Vol. 5 No. 49 Para ver esta página en español, oprima aquí. Island Pursues Key Caribbean Role, Mercado: PDP Not Separatist, NPP Seeks Improved Relations With U.S., Dominican President To Visit San Juan, Pesquera Lobbies To Keep Military Bases, Pereira To Intervene In Vieques Ethics Committee Takes Over Misla's Case, Governor Defends Noriega, Police Crime Logs Faulty, Rossello Committed To NPP, Says Calderon Administration `Failing', Justice Appeals Blue Ribbon Unconstitutional Decision, Navy Can Deploy Without Live-Fire Training Puerto Rican lawyer Hans H. Hertell, the new U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, presents his credentials to Dominican President Hipólito Mejía and begins a busy diplomatic schedule. PUERTO RICO PROFILES Hans H. Hertell 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: Blackened Blue Ribbon Commission? Conference Examines Status Of Puerto Rico Use Vieques Vieques, Through Young Eyes OFFICIAL U.S. - PUERTO RICO VIEQUES ACCORD Arce Endorses Initiative To Collect Signatures For Statehood Friends, Family Bury Puerto Rican Woman Killed In Attack On Pentagon Puerto Rican Holiday Traditions In The Swim: Getting To Know Puerto Rico's Southwest Coast Perez Takes Office As Hartford’s First Latino Mayor Mayor Mike Might Add A Dash Of Salsa Spanish Is Spreading Northward In Florida Bilingual Classes Neglected …Who Wants To Be Right When Kids Are Left Hurting -- Again?… Language Of Success Politically Speaking, Where Is The Hispanic Community? Ruiz Favored To Beat Holyfield Putting The Nuevo Back Into Nuevo Latino Caribbean Neighbors Face Crises Together, Leaders Make Unlikely Duo At Miami Meeting Michael Bloomberg: A Businessman Takes On New York…Grateful for Hispanic support, After economic development—education, education, education! Furniture Sales Draw Mixed Reviews In Early Christmas Season Amigo To Invest $20 Million In Expansions Plaza Las Americas Adds Commercial Hallway And More Stores Houston Reelects Mayor In Close Race, Bush Backed Hispanic Challenger   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