Vol. 5 No. 25 Para ver esta página en español, oprima aquí. Hansen: Bush Staff Erred In Announcing Closure Of Vieques Hansen Stands By Words, Navy Continues Exercises, Clinton Lobbies For Referendum, House Schedules Vieques Hearing, Hansen’s Remarks About P.R. 'On Welfare' Backfire Bush: Vieques Vote Unnecessary, Bill Filed To Abolish Local Referendum, Powell Supports Compromise, Rumsfeld Blames Clinton For Vieques Loss, Puerto Rico Will Vote on Vieques, Calderon Not Officially Informed On Vieques Decision P.R. Governor Sila Calderon and Secretary of the Navy, Gordon England, are "on opposite sides of the fence" on the Vieques issue. ONGOING TOPICS & CATEGORIES:   . Puerto Rico Herald Departments: . Updated Archives . Self-Determination Legislation . Newsstand . Puerto Rico Facts . U.S. Government . Feedback . Contact Us! . Write your Member of Congress in Support of Puerto Rico Self-Determination! House of Rep. Member Web Sites Senate Member Web Sites Write Your Rep. Write your Senator -RELATED LINKS- Congressional Hispanic Caucus League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) MORE LINKS Know anyone who might enjoy the Puerto Rico Herald? Please ... Let them know!   Full Name Email You Friend ALSO IN THIS EDITION: Businessmen Fret Over Government Inattention On Economy It's Same Verse, Second Chorus Message: W. Won't Fight For A Strong Defense For the Future of Vieques, Look to Hawaii DOD News Briefings, Secretaries Of Defense, Navy On Vieques Bush Makes Right Choice, Vultures' Victory, Too Slow An Exit, Pandering Conquers… Investigate Abuses, 2-Way Street, Call Their Bluff, Solve Relationship… NPR Transcript: Bush's Decision To Stop Bombing Exercises, Hansen, Rodriguez, et.al. OFFICIAL U.S. - PUERTO RICO VIEQUES ACCORD Treated Like Trash, When The Bombing Ends Island's Status Still In Question Give Puerto Rico Its Independence U.S. Department Of Justice Constitutional Status Analysis President's Task Force On Puerto Rico's Status Memorandum: Resolution Of Puerto Rico's Status From Protests To Parades Young Hispanics Redefining America -- On Their Terms Mixed Reviews On The July Referendum Lost in Translation FLIGHT OF THE SWAN, By Rosario Ferre Cashing In On Music Awards PUERTO RICO PROFILES Charles Juhász-Alvarado Federal Funds At A Crossroads? Campofresco Fresh Pineapple Hits The Big Apple May’s Unemployment Rate Up To 11.4% Vieques Advocate Turns From Violence Of Her Past A New Frontier: Silvestre Reyes, Former Border Patrol Chief For El Paso Region, Now Heads Congressional Caucus A Delicate Latino Dance In GOP Bastions   PUERTO RICO SELF- DETERMINATION Puerto Ricans . . . Earning Their Own Way • Puerto Rico . . . Paying Its Own Way American taxpayers have provided $ subsidizing the Puerto Rico Commonwealth, and it's costing them $22,821,918.52 more each and every day of the year! For questions or problems regarding this site, please contact webmastr@puertorico-herald.org. Business•Economics•Finance | Vieques | Sports & Entertainment | Puerto Rico Report | Forum | Status | Island Politics Congress and the President | Plebiscite | Citizenship | Culture, Heritage Language | Puerto Rico Profiles | The Local Scene | Travel