Puerto Rico + Puerto Rico Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 24, 2009
Mega TV Now Available Throughout The Entire Island of Puerto Rico
Mega TV available island wide in Puerto Rico
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.
Murder charges were filed Wednesday in the slaying of a gay teenager, Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado, whose decapitated, partially burned body was found last week, while U.S. authorities said they were still considering whether to make it a hate crime case. – Puerto Rico
November 18, 2009
Top Latin Music Artists Show Their Support for the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards Presented
Environmentalists alarmed by Puerto Rico policies – Sweeping from lush mountain rain forests to pristine beaches, a corridor of land protected by Puerto Rico’s last governor hosts dozens of rare and endangered species and was championed by celebrities who helped fight off resort proposals. – Now new Gov. Luis Fortuno has revoked the reserve as part of a drive to bring jobs and investment for the U.S. territory’s struggling economy. And activists see a broader pattern of looser protection for the island’s environment.
The Puerto Rico Senate approved a bill that will allow big stores to open Sundays, a measure that aims at boosting the U.S. commonwealth’s stagnant economy, but which is opposed by owners of smaller stores.
For the first time in its more than 20-year history, the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards will take place in Puerto Rico, marking the first time the show goes on the road from its traditional Miami homebase. The awards, presented by State Farm, will be broadcast live on April 29, 2010, by the Telemundo network.
November 13, 2009
Calle 13 no recibió felicitación del gobierno de Pto Rico por sus Latin GRAMMY
November 12, 2009
Literanista: The LOST TAINO TRIBE Documentary
November 11, 2009
Puerto Rico’s National Strike: “Peaceful Insurrection” Against the Wall Street Bankers
November 9, 2009
Facing Economic Crisis, Citizen Organizations in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico Fight Back Against Structural Adjustment
A Colony by Any Other Name is Still a Colony – Puerto Rico
November 6, 2009
Sheraton PUERTO RICO CONVENTION CENTER Hotel & CASINO TO OPEN IN November
November 2, 2009
FBI: No sabotage in Puerto Rico tank explosion
Video Puerto Rico in the ’40s
October 30, 2009
Puerto Rico lawmakers have voted to adopt one of the world’s lowest legal limits for drunk driving.
LULAC Hails the Inclusion of Puerto Rico in the House Healthcare Bill
October 28, 2009
Puerto Rico Hopes to Become Base for Caribbean Cruise Industry
October 26, 2009
Arson or accident? FBI, ATF investigate fuel depot fire in Puerto Rico
Really Great Report on Latino USA on Puerto Rican Crisis
October 17, 2009
More than 100,000 turned out here Thursday for a protest against Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño’s decision to lay off 17,000 public employees,
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 14, 2009
A needle exchange program in Puerto Rico is testing a vending machine that provides drug users with clean syringes after-hours to fight the spread of HIV and hepatitis C.
October 12, 2009
PUERTO RICO IN CRISIS … A message from Hiram Rivera Marcano
October 7, 2009
About 80% of the murders committed in Puerto Rico are directly linked to drug trafficking, authorities and academics say.
September 30, 2009
Hundreds of U.S. and local agents swept into a town in southern Puerto Rico on Tuesday to break up violent drug rings accused of operating out of several public housing projects.
Governor Luis Fortuño of Puerto Rico Flees Egg Attack – (eggs are nothing compared to 17,000 people losing their jobs)
September 29, 2009
Puerto Rico’s Doral Bank Burnishes Image
Puerto Rican unions called a general strike for Oct. 15 in response to the dismissal of 17,000 public employees.
September 28, 2009
Puerto Rico’s government announced that it will lay off more than 16,000 public workers – adding to an unemployment rate higher than that of any U.S state.
September 24, 2009
The reform of the Puerto Rican legislature currently underway seeks to reduce by almost half the number of lawmakers, one of the chief objectives of the administration of Gov. Luis Fortuño.
Efrain’s Corner: El Grito de Lares, Puerto Rico
September 22, 2009
Puerto Rico and other territories left out of healthcare reform
September 21, 2009
US struggles to keep up in Puerto Rico’s drug war
September 15, 2009
Asthma affects about 33 Puerto Rican children for every two non-Latino Caucasian children.
Several employees of American Airlines were among a group of at least 20 people arrested Tuesday on suspicion of aiding a smuggling ring that shipped drugs from Puerto Rico’s main airport to the U.S. mainland.
