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GOP to Puerto Rico’s nearly bankrupt government: ‘Drop dead’
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | Updated: Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 9:18 AM Republican leaders in Congress told Puerto Rico’s nearly bankrupt government to drop dead on Tuesday. Despite feverish efforts by the White House and congressional Democrats to insert a provision...
Puerto Rican beauty queen Valerie Hernandez is crowned Miss International 2014
By Annabel Fenwick Elliott for MailOnline and claims her win is 'a hard responsibility' Valerie Hernandez of Puerto Rico has been crowned Miss International 2014. The 21-year-old student and model from Carolina, Puerto Rico, won her title at last night's finals, the...
Puerto Rico Earthquake Causes Minor Damage
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A strong earthquake out to sea shook Puerto Rico early Monday, causing minor damage in some places. Some people reported items falling in their home and dozens said they felt buildings sway in the capital of San Juan, about 61...
Report: Swells affected Puerto Rico glowing lagoon
By DANICA COTO | Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A popular lagoon that glows at night off Puerto Rico's northeast coast has lit up once again as scientists wrap up their investigation into why it went dark last month, officials said Friday. A prolonged...
Status Update (H.R. 2000)
H.R. 2000 On May 15, 2013 the 113th Congress Proposed a Bill called H.R. 2000 in reponse to the Plebiscite status vote of November 6th of last year. This Bill is to set forth the process for Puerto Rico to be admitted as a state of the Union. Puerto Rico Statehood...
Puerto Rico Status History (PDF’S)
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has a unique history as a part of the United States. United States suzerainty over Puerto Rico originated with the acquisition of the islands in 1898 after the conclusion of the Spanish-American War. For decades, the federal government...
Justice Sonia Sotomayor honored with Du Bois medal at Harvard
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor — a Bronx native — was among six people awarded Harvard University’s highest honor in African and African-American studies. Sotomayor said she was “deeply humbled” by the W.E.B. Du Bois medal. “I am always reminded . . . that...
Puerto Rico picks NYPD’s James Tuller as next police superintendent
The Associated Press Puerto Rico is turning to one of New York’s Finest to lead its troubled police department. James Tuller, chief of the NYPD’s Transportation Bureau, has been selected to be the next superintendent of police by Puerto Rico Gov....
Revolt in Puerto Rico For Independence
October 30 is the sixtieth anniversary of the 1950 Independence Revolt in Puerto Rico by the island’s Nationalist Party. It marked the most significant attempt at armed revolution in Puerto Rico since the late nineteenth century. Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez,...
Puerto Rico Denies Bankruptcy Rumors, Need For Federal U.S. Intervention
By DANICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The government of Puerto Rico denied Tuesday that it is near bankruptcy or might need U.S. federal intervention, offering those assurances during a conference call with investors aimed at alleviating...
Protecting the Caribbean Coral Reefs Is the Fed’s Affair
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 :: Staff infoZine A federal district court has ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the law by allowing fishing for depleted parrotfish and other algae-eating reef fish species without properly monitoring the fishery’s...
Small plane crashes into sea off outlying Puerto Rican island, killing single occupant
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A small plane crashed into the sea early Sunday off an outlying Puerto Rican island and the single occupant was killed, authorities said. The twin-engine plane was headed from the tiny island of Culebra to a regional airport on Puerto...
National Shipping of America Expands San Juan Service
JOC Staff | Oct 03, 2013 National Shipping of America has expanded its Isla Verde Express service with the addition of a southbound call at Port Everglades in Florida. The expansion provides a connection between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico with a two-day...
Scientists to explore Caribbean faults, volcanoes
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The man whose research team discovered the Titanic shipwreck is now leading a mission to investigate major faults and underwater volcanoes in the northern and eastern Caribbean to collect information that could help manage natural...
US officials crackdown on high-level drug traffickers in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Federal agents will start targeting high-level drug traffickers in Puerto Rico with intelligence gathered during a three-month blitz on criminal activity in the U.S. territory, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday. The campaign is...
Puerto Rico reveals record deficit from FY 2012
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Government officials have revealed that Puerto Rico's overall deficit stood at a record $39 billion in the past fiscal year, adding to gloom over the economy. The figure was made public late Monday in an annual audited report that Puerto Rico...
Puerto Rico health secretary resigns after bacteria outbreak
By The Associated Press September 13, 2013 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's health secretary has resigned after officials revealed that a recent bacteria outbreak forced the temporary closure of a hospital's intensive care unit. The secretary, Dr....