Since Puerto Rico is not a state, the Island cannot participate in presidential elections. Puerto Rico does hold presidential primaries, though, and sends delegates to the Democratic and Republican conventions…. Read more »

Back in 1917, one year before the great influenza pandemic that killed more people than WWI, Puerto Ricans became citizens of the United States. That’s more than a century ago…. Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2020   Contact: 301-798-5051 administrator@prstatehoodcouncil.org   Puerto Rico Statehood Council Condemns Police Brutality & Supports Equal Rights for African Americans   Washington, D.C. – The… Read more »

More than 3,800 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Puerto Rico, and there have been more than 100 deaths from the virus. Puerto Rico was one of the first… Read more »

November 3, 2020, will see the 6th plebiscite on Puerto Rico’s status. The federal government has said that Puerto Rico should have a status vote “not less than once every… Read more »