City officials and Puerto Rican New Haveners offered that message Thursday as they raised the flag of Puerto Rico on the Green. The flag-raising came two days before a planned Puerto Rican cultural ...

WASHINGTON, July 12. -- An order has been issued by the President extending the privileges and protection of the American flag to the shipping of Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

Because of the century-old Jones Act, U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico must use overpriced, outdated ships to import American LNG—while the Dominican Republic enjoys cheaper energy from the same source.

New Jerseyan who starred as wrestler at Rutgers serves as Puerto Rico flag-bearer at Olympics chris iseman, northjersey.com Fri, Jul 26, 2024, 1:10 PM · 1 min read ...

Former Rutgers wrestling star and Toms River native Sebastian Rivera carried out a huge honor Friday as Puerto Rico’s flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.

The most-seen Puerto Rican flag is red, white and blue; however, the black-and-white flag was at the vendor stands at the festival on Parcel 5. One vendor told us it is a universal flag of protest.

The flag-raising ceremony Friday included remarks from local officials as well as recognition of the 2024 Puerto Rican Court featuring Miss Puerto Rico of Aurora Danielle Hernandez, First Princess ...