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.
September 3, 2009
Strategic Alliance Between Televisa and Genomma Lab
August 27, 2009
Crawford & Company Names Jeannette Barrios Manager in Puerto Rico
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 24, 2009
Vista Systems Breaking New Ground in Puerto Rico’s Tropical Modernism
August 21, 2009
Government of Puerto Rico and Together Rx Access Join Forces to Improve Prescription Access for Uninsured Residents
August 13, 2009
A jury in U.S. federal court has convicted four Puerto Rican police officers in the beating death of a man in their custody.
August 11, 2009
Puerto Rico: The Battle Over Public Lands
August 10, 2009
Authorities charged an FBI agent with negligent homicide on Friday in the alleged “friendly fire” shooting death of a Puerto Rican policeman during a gunbattle with kidnappers last year.
August 7, 2009
For Puerto Ricans, Sotomayor’s Success Stirs Pride
August 6, 2009
A UM study indicates that the incidence of cancer increases dramatically for Hispanics who have moved to Florida from Cuba, Puerto Rico or Mexico.
August 4, 2009
2009 Kids Count Data Book Finds that Child Well-Being in Puerto Rico is at Greater Risk than in the Mainland U.S.
August 3, 2009
Michigan State University has received a $1.5 million federal grant to work with the University of Puerto Rico-Cayey to increase the number of Hispanic doctoral students in neuroscience
July 23, 2009
A House committee approved a proposal Wednesday that would let Puerto Ricans decide their island’s political status. It was unclear whether the full Congress would consider the bill.
July 15, 2009
Sotomayor is mum on Puerto Rico statehood vs. independence
Patients in Puerto Rico die at statistically higher rates from heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia than those admitted to mainland hospitals, a USA TODAY analysis of new government data shows.
July 14, 2009
Puerto Rico reports 1st swine flu death
Beginning next year, private firms will be able to sell electricity in Puerto Rico using the grid of the Electric Energy Authority, the top official at the state-owned company known as AEE announced Monday.
July 13, 2009
Creative Protest to Say No to Privatization of Puerto Rico’s Beaches
New Pew Hispanic Fact Sheet: Puerto Ricans in the United States, 2007 – Some 4.1 million Puerto Ricans resided in the US in 2007
Puerto Ricans tuned in to Sonia Sotomayor’s Senate confirmation hearings on Monday to cheer on the judge with local roots whose nomination to the Supreme Court has boosted pride across the island.
July 11, 2009
Puerto Rican southpaw Jonathan Sanchez hurls no-hitter for San Francisco Giants
June 29, 2009
Labor Secretary Solis to Attend year’s top Hispanic Convention | LULAC
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.
National Puerto Rican Coalition Frames Its Upcoming Public Policy Agenda
June 25, 2009
Puerto Rico Governor Presses for Referendum on Political Status
June 24, 2009
Live 2009 convention coverage – National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) in Puerto Rico or follow on twitter #nahj09
Congress considers referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status
June 23, 2009
Stand-Up Comedian Marga Gomez to Perform “Long Island Iced Latina” During NAHJ Opening Plenary
Puerto Rico Housing Market: The Prolonged Depression Continues
June 22, 2009
The Miss Puerto Rico Petite competition stripped the reigning queen of her crown Friday, accusing the young woman of “intolerable conduct” that included threatening and assaulting pageant staff.
June 19, 2009
NAHJ Convention to Discuss Walking the Tightrope: Challenges Faced by the Media in Venezuela
June 18, 2009
Podcast – Caridad Fernandez is a true Latina Beauty. Professional model, and founder, president and CEO of Unica – Centro de Refinamiento, the largest modeling agency in Puerto Rico
DISH Network(R) Introduces CV 24 in Puerto Rico
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists Preliminary Schedule for 2009 Conference in Puerto Rico
June 11, 2009
Bizarre Foods: Andrew travels to Puerto Rico where the flavors of the food tell the history of the island, from the deep-fried treats brought in by Africans to the roasted pork made popular by the Spanish. Andrew tries a variety of traditional foods, including a stew made with different parts of a pig.
June 8, 2009
Puerto Rico en la Marcha : Over 100,000 March Against Layoffs, Form New Coalition
June 5, 2009
El dúo Calle 13 y la ex Miss Universo Denise Quiñones marcharon el viernes en Puerto Rico como parte de una protesta por los miles de empleados públicos despedidos por la administración del gobernador Luis Fortuño.
