President Barack Obama’s visit to Puerto Rico drew a slew of positive feedback from a handful of private-sector executives invited to his welcoming Tuesday, with most concurring that the historic event was positive and could result in long-term benefits.
Gov. Luis Fortuño met with President Barack Obama briefly Tuesday during the latter’s visit to the island, discussing the progress of initiatives to boost the economy, strengthen public safety and establish a “fair and representative process to solve the status problem.”
President Barack Obama basked under the scorching noontime Puerto Rican sun upon arriving to Puerto Rico Tuesday, walking the 300-foot stretch between Air Force One and the hangar at the Muñiz National Guard Base in Carolina.
Hundreds of local public and private sector representatives gathered at the Muñiz National Guard Base Tuesday morning to get a glimpse of President Barack Obama and listen to his remarks to Puerto Rico upon arriving later this morning.
President Barack Obama will be landing on Puerto Rican soil at around noon next Tuesday, keeping the promise he made two years ago during a primary campaign stop on the island to come back if he won the elections.
President Barack Obama’s visit to the island in about three weeks will be brief, but will mark nearly half a century since John F. Kennedy’s visit in 1961. That was the last time the island, a U.S. jurisdiction, welcomed a sitting U.S. president. On June 14, Obama will lead members of the White House Task […]
The $3.73 billion budget submitted Monday by the Obama administration for fiscal 2012, which begins in October, will have a yet unquantifiable impact on the island that will likely mean less money for communities and students.
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