Eye Openers + Puerto Rico Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 19, 2009
The wave of crime besetting Puerto Rico seems to be out of control with 800 murders being committed here so far this year, but the island’s top police official says the problem does not fall exclusively within his department.
October 30, 2009
Puerto Rico lawmakers have voted to adopt one of the world’s lowest legal limits for drunk driving.
October 17, 2009
Efrain’s Corner: Crisis Continues in Puerto Rico
October 15, 2009
Hundreds of Thousands of Puerto Rican Workers, Faith Leaders, Students and Citizens to Unite in Hato Rey on October 15 – National March Will Protest Massive Cuts in Essential Public Services; Republican Administration Under Investigation for Civil Rights Violations Against High School Students
October 7, 2009
About 80% of the murders committed in Puerto Rico are directly linked to drug trafficking, authorities and academics say.
September 29, 2009
Puerto Rican unions called a general strike for Oct. 15 in response to the dismissal of 17,000 public employees.
September 22, 2009
Puerto Rico and other territories left out of healthcare reform
September 8, 2009
In hard times, some Puerto Ricans choose life back on island – Cultural nuances, such as strong family ties that provide a safety net, and a potentially lower cost of living, make it easier to endure hard times.
August 25, 2009
Gov. Luis G. Fortuño of Puerto Rico endorsed Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s re-election bid on Tuesday
The unemployment rate in Puerto Rico stands at 16.5 percent, the highest of all U.S. jurisdictions
August 11, 2009
Puerto Rico: The Battle Over Public Lands
June 29, 2009
Puerto Rico’s latest media venture, The Daily Sun, is a nonprofit employee cooperative whose editor says it could be an answer to failing newspapers.
June 24, 2009
Congress considers referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status
April 7, 2009
Puerto Rico is turning to the newly surging ranks of the unemployed for help with an old problem — a shortage of coffee pickers.
March 23, 2009
Puerto Rico Governor Acevedo Found Not Guilty of Corruption
January 26, 2009
Puerto Rico’s Senate declined Thursday to consider a proposed merger with the lower house, effectively killing a cost-saving measure that would have eliminated some jobs for lawmakers in the U.S. territory.
Puerto Rico’s Senate declined Thursday to consider a proposed merger with the lower house, effectively killing a cost-saving measure that would have eliminated some jobs for lawmakers in the U.S. territory.
January 23, 2009
Five of former Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila’s co-defendants were pleading guilty Friday in a federal corruption case, leaving him increasingly isolated ahead of the trial for alleged campaign finance violations – Puerto Rico
December 23, 2008
A recent administrative order by Puerto Rico’s Secretary of Agriculture has created a shock wave of reactions in the blogosphere. In the island of Puerto Rico if a person had to cut down a tree he/she had to request permission form the island’s Department of Natural Resources – that was until recently, when the Secretary of the Agency, Javier Velez Arocho, issued an administrative order that automatically grants a “fast track” permission to anyone who wishes to cut a tree.
December 12, 2008
Para el secretario de Educación de Puerto Rico, Rafael Aragunde, no es justo que se comparen los resultados en pruebas de matemáticas de los estudiantes de la isla con los alumnos de Estados Unidos porque se trata de dos culturas totalmente distintas.
December 8, 2008
Puerto Rico: 747 asesinatos hasta la fecha – 747 murders this year so far
December 5, 2008
A federal judge ordered a Puerto Rican lawmaker, Sen. Jorge de Castro Font, to be jailed ahead of his corruption trial, ruling Thursday that he violated his bail by contacting a government witness.
December 2, 2008
The attorney for Puerto Rico’s governor Anibal Acevedo Vila says a federal judge has thrown out most of the federal corruption charges against his client.
November 17, 2008
El gobierno de Puerto Rico le reconoció derechos de salud a las parejas del mismo sexo en una orden que prohibe a las oficinas y agencias públicas discriminar por orientación sexual, identidad de género, estado de embarazo y civil, entre otros.
November 12, 2008
La Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) obtuvo 15 millones de dólares de fondos federales de Estados Unidos para investigar la alta prevalencia de diabetes y asma entre la población de la isla.
October 23, 2008
More than 4,000 blind people in Puerto Rico will be able to vote by telephone for the first time in November’s territorial elections.