June 3, 2009
El reguetonero puertorriqueño Miguelito anunció hoy que tendrá una sección semanal en un programa de televisión en Puerto Rico
June 1, 2009
Roselyn Sánchez organiza día de juegos para niños – San Jorge Children’s Foundation – Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
May 30, 2009
Puerto Rico Sun Radio chats with boricua actress Jazmin Caratini
May 29, 2009
Puerto Rico: denuncian traslado de juicios a leyes EEUU
More than 7,000 public employees will lose their government jobs at the beginning of July, according to an announcement made Wednesday by Maria Sanchez Bras, the director of Puerto Rico’s Office of Management and Budget.
May 27, 2009
Supreme Court nominee Sonya Sotomayor wrote as a Yale Law School student that Puerto Rico should maintain its seabed rights if it pursues U.S. statehood.
May 14, 2009
NAHJ to Induct Geraldo Rivera, Ysabel Duron and Juan Gonzales Into Hall of Fame – Award-Winner Pioneers to Be Inducted During NAHJ Multimedia Convention in Puerto Rico
May 7, 2009
Teacher’s Day in Puerto Rico is no longer a paid holiday for teachers. The Department of Education says some 43,000 teachers will work all commemorative days for the next two years, including the day that honors their profession.
April 11, 2009
EPA may add Puerto Rico plant to Superfund list – Papelera Puertorriquena Inc. plant in the mountainous town of Utuado may have polluted soil and a river with industrial chemicals including ethyl acetate and isopropanol.
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 30, 2009
Puerto Rico Gets a Little Richer With New Quarter from U.S. Mint
March 24, 2009
Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño decreed Tuesday three days of mourning for actress Awilda Carbia, who died over the weekend of respiratory complications. She was 71.
March 23, 2009
Puerto Rico Governor Acevedo Found Not Guilty of Corruption
March 19, 2009
Puerto Rico’s west coast: Beaches, byways, coquis
March 17, 2009
Attorneys fighting corruption charges against former Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila surprised a judge Tuesday by announcing they would not present any witnesses in his defense.
March 16, 2009
Proyecto para incentivar historia oral en Puerto Rico
Paradise Lost for the dogs of Puerto Rico – A Dog-umentary hosted by Selena Gomez creating awareness for the the stray dog epidemic on the Island of Puerto Rico.
March 13, 2009
Puerto Rico Interstate All Battery Center Named Store of the Year
March 11, 2009
Puerto Rico Agency Association denounces fraudulent billing practice by agencies
El mundo en la cocina de Puerto Rico
The Univision station in Puerto Rico did its share of layoffs – about 30 news staff and admin positions.
March 3, 2009
More than 30,000 public employees will lose their jobs soon in Puerto Rico, the island’s new governor has announced.
February 1, 2009
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will host its 17th annual El Premio ASCAP on March 3 at the Ritz Carlton in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The gala event honors the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP’s most performed songs in Latin music for 2008.
En una visita relámpago a la isla, el presidente mexicano Felipe Calderón se reunió con el gobernador de Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, y miembros de su gabinete para discutir posibles alianzas económicas y la ampliación de rutas aéreas entre ambos países.
January 28, 2009
El Senado de Puerto Rico ordenó el miércoles investigar al aspirante a dirigir la Oficina del Comisionado de Seguros, Ramón Cruz, por haber sido multado por la dependencia que quedaría bajo su cargo cuando trabajaba para una aseguradora privada.
Puerto Rico is joining a growing list of U.S. places refusing to take in any detainees from the Guantánamo Bay prison camps.
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.
Affordable Caribbean: Puerto Rico
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
Puertorriqueños se despiden de ‘Cheguí’ Torres
January 21, 2009
Former light-heavyweight world champion, Olympic silver medalist and author Jose Torres died Monday of a heart attack at his home in Puerto Rico at the age of 72, his wife, Ramonita, said.
December 28, 2008
Unos 500 policías velarán por la seguridad en los actos de toma de posesión del nuevo gobernador de Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, del próximo viernes, 2 de enero.
December 23, 2008
Cazan monos en Puerto Rico para evitar infecciones
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 18, 2008
Advertising industry pioneer Premier Maldonado passed away Saturday in San Juan.
