Bill, unlikely to pass in the Senate, would offer Puerto Rico voters choice between statehood and forms of independence.
‘It’s like a warzone that doesn’t recover,’ says Carmen Yulin Cruz, the former mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Group found on uninhabited Mona Island, which smugglers use as drop-off point for vessels leaving Dominican Republic.
Is this hurricane season a tipping point?
In visit to island, US president says he will ensure that Puerto Rico gets promised assistance after devastating storm.
With this year’s hurricane season under way, Al Jazeera visualises the differences between various storm systems.
Meanwhile, Puerto Rico continues to grapple with widespread power outages in aftermath of deadly hurricane.
Hurricane warning remains in effect for all of Bermuda as Puerto Rico struggles to restore power in storm’s aftermath.
Officials brave landslides, thick mud and broken roads by foot to provide supplies to residents hard-hit by hurricane.
Fiona strengthens into category 4 storm as it moves away from Turks and Caicos Islands, National Hurricane Center says.
Predicted to become a category 3 storm, Fiona leaves deaths and destruction in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
It brings massive rainfall and strong winds to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, wreaking havoc on communities.
Dominican Republic is being battered by strong winds and heavy rainfall as Puerto Rico copes with ‘catastrophic’ damage.
The hurricane packing winds of 140 km/hr (85mph) makes landfall in US territory after causing island-wide power outage.
