Wednesday, 7 November 2012

Puerto Ricans favor statehood for first time

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Ricans have supported U.S. statehood in a vote that jubilant members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the Caribbean island territory is on the road to losing itsSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Ricans voted for the first time in favor of their island becoming a US state in a non-binding referendum, election officials said Wednesday. The Caribbean island is now a self-governing US territory. The referendum wasWhat ranks as one of the

Read more ...

No comments:

Post a Comment