December 17, 2008
The commonwealth of Puerto Rico will soon have a U.S. Mint commemorative quarter with the Spanish words Isla del Encanto — Island of Enchantment — stamped on one side. On Monday, the U.S. Treasury approved the design of the coin, which will be part of the popular U.S. states series.
December 15, 2008
The possible admission of Puerto Rico as a new state of the United States and other options in relation to the Commonwealth’s status will not be discussed until the island’s financial situation has been straightened out, said the territory’s Secretary of State designate, Senate President Kenneth McClintock.
December 12, 2008
Comunicado de Prensa: Convención Nacional y Exposición LULAC en San Juán, Puerto Rico.
Las autoridades puertorriqueñas intensificaron el miércoles la búsqueda de un felino salvaje que anda suelto desde hace días en el barrio más grande de la capital y que ha devorado varios animales domésticos a su paso.
Testing gap in Puerto Rico stirs translation feud
El puertorriqueño Juan Meléndez, que pasó diecisiete años, ocho meses y un día en una prisión esperando a ser ejecutado por un crimen que no cometió, relató hoy a Efe cómo se vive en el corredor de la muerte.
Economy Complicates Labor Dispute in Puerto Rico
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 10, 2008
Sirenas, a new local movie from Puerto Rico, will premiere on Thursday, December 11, 2008, exclusively on WAPA Television in Puerto Rico and WAPA America in the U.S.
Emmy Winning Comedy ‘Noticreo’ Looks to U.S. Hispanic Market
Ivy Queen Gives Away FREE Breast Exams In Puerto Rico
December 9, 2008
Puerto Rico Convention Center continues to attract visitors
December 8, 2008
Puerto Rico: 747 asesinatos hasta la fecha – 747 murders this year so far
December 5, 2008
Lucía González and Lulu Delacre, author and illustrator of The Storyteller’s Candle / La velita de los cuentos, celebrate the remarkable efforts of New York City’s first Latina librarian, Pura Belpré, in her native Puerto Rico.
Aventura conquista a Puerto Rico
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 3, 2008
Baseball Academy a hit in Puerto Rico – Sixty-two players drafted since school opened in 2001
JetBlue Begins Nonstop Flights Between San Juan and Santo Domingo
Tradition Counts More Than Beauty at a Pageant in Puerto Rico
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.
Aumenta campaña por presos políticos en Puerto Rico
Se casó Roselyn Sánchez en el Viejo San Juan
Arrestan en Puerto Rico a la cantante Gema Corredera
November 25, 2008
Old U.S. Navy base now a Puerto Rico airport – Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport
November 20, 2008
La puertorriqueña Amelia de Jesús, es un ejemplo de que no hay que ser rico para ayudar: con su modesto sueldo como trabajadora postal compra comida a niños y jóvenes drogadictos en Puerto Rico.
November 19, 2008
Puerto Rico in political brawl about gays
Puerto Rico: triunfo de Fortuño no es mandato de anexión
November 18, 2008
Las autoridades estadounidenses buscaban el lunes a unos 40 inmigrantes dominicanos que se cree desaparecieron en las aguas entre República Dominicana y Puerto Rico mientras viajaban de manera ilegal hacia suelo puertorriqueño.
Refleja nuevo género de cine puertorriqueño las vivencias de la calle.
FBI agent named Puerto Rico’s next police chief -José Figueroa Sancha
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.
The 65th Infantry Regiment is the only all-Hispanic unit in the history of the U.S. Army. It was created in 1899 to help re-establish law and order on Puerto Rico following its seizure during the Spanish-American War, according to information from the city. The regiment participated in World War I, World War II and the Korean War.
November 12, 2008
Fortuno Taps McClintock for Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
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.
NOBOX GIVES USERS CREATIVE LICENCE IN NEW SCION BRANDING CAMPAIGN – Puerto Rico
November 11, 2008
Puerto Rico’s governor-elect Luis Fortuño says he and New York Gov. David Paterson plan to enhance trade ties between the Caribbean commonwealth and the U.S. state
November 7, 2008
The Republican National Hispanic Assembly (RNHA) Congratulates Governor-elect Luis Fortuño
November 6, 2008
A look at Puerto Rico’s newly elected governor – Luis Fortuño on Tuesday gave the New Progressive Party (NPP) their biggest victory in the 40 years the party has existed.
