Puerto Rican Diaspora
Puerto Rican Diaspora A mass migration of Puerto Ricans from the island territory of Puerto Rico to the United States mainland began during the first half of the 20th century and has become a subject often studied in colleges, because of Puerto Ricans who achieved...
“Not Victims But Leaders”: Oscar Contender ‘Landfall’ Examines Puerto Rico At Crossroads After Hurricane Maria
When Hurricane Maria blew across Puerto Rico in 2017, television news media descended to cover the disaster, filming the requisite scenes: wind lashing the island, infrastructure devastated, people desperate for rescue and relief.
Arecibo telescope collapses, ending 57-year run
The Arecibo Observatory is gone. Its 900-ton instrument platform, suspended above a dish in the karst hills of Puerto Rico, collapsed this morning, at about 8 a.m. local time, says Ramon Lugo, director of the Florida Space Institute at the University of Central Florida, which manages the 57-year-old radio telescope for the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Citizenship Question in the 2020 Census Will Have on All Latinos
https://www.latinojustice.org/en/news/amicus-filed-supreme-court-recognizing-impact-citizenship-question-2020-census-will-have-all
Soto Introduces Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2019
https://www.puertoricoreport.com/soto-bill/#.XKIZ39h7ncs
Puerto Rico governor warns White House: ‘If the bully gets close, I’ll punch the bully in the mouth’
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/28/politics/ricardo-rossell-donald-trump-puerto-rico-funding/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_allpolitics+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Politics%29
A Page from History: The Puerto Rico Statehood Act of 1977
https://www.puertoricoreport.com/page-history-puerto-rico-statehood-act-1977/#.XKIbRth7ncs
New Puerto Rico statehood bill faces long odds in Congress
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/puerto-rico-statehood-bill
Julian Castro visits Puerto Rico in bid for presidency
https://www.apnews.com/9054fa797ac049cda29065dd165ded65
As storm season starts, AP photographer revisits Puerto Rico
https://www.apnews.com/6a0ce87e1f3c40488be2fe8eb5552309
Puerto Rico grid ‘teetering’ despite $3.8 billion repair job
https://www.apnews.com/fa210cd1434c4d909e6030c7da884bce
Months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico pleads for help
https://www.apnews.com/aacab7041b4748408bd3911ad476d140
Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20 as a Category 4 hurricane
https://apnews.com/afs:Content:1816430014
ARECIBO OBSERVATORY TO CHANGE HANDS
The NSF has announced that the giant radio telescope/dish will continue to do critical research, and has changed management hands to the University of Central Florida (UCF). The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that the University of Central Florida will...
Puerto Rico lost 4 percent of jobs in wake of Hurricane Maria, NY Fed officials say
By Sarina Trangle sarina.trangle@amny.com @SarinaTrangle Updated February 22, 2018 6:04 PM Federal Reserve Bank of New York officials estimated Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have suffered 4 percent and 8 percent jobs losses respectively since hurricanes...
Puerto Ricans grab machetes, shovels to help restore power
https://www.apnews.com/394fe201adf64649a92fe8e9b82000e1
Disaster Recovery Centers to open in Humacao and Mayagüez
FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers to open in Humacao and Mayagüez Release date: October 20, 2017 Release Number: R2 DR-4339-PR NR026 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Two FEMA/Government of Puerto Rico Disaster Recovery Center (DRCs) will open in Puerto Rico on Saturday, October...
A plebiscite for the immediate decolonization of Puerto Rico
By José M. Saldaña On Nov. 6, 2012, the Government of Puerto Rico held a two-part plebiscite in which 54 percent of the voters rejected continuing under the present territorial colonial status known as The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Voters were given the option of...
