Justice Sotomayor Returns To The Bronx
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor returned Friday to the Bronx housing project where she spent part of her childhood, recalling how an unlikely encounter there with Robert F. Kennedy ignited her passion for public service. The Bronx native fought back tears...
Stand with us to protect the constitution! Help us defeat SB 1070
In a move that signals a corrosion of the civil rights many have fought so hard to secure over the past fifty years, Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed into law SB 1070, compelling local law enforcement to question the immigration status of anyone they suspect is...
Tsunami Warning Issued for Puerto Rico
Christa von Hillebrandt, directora del programa Alerta Tsunami, dijo durante conferencia de prensa que el sismo de esta madrugada dejó demostrado que la ciudadanía no pone en práctica el protocolo de un plan de emergencia ya que las personas no tenían idea de qué...
PIP Vows to Fight (HR 2499) Bill
By CRISTINA DEL MAR QUILES Considering the proposed HR 2499 “an outrage, an insult and a joke to the people of Puerto Rico,” the Puerto Rican Independence Party said Sunday it would not collaborate to get it approved. “We decided to denounce and combat the abuse,...
Early Morning Quake Startles Island Residents
by Jose Alvarado Vega A moderate earthquake struck Puerto Rico early Sunday morning, damaging buildings and rousing residents from their sleep throughout the island. No injuries were reported. The 5.8 magnitude earthquake, which struck at about 1:16 a.m., was centered...
Earthquake update
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A moderate earthquake struck Puerto Rico early Sunday, damaging some houses in western and northern towns and causing a rock slide on a highway. No one was reported injured. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck...
Puerto Rico Trench
The Puerto Rico Trench is an oceanic trench located on the boundary between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The trench is associated with a complex transition between the subduction zone to the south along the Lesser Antilles island arc and the major...
Sismo moderado se registra en la Isla
Por Vocero.com Domingo 16 de Mayo de 2010 01:35 A la 1:16 de la madrugada un temblor de 5.7 en la escala Richter estremeció la Isla. En la escala Mercalli, la intensidad del mismo fue de VI. Según el informe actualizado, el epicentro tuvo lugar en la latitud 18.4...
Earthquake Rattles Puerto Rico
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico early Sunday morning, the United States Geological Survey said. The USGS placed the epicenter of the quake near the city of Moca, in the northwestern end of the island. Officer Guidiberto Torres Valle with the Moca Police...
House Vote Sets Up Possible Puerto Rican Statehood
(April 29) -- Puerto Ricans ought to hold a referendum on whether to keep their island a commonwealth or consider statehood, independence or some other status, the U.S. House voted after an impassioned debate today. The island became a U.S. territory in 1898 after the...
U.S. House passes status bill, 223-169 votes
The House on Thursday approved the Puerto Rico status bill (H.R.2499) by a 223-169 vote after a grueling full day of debate on the island’s past, present and possible future role in its relationship with the United States. But, in a major change in the bill, the...
Puerto Rican Officials Scrap Millions of Birth Certificates
(April 21) -- In a dramatic bid to end fraud, identity theft and illegal immigration, Puerto Rico is voiding all birth certificates issued before July 1, 2010 -- forcing more than 5 million people to apply for new ones. The move will "protect the identity of all...
2010 Census
The Twenty-third United States Census, known as Census 2010 or the 2010 Census, is the current national census in the United States. National Census Day was April 1, 2010 and is the point of reference date used in filling out the form.As required by the United States...
New birth certificate law causing headaches for many island-born in US
March 13, 2010 | by Robert Friedman Many stateside Puerto Ricans are having identity problems because of the island’s recent birth certificate law. Several states, including California, Ohio and Nevada, reportedly have stopped accepting birth certificates of...
Rush To Get New Puerto Rico Birth Certificate
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rican-born citizens living in the United States will now have to request a new copy of their birth certificates. The country’s Gov. Luis Fortuño signed a law making all old birth certificates processed prior to December 2009 not...
Designer of famous Arecibo Telescope Dies at 92
By MARY ESCH, Associated Press Writer Mary Esch, Associated Press Writer ALBANY, N.Y. – Astronomer and engineer Bill Gordon, who designed the photogenic radio telescope in Puerto Rico that spotted the first planets beyond our solar system and lakes on one of Saturn's...
Declara la guerra al graffiti en Ponce
Un proyecto presentado la pasada semana por la mayoría en la Legislatura Municipal de Ponce pretende que se prohíba el graffiti en toda infraestructura pública y estructura privada -sin la debida autorización- dentro de los límites territoriales de la Ciudad. La...
Firefighters extinguish Puerto Rico blaze
San Juan, Puerto Rico (CNN) -- A fire at a fuel storage facility that burned for three days and forced hundreds of Puerto Rico residents from their homes has been extinguished, fire officials said Sunday evening. But some of the tanks continued to smolder and crews...
