Puerto Rico

Si hasta ahí estamos bien, debo convencer que la presidencia de Bernie Sanders adelantaría de manera alguna el cambio que más nos interesa, al menos, a quienes va dirigido este ensayo: la independencia de Puerto Rico.

It is truly only Sanders who speaks firmly and with moral clarity about the United States’ long history of imperialism.

“Candidates have failed to address the impact of the Jones Act on the Island, among other critical issues,” the Power 4 Puerto Rico (P4PR) Coalition noted.

It’s complicated.

Podría enfrentar juicio por jurado en tribunal federal del Distrito de Florida por 15 cargos.

The information was made public in a PFEI resolution released on February 13, in which the panel formally announced the start of its investigation into several members of the controversial Telegram chat called “WRF,” which sparked massive protests that led to the resignation of Rosselló Nevares.

The public demise of Alexa was violent, morbid, and preventable.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The newly appointed U.S. official charged with overseeing disaster recovery in Puerto Rico said Tuesday that while the pace of federally funded projects to help hurricane and earthquake victims has quickened, he’s worried about long term efforts.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The recent killing of a person believed to be a transgender woman that has shocked and angered many in Puerto Rico is likely a hate crime, Gov. Wanda Vázquez said Tuesday.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a request to move an upcoming corruption trial against former Puerto Rico Education Secretary Julia Keleher to the U.S. mainland.

A lost memory from college resurfaced during a particular scene. How to forget that in Puerto Rico we often hear “como puta de caserío” for so many things, and from people who could not name a single person from the projects.

Latino USA continues its coverage of the Democratic field for the presidential nomination. This time, we sit down with the senator from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government went to court on Wednesday to fight a deal that a federal control board overseeing the U.S. territory’s finances recently reached with bondholders to reduce the island’s debt by $24 billion.

Pamela H. Patenaude helped lock down a record amount of recovery funds for the island. After her resignation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, she went to work with the firm IEM, which obtained a multi-million-dollar contract with the first allocation of the money she secured.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An online scam that targeted Puerto Rican agencies attempted to steal more than $4 million, police said Thursday, deepening concerns about the management of local government finances during an economic crisis.

Although there’s no time limit at this stage of the process, the judge must decide if he will accept Monsanto’s petition for summary judgment to reject the agronomist and her children’s claims, or if he orders the company to respond to Iris Pellot’s allegations.

ATLANTA (AP) — Driver’s license applicants who want to exchange a Puerto Rican license for a Georgia license no longer have to take tests or meet other requirements not imposed on other U.S. citizens, according to a lawsuit settlement agreement.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials announced a settlement late Sunday with bondholders that would reduce Puerto Rico’s public debt by 70%, but the U.S. territory’s governor swiftly rejected it, saying it puts too heavy a burden on the island’s retirees.

SANTA ISABEL, Puerto Rico (AP) — Class was about to start when a father drove up to a gazebo that Nydsy Santiago had converted into a makeshift preschool and pulled her aside.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House on Friday passed a $20 billion-plus aid package for Puerto Rico, where a swarm of earthquakes last month set back the island territory’s slow, troubled recovery from the hurricane devastation of 2017.

Not the political class, but the Puerto Rican people.