’ve chronicled the moments that have shaped the past, reflected the present, and hinted at the future for Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

3 weeks ago | pasquines.us | William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández (PPD, D) delivered remarks on the floor of the United States House of Representatives on June 3, calling for federal oversight and transparency following the withdrawal of a proposed emergency power barge plan in Puerto Rico. The government had initially supported using barge-based generation to address a summer energy shortfall but later abandoned the plan, citing hurricane-related safety concerns raised by federal agencies.