Bacardi settles pollution complaint in Puerto Rico
November 3, 2008
Los puertorriqueños acuden a las urnas el martes en momentos en que se cuestiona la integridad moral de los dos principales candidatos a la gobernación, el autonomista Aníbal Acevedo Vilá y el anexionista Luis Fortuño.
October 27, 2008
Mayra Matos, la nueva Miss Puerto Rico Universe
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 20, 2008
Puerto Rico to launch new English-language daily – Puerto Rico Daily Sun
October 15, 2008
Fox Sports Español Previews National League Championship Series and World Series Available on Dish Network in Puerto Rico
Regent Hotels & Resorts Announces Expansion in Puerto Rico with New Luxury Resort the Regent Palmas Del Mar Puerto Rico
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
October 7, 2008
What does Palin think about Puerto Rico?
October 2, 2008
Corrupción salpica debate de candidatos a gobernador en Puerto Rico
September 30, 2008
Protestan los sordos en Puerto Rico por debate en TV
September 25, 2008
Puerto Rico Domestic Violence Shelter Receives Part of a $3 Million Grant to Help Combat Domestic Violence
Nuevos datos del Negociado del Censo Proporcionan un Panorama de la Población de Puerto Rico
September 21, 2008
Census Bureau to Hold Online News Briefing on Embargoed 2007 Puerto Rico Community Survey Data
Smithsonian Latin Center Pays Tribute to Puerto Rican Culture
September 15, 2008
¡SORPRESA! programming block to air on Mega TV BROADCAST AFFILIATE in Puerto Rico – EL BLOQUE DE PROGRAMACIÓN DE ¡SORPRESA! SALDRÁ AL AIRE EN LA FILIAL DE Mega TV EN Puerto Rico
“In Puerto Rico where you all come from over 85 percent of the people turn out to vote in every single election, and somehow when we move to the mainland we try to keep our language, we try to keep out lechon asado (roast pork) we certainly keep our music, but sometimes we forget the one of the important things about being Puerto Rican is that we register to vote and you turn out to vote in huge numbers. And unfortunately up here on the mainland only twenty or thirty percent of Puerto Ricans register and vote in the elections and that’s like giving away part of being Puerto Rican.” said McClintock.
Puerto Rico’s Senate President Urges Hispanics to Register, Vote – Sen. Kenneth D. McClintock
September 12, 2008
Puerto Rico Film Screening-Benefit For FMPR Puerto Rican Teachers
September 10, 2008
Today in 1945 – Grammy Award winning guitarist and singer, José Feliciano born in Lares, Puerto Rico
September 6, 2008
A Puerto Rican Restaurant Legend – La Bombonera
September 5, 2008
Víctor Manuelle sufre accidente; se encuentra bien Un conductor ebrió se impactó anoche contra el automóvil del salsero en Puerto Rico
September 3, 2008
Puerto Rico’s daily English-language newspaper closes – The island’s daily English-language newspaper has closed after nearly 50 years.
Office Depot to Celebrate Opening of New Caguas, Puerto Rico Store with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
August 26, 2008
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. today announced plans for the launch on Monday (Aug. 25) of Mega TV on new affiliate WSJU TV Channel 30 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
August 20, 2008
Daddy Yankee’s movie breaks records in Puerto Rico – The singer is overjoyed with the success of his film in Puerto Rico
A U.S. federal grand jury handed down a new indictment against Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila Tuesday, charging him with four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with alleged campaign finance violations.
August 18, 2008
Puerto Rico mira hacia Colombia en busca de energía
August 17, 2008
Taking the kids to Puerto Rico Accidental tourists find an island filled with natural attractions
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.”
Puerto Rican party says Spanish-only ballots unfair
Cat fight brewing over San Juan’s feral felines
Un partido político de Puerto Rico buscará que el tribunal federal ordene que sean traducidas al inglés las papeletas para las elecciones de gobernador, legislativas y municipales de noviembre
Puerto Rican McJoe Arrooyo lost in the first round of Olympic boxing
NBC Coverage of Olympics leaves Puerto Ricans wanting
Illinois siblings swim for Puerto Rico – Kristina and Doug Lennox-Silva – Being Olympians together a helpful boost for both
August 9, 2008
Primera victoria boricua – El villalbeño Carlos Negrón vence al iraní Mendi Ghorbani en su debut en el boxeo olímpico.
