Foraker Act
The Foraker Act, officially known as the Organic act of 1900 was signed into law on April 2, 1900 by U.S. President McKinley. This law was called the Foraker Act because of the bills' sponsor (Joseph Benson Foraker) a statesman from Ohio. This new law established...
Outcry as Oscars rule P.R. films ineligible for best foreign flick
A decision by the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences to exclude movies made in Puerto Rico from competing in the category of Best Foreign Language Film Oscar has triggered a protest by some of the industry's leading Latino members. An online petition on...
Hurricane Irene Slams Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Irene cut power to more than a million people in Puerto Rico, downing trees and flooding streets on Monday, and forecasters warned it could be a major storm as it threatens Florida and South Carolina by the end of the week. There were...
President Obama’s upcoming trip to Puerto Rico is a PR move
Fifty years. That's how long it's been since a sitting American President visited Puerto Rico. The last was John Kennedy in December 1961. So when word leaked out that President Obama will commemorate that Kennedy visit with a one-day stop in Puerto Rico on June 14,...
Puerto Rican Tourist, Fighting For Life After Mugging
A Puerto Rican tourist who had just disembarked from his cruise ship in Naples is fighting for his life following brain surgery after being attacked by muggers, the Associated Press reports. Oscar Antonio Mendoza was walking from the port in Naples when two muggers on...
61 Arrested in Joint Raids
Island Wide Effort Strikes Drug Points Police arrested 61 persons in simultaneous in eight regions Thursday, Police Superintendent José Figueroa Sancha and Justice Secretary, Guillermo Somoza Colombani reported. The simultaneous efforts in the regions of Aguadilla,...
Monument Honors Fallen Police Officers
Government officials paid homage to the police Thursday with the unveiling of a monument paying tribute to the men and women who died in the line of duty. The monument consists of a 20-foot tall granite obelisk commemorating the institution of the police, and two...
Female Sterilization
There are a number of examples in post Civil War America of eugenic programs but none as effective and widespread as the mass female sterilization in Puerto Rico. Beginning in the years following WW I, a program was initiated by the United States government, the...
Yauco estrena inigualable parque urbano
La primera de siete etapas que redefine a Yauco como Ciudad no solo está progresando, está lista para su inauguración. Se trata del Yauco Urban Park, un espacio abierto de 22 cuerdas de extensión que ofrece al visitante contacto directo con la naturaleza, a escasa...
HR 2499 Puerto Rico Democracy Act Update
Here’s an update about the world famous act in Puerto Rico known as HR2499. There is a move to push the country Puerto Rico to become the 51st state in the United States. Known as “HR 2499? or the “Puerto Rico Democracy Act”, the bill is opposed by a lot of Puerto...
Puerto Rico Deserves Justice from the U.S. Government
Rep. Steven Rothman | Posted: May 17, 2010 12:20 AM The injustice toward the people of Vieques, Puerto Rico must end. Vieques is a small island off the south east coast of Puerto Rico that was used as a bombing range by the U.S. Navy from World War II until 2003. The...
Depleted Uranium: Here, There and Everywhere
Major Doug Rokke interviewed by Dennis Bernstein While ECOTECTURE mostly reports on topics to do with improving the environment by designing better human systems, leaving environmental conservation to others, we occasionally come across a conservation topic that is...
Puerto Rico’s Government Agrees to Delay Birth Certificate Law
LatinoJustice PRLDEF has been informed by representatives of the Puerto Rico government that it will extend the validity of all island-issued birth certificates through the end of September, creating a three month transition period while officials begin issuing new...
Senator Dalmau Wants Another Investigation
Sen. José Luis Dalmau Santiago, Popular Democratic Party, asked the Senate to investigate the violent acts which occurred on June 30 during a protest march in front of the Capitol. Dalmau Santiago said the Senate, an institution which represents the people and which...
Political Prisoner to be Released
Carlos Alberto Torres, who served 30 years in a federal prison will be released this month. He will return to Puerto Rico where he will be received with an artistic celebration in Ponce. On May 20th the Probation Board determined his release which will be effective at...
White House asked to Clarify Stance on ‘Enhanced’ Commonwealth
by Robert Friedman | Puerto Rico Daily Sun The Senate committee weighing the latest island status bill has moved to determine the views of the Obama White House on the constitutionality of an “enhanced” U.S.-Puerto Rico commonwealth relationship. In a letter addressed...
Fuera Ponce en Marcha del presupuesto
Dinero para todo menos Ponce en Marcha.Diez proyectos relacionados al Plan Ponce en Marcha han sido dejados fuera del nuevos presupuesto operacional del Departamento de la Vivienda (DV) y del Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales (DRNA) para el nuevo año...
Busca Rescatar la Antigua Plaza de Mercado
Parece ser que las dependencias municipales se van a quedar en el Casco Urbano.Según informó la alcaldesa de Ponce, María Meléndez Altieri, el Gobierno Municipal se encuentra gestionando con la Compañía de Comercio y Exportación el traspaso a manos municipales de la...