Puerto Rico bank to cut US branches, jobs – Popular Inc, the parent of Banco Popular – plans to eliminate more than one-fourth of its 139 US branches and cut its US workforce by 600 – posted a third-quarter loss of $668.5 million, or $2.42 per share
October 21, 2008
Puerto Rico es el único país del mundo que no produce su principal plato de comida -arroz y habichuelas- lo que abona a la aguda crisis económica por la que atraviesa la Isla
October 14, 2008
Daddy Yankee presents political debate in Puerto Rico – The reggaetonero made his second appearance as the moderator for the governor debates in Puerto Rico
September 30, 2008
Protestan los sordos en Puerto Rico por debate en TV
August 14, 2008
Recession drives educated Puerto Ricans to South Florida – thousands of middle-class professionals who have fled Puerto Rico in the past two years, becoming what some people are calling “FloRicans.”
Cat fight brewing over San Juan’s feral felines
NBC Coverage of Olympics leaves Puerto Ricans wanting
August 9, 2008
A la final Luis Rivera – El naguabeño terminó en la décimotercera posición, la mejor actuación para un gimnasta boricua en la historia de los Juegos Olímpicos.
August 7, 2008
A pack of about 30 wild dogs has invaded an elementary school in Puerto Rico and forced it to shut down.
August 5, 2008
Only about 300 people attend Amercian Idol’s Puerto Rican tryouts
July 17, 2008
Puerto Rican veterans shorted on benefits
June 12, 2008
National Council of La Raza – THOUGH TEEN MORTALITY RATES DECREASED, CHILDREN IN PUERTO RICO STILL FACE GREATER RISKS THAN CHILDREN ON THE MAINLAND U.S.
June 4, 2008
Growth of nonnative iguana population give Puerto Ricans a headache
Juan Gonzalez on Puerto Rico’s Overlooked Primary and a Bitter Divide Within the SEIU
June 3, 2008
Gothamist: Who’s Afraid of the Puerto Rican Day Parade?
May 28, 2008
SEIU Union Office Attacked 5/23 – in Santa Cruz, California possibly stemming from effort to take over Puerto Rican teachers’ Union
May 7, 2008
The population of wild Puerto Rican parrots, among the most endangered birds in the world, has languished for decades, with several dozen remaining birds unable to break through the bottleneck that prevents their numbers from growing
April 25, 2008
Rhode Island lawmakers delay vote targeting illegal immigrants
April 16, 2008
The Power of Incentives or the Decline of Puerto Ricans in the MLB
March 27, 2008
Puerto Rico governor (and demorcratic superdelegate) Anibal Acevedo Vila indicted on federal criminal charges – On Deadline – USATODAY.com
March 25, 2008
Puerto Rico Moves Up Primary – (switches from caucus to primary)
March 11, 2008
Puerto Rico statehood champion quitting politics – Sen. Pedro Rossello
February 26, 2008
Puerto Rico teachers strike sparks clashes, arrests – At least 7 people are arrested in Puerto Rico as colleagues face off with one another.
February 25, 2008
Obama pledges self-determination to Puerto Rico – with independence as an option
Puerto Rico looming large in DNC
February 11, 2008
Daily Kos: Did You Know Puerto Rico Could Determine Our Presidential Nominee?
February 7, 2008
Trial Ordered In Puerto Rican Pet Massacre, Animal Cruelty Charges Filed In Case Where 80 Pets Were Thrown Off Of A 50 Ft. Bridge
February 4, 2008
FBI Witch Hunt Stokes Puerto Rican Independence Movement – As an anti-terror task force targets three young Puerto Ricans in New York, people take to the streets.
January 30, 2008
Teachers Threaten Strike in Puerto Rico
January 29, 2008
Puerto Rican Independence Movement under Attack in New York and San Juan
January 14, 2008
HIV in Puerto Rico from a Puerto Rican perspective
December 4, 2007
No pepper spray found in Puerto Rico pageant case
November 15, 2007
Activists “Die-In” to Save Lives in Puerto Rico
November 14, 2007
Pet Massacres Carried Out in Puerto Rico
November 13, 2007
Tapping Hispanic market, Puerto Rican universities branch out in Central Florida
