Puerto Rico

La historia nos ha demostrado que los incumbentes se benefician políticamente durante momentos de crisis por lo que Trump y Vázquez no son la excepción.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The ACLU said Sunday it is seeking an injunction to block part of Puerto Rico’s strict curfew against the new coronavirus, arguing that some of its restrictions are unconstitutional as the governor imposed even tighter measures, including requiring anyone entering a business to wear a face mask.

El flujo de viajeros desde las zonas de mayor propagación del virus en Estados Unidos se ha reducido, pero no se ha detenido. Esas zonas coinciden con las de mayor cantidad de puertorriqueños allá. A esto se suma que en los aeropuertos de la isla no se tomaron medidas de sanidad durante semanas y no ha iniciado el rastreo de personas que estuvieron en contacto con casos positivos a COVID-19.

Juan is a real person but this is not his name. He has been working for more than three years at the Bayamon Regional Hospital in Puerto Rico, where critical COVID-19 cases are taken. He fears losing his job for speaking out what he is seeing.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The suspected mismanagement of essential supplies during Hurricane Maria turned out to be a boon for Puerto Rico as it fights a rise in coronavirus cases.

The face of Masks for America is La Borinqueña, a Puerto Rican comic book superhero created by award-winning graphic novelist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s newest health secretary on Wednesday acknowledged a series of mistakes the government has committed as the U.S. territory prepares for a peak in coronavirus cases.

Juan es un personaje real, con un nombre ficticio. Trabaja hace más de tres años en el Hospital Regional de Bayamón a donde llegan pacientes críticos de COVID-19. Teme perder su trabajo por decir lo que ve.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico on Tuesday closed its third police station in a week, raising concerns about the ability of the U.S. territory to respond to the coronavirus pandemic as officers accused the government of exposing one of the largest police departments in a U.S. jurisdiction to COVID-19.

“In recent days, however, NotiCel was sold to a new owner, one affiliated with the political party in power,” a release said. “Pepito’s readers were worried about Pepito’s future.”

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Government officials faced heavy criticism for their response to the coronavirus outbreak in Puerto Rico as details trickled out about the newest death reported Friday in the U.S. territory, which was the first for a resident.

In the face of all that is happening with COVID-19 in Puerto Rico, some people feel mistrust and fear. 

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico announced Thursday that it would extend a two-week curfew to April 12 and warned of new restrictions to help curb coronavirus cases.

“The world has changed considerably and I think it’s healthy we face that, but we won’t lose music and we won’t lose songs,” Segarra told Latino Rebels.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico on Monday announced a record $787 million financial package to help alleviate the economic impact of the new coronavirus in the U.S. territory.

“Not doing so could spell disaster for hundreds of thousands,” the letter said.

Latino Rebels Radio: March 22, 2020

In countless Facebook videos, the former governor argues how foresight will be critical to flatten the curve of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Años de promesas y estrategias fallidas han dejado la infraestructura de Puerto Rico en su estado más vulnerable en décadas frente a huracanes, terremotos y una pandemia. A pesar de que se pregona y se proyecta la necesidad de hacer obra pública, los números reflejan que poco se ha invertido en este renglón en este decenio. Hoy, el Gobierno y la Junta carecen de recursos y de un plan integrado para acelerar y ejecutar la inversión en capital que necesita la isla.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Sirens blared across Puerto Rico’s busiest beaches on Monday as police cleared hundreds of tourists from the U.S. territory’s coast in a crackdown on people violating a newly imposed curfew aimed at curbing the new coronavirus.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tests have confirmed three cases of the new coronavirus in Puerto Rico, the first for the U.S. territory, Gov. Wanda Vázquez said Friday night.