Utah) and John McCain (R., Ariz.) have introduced legislation to permanently exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act. This is a common-sense decision on the merits that will help the island recover ...
The letter is part of a rekindled debate over the century-old law and its impact on Puerto Rico during natural disasters. Critics say the Jones Act increases prices of basic goods for the island ...
The Jones Act of 1917 included a collective citizenship provision. It enabled people living in Puerto Rico to choose between keeping their Puerto Rican or other citizenship, or acquiring a U.S ...
Much more important is the continued imposition of the antiquated Jones Act that restricts foreign companies from shipping goods to Puerto Rico, ultimately benefiting mainland businesses at the ...
Florida or Puerto Rico in order to help alleviate looming humanitarian disasters, the existing fleet of ships that qualify under the Jones Act can't get the job done. The inevitable result in such ...
Transparency groups explore what they called “questionable charitable giving practices” to maintain tax breaks.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jarrell Chalmers, a 31-year-old marketing consultant in San Juan, ...
As a commonwealth of the United States, Puerto Rico imports over 80 percent of its food. Due to the Marine Merchant Act of 1920, also known as the Jones Act, goods have to be delivered to the ...
The CEO of U.S. shipping and logistics company TOTE Group emphasized the importance of the Jones Act in supporting the ...
The draft legislation released by the House Committee — H.R. 4900, or PROMESA (Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stabilization Act) — has met opposition from diverse groups ...