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 30, 2008
Authorities say a former official with a Cuban-American group that was once the foremost voice representing the exile cause in Washington was shot dead in a Puerto Rican suburb. – Emiliano Infante Segrera
July 29, 2008
According to Radio and Records, the merged XM-Sirius must file necessary applications with the FCC to provide satellite radio service to Puerto Rico using terrestrial repeaters within three months of the merger’s consummation
July 28, 2008
Puerto Rico’s environmental activists gain power A growing environmental movement is stopping more and more development projects that critics say threaten natural resources.
July 22, 2008
HITN to Give Salsa Congress a World Audience
SBS’s ‘EL CIRCO’ recognized by leading Marketing Association in Puerto Rico.
July 17, 2008
Puerto Rican veterans shorted on benefits
July 16, 2008
Green collar jobs in Puerto Rico: A well kept secret or are people simply misinformed
July 15, 2008
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Growing Puerto Rican Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Industry, Q2 2008
Puerto Rico-Mexico rivalry packs a real punch – When boxers from the Latin American lands face each other, representing their homeland well is paramount.
July 14, 2008
Animal activists criticize Puerto Rico government’s plans for long-awaited shelter
Smithsonian Takes Us to Puerto Rico
July 10, 2008
Puerto Rico archeological find mired in politics
Six San Juan Municipal Police Department Officers Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violations in the Death of a Puerto Rico Man
Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila says no proof of corruption in first detailed response to charges
June 30, 2008
Claudio Alvarez-Dunn, the managing editor of Puerto Rico’s Primera Hora , was fired last week, after more than 10 years with the newspaper
June 26, 2008
Puerto Rico creates 8-team soccer league
June 24, 2008
Federal Grand Juries Subpoenas as a Means of Intimidating the Rican Freedom Movement » VivirLatino
Puerto Rico pension bonds rated BBB-
Official seeks stronger Puerto Rico-Dominican links to face airline crisis
June 12, 2008
Did You Know? In 2006, there were an estimated one million children on the island of Puerto Rico. This represents a larger child population than that of about half of the states in the United States.
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.
US probes how horses injured on boat to Puerto Rico
June 10, 2008
Puerto Rico in independence bid – Puerto Rico Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila has called on the UN to back his people’s right to self-determination.
June 5, 2008
Secrets of the Guitar Heroes: Omar Rodriguez Lopez : Rolling Stone
Emilio Navarro an ageless ambassador – At 102, Navarro is the oldest living professional baseball player and the first Puerto Rican to play in the Negro Leagues.
June 4, 2008
Growth of nonnative iguana population give Puerto Ricans a headache
An ‘amores perros’ concert for embattled Puerto Rico’s stray dogs
Have a Puerto Rican question? Ask El Boricuazo – Jesús Omar Rivera
Lajas town readies for New York spotlight
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?
Puerto Rico vote an enigma of complexities
June 2, 2008
Poor turnout in Puerto Rico primaries reflects island’s ambivalence
Clinton wins easily in Puerto Rico
May 29, 2008
Clinton: No Vote for Puerto Rican Vets “An Injustice and an Insult” – From The Road
Bill Clinton urges Puerto Ricans to vote
May 28, 2008
SEIU Union Office Attacked 5/23 – in Santa Cruz, California possibly stemming from effort to take over Puerto Rican teachers’ Union
SEIU Urged: End Attacks Against Puerto Rico Teachers
Five Questions About the Puerto Rico Democratic Presidential Primary
Casto (a Columbus, Ohio company) enters into Puerto Rican commercial real-estate market
Incredible shrinking frogs: The price of deforestation? – in Puerto Rico
Diary: To Puerto Rico with Clinton
Bill Clinton says Puerto Rico is key to wife’s claim to popular vote
May 27, 2008
Democrats campaign hard in Puerto Rico
May 22, 2008
Democrats adopt boisterous Puerto Rican style
May 21, 2008
Puerto Rico relishes clout as ballot battleground
Richardson to campaign for Obama in Puerto Rico
May 20, 2008
Employers find Puerto Rico – In immigration crackdown, its citizen workers valued
Q&A: Puerto Rico politician wants to see island become 51st state – Kenneth D. McClintock, president of the Senate of Puerto Rico
Beyond the Beach in Puerto Rico
U.S. election highlights Puerto Rico’s ‘unequal’ status
May 15, 2008
Recession chokes advertising industry in Puerto Rico
May 14, 2008
Clinton hopes Puerto Ricans boost her popular-vote tally
May 8, 2008
With 55 delegates, Puerto Rico eager for primary limelight
Puerto Rico begins to send out federal economic incentive payments
PR lawsuit targets shipping companies – Puerto Rico lawsuit alleges price-fixing by shipping companies
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
May 6, 2008
Carlos Delgado is home run king for Puerto-Rican born players
May 5, 2008
Puerto Rico’s politics hit home – Experts say ties between the island and Central Florida are growing, which helps boost both regions.
