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John F. McKeon  The Puerto Rican independence movement is one of the longest standing anti-colonial struggles in the Western Hemisphere, spanning over 150 years across two different imperial powers.   From the 19th-century revolts against Spain to modern-day political alliances, the movement has consistently sought  full sovereignty for the island. Isolated historical events are rare, as history functions  more like a cascading chain reaction. One development inevitably infor

M.A. Dworkin Havana, Cuba - As Cuba continues to deteriorate both economically and socially, due to the strangling effects of the U.S. oil blockade, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canal has confirmed that his government is in talks with the Trump Administration to find solutions to the two countries’ differences.        “Not having fuel enter the country in the past three months, there has been a gradual decline of diesel and fuel oil reserves,” Diaz-Canal said. “Given this, the

M.A. Dworkin St. Kitts and Nevis - The Heads of State and Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community met in St. Kitts and Nevis on February 25, 2026, marking the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM, (Caribbean Community and Common Market) with Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State (SOS) of the United States of America, attending the meeting and actively engaging in a highly constructive conversation dealing with the common interests of all those involved.     

M.A. Dworkin The Caribbean - Amid cries by neighboring countries that there is a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Cuba caused by Washington’s oil blockade, the Trump Administration has said it will allow the resale of some Venezuelan oil to Cuba in a move that could ease the island’s acute fuel shortage. The U.S. blockade has worsened an energy crisis in Cuba that is hitting power generation and fuel for vehicles, houses and aviation. Venezuela has been the mai

M.A. Dworkin North Coast Cuba - Four people who entered Cuban waters on a U.S. Florida registered speedboat were shot dead by Cuban border guards off Cuba’s north coast. Cuba’s interior ministry claims the speedboat’s passengers, who were coming from Florida, opened fire on a coast guard vessel carrying five members of the ministry’s border guard.       In a statement posted on X, the ministry said the Florida-registered vessel - with the registration number FL772SH - was det

John F. McKeon  For three decades, Section 936 of the US Internal Revenue Code served as the linchpin of Puerto Rico’s industrial strategy, reportedly transforming the island into a manufacturing hub by allowing US corporations to repatriate profits nearly tax-free. Section 936 (also known as the Possession Tax Credit) was a provision in our tax code enacted in 1976 ostensibly to encourage business investment in Puerto Rico and other US territories. The provision successfully

M.A. Dworkin San Juan, PR - Puerto Rico’s Republican Governor signed a law that amends a law to recognize an unborn baby as a human being, which opponents argue could eventually lead to outlawing abortion in the U.S. Territory.       Governor Jennifer Gonzalez, a supporter of President Donald Trump, said the law aims to maintain consistency between civil and criminal provisions by recognizing the unborn child as a human being.        The amendment, in Senate Bill 923, altered

M.A. Dworkin Havana, Cuba - President Donald Trump’s worldwide political strategy seems nothing less than formulaic. He begins by tying a U.S. Navy barricaded-knot around a despot-run country, one that he feels threatens U.S. security; and then proceeds, in various ways,  to threaten or choke the economic life out of them. In doing so, he somehow succeeds in conquering every tyrant and dictator who dares to get in his way.        One of his current targets is Cuba. The US’s 6

A.J. Pike USVI - Puerto Rico has declared a State of Emergency due to an influenza epidemic that has produced more than 42,000 confirmed influenza cases, over 3,000 hospitalizations, and 128 influenza-associated deaths as of the end of January 2026. Almost 46 percent of the reported cases have involved children.       In response, the V.I. Department of Health (VIDOH) is urging USVI residents to get vaccinated and to take all precautions due to frequent inter-island travel be

John F. McKeon  Columbus’ Second Voyage 1494  On Monday, October 7, 1494, Christopher Columbus was positioned off the coast of Africa with his fleet of 17 ships. He departed from Gomera, an island in the Spanish Canary Islands and embarked upon his second voyage to the Indies. This was done under secrecy to avoid the course of his route becoming known to the rival Portuguese. By Thursday, October 24, Columbus became concerned. Having traveled more than 1400 miles to the West,

M.A. Dworkin San Juan - Spain is considering a historic proposal that would allow Puerto Ricans with ancestors born in Spanish-controlled  Puerto Rico before 1898 to reclaim Spanish - and by extension, European Union - citizenship, as a form of “reparative justice.”       While not yet official law, the initiative, referred to as “Ley de Nacionalidad Reparativa,” aims to restore nationality lost 127 years ago after the 1898 Treaty of Paris, which was signed by the United Stat

M.A. Dworkin Havana, Cuba - U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking regime change in Communist Cuba by the end of the year. Government insiders in Havana, Cuba are conveying the message that the Trump Administration is actively seeking to push out the Communist regime headed by President Miguel Diaz-Canal, and they are willing to make a deal to expedite his ouster.       Although it is not known if Trump has a concrete plan at this point, it is becoming clear that certain poli