May 1, 2008
Fourth Annual ACLU Congress On Civil Liberties In Puerto Rico Begins Today
April 30, 2008
Chelsea Clinton Stumps For Her Mother In Puerto Rico
April 29, 2008
Puerto Rico approves Acevedo candidacy
April 28, 2008
Mega TV Puerto Rico Names Luis Roldan Senior Vice President and GM
April 25, 2008
Rhode Island lawmakers delay vote targeting illegal immigrants
April 16, 2008
Puerto Rico to get $1.28 bln in US stimulus funds
No bail for Puerto Rican nationalist accused in robbery
The Power of Incentives or the Decline of Puerto Ricans in the MLB
April 10, 2008
Latino Speakers Bureau announces the premiere of independent documentary film “The Motivator: The Business of Selling Hope”, where motivational speaker Victor Antonio G. and filmmaker Dan Perez teamed up for a “behind the scenes” look at the business of professional speaking and overcoming adversity at the Rincon International Film Festival in Puerto Rico on April 24th.
April 8, 2008
Former President Bill Clinton Makes Case For Wife On Island Rich In Culture And Delegates
Plant closure costs 600 jobs in Puerto Rico
April 7, 2008
Support For Barack Obama Grows In Puerto Rico
Puerto Ricans are ‘Obama people,’ says ex-governor
March 31, 2008
Puerto Rico party creates fund to ease court costs for indicted Gov.
Centennial’s Puerto Rican operations show good growth
March 27, 2008
Puerto Rico governor (and demorcratic superdelegate) Anibal Acevedo Vila indicted on federal criminal charges – On Deadline – USATODAY.com
March 26, 2008
Heavy hitters announced for CMEx Puerto Rico
The president of the Puerto Rico Senate will visit Lee County this week as part of the effort to launch nonstop flights between Fort Myers and San Juan.
March 25, 2008
Puerto Rico Moves Up Primary – (switches from caucus to primary)
Puerto Rican Businesses Take Top Honors at Virgin Islands ADDY Awards
March 24, 2008
Puerto Rico to resume winter baseball season after a year-long shutdown
March 20, 2008
Puerto Rico braces for 30-foot waves
A Puerto Rican Poets Fight With Alzheimers – Jack Agüeros
AT&T Calls Puerto Rico – Homegrown talent graces culturally targeted effort
March 18, 2008
The Clinton Campaign and Puerto Rican Status
Bilingual teachers wanted – Boston schools recruiting in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Painter Rafael Tufino Dies at 85
March 13, 2008
Puerto Rico becomes player in Dem primary
March 11, 2008
Puerto Rico statehood champion quitting politics – Sen. Pedro Rossello
March 9, 2008
Puerto Rico Democrats Seek to Change Contest
March 6, 2008
Puerto Rican Teachers Suspend Strike
Largest Medical Center in Puerto Rico Deploys Force10 Networks in Campuswide Upgrade to Integrate Systems and Patient Records
Puerto Ricans: ‘Foreign in a domestic sense’ – commentary on Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite remarks
AirTran Airways Starts Flights and Knocks Out High Fares in San Juan
March 5, 2008
SBS- MEGA TV To Celebrate Its Launch in Puerto Rico
February 28, 2008
Tough lessons from mean streets in Puerto Rico program
Alleged Puerto Rican militant pleads not guilty to 1983 Connecticut robbery
Strike Deals Blow to Puerto Rico Schools
February 27, 2008
In Puerto Rico, teachers march before Education Department as island petitions for order ending strike
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
John McCain wins all 20 at-large delegates at stake in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s Political Melodrama Plays On, With Its Governor in the Lead Role
Puerto Rico looming large in DNC
February 21, 2008
Teachers strike begins in Puerto Rico with clashes between police and demonstrators
February 19, 2008
Puerto Rico bishop calls to preserve marriage
February 18, 2008
Thousands of Puerto Rican teachers stage protest over wages, working conditions
Puerto Rico’s Second City Steps Out – Ponce
