Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — There is a multimillion-dollar corruption network behind the Telegram chat between Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló-Nevares and some of his closest collaborators.

No es solo el presidente racista Donald Trump sino también el Gobernador de Puerto Rico quien parece nuestro peor enemigo.

New York’s Puerto Rican diaspora showed solidarity with the massive Wednesday protest occurring in San Juan.

Con los muertos no se juega.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Cruise passengers drifted through the streets of Old San Juan Thursday as shop owners took plywood down from store windows and painted over graffiti demanding Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resign.

“I have the commitment, stronger than ever, to carry out the public policy for which we have worked so hard in all areas of government,” Rosselló wrote in a statement.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Accompanied by some of Puerto Rico’s most famous performers, thousands of people marched to the governor’s residence in San Juan on Wednesday chanting demands for Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to resign after the leak of online chats that show him making misogynistic slurs and mocking his constituents.

Detrás de las conversaciones del chat de Telegram entre el gobernador de Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló Nevares, y algunos de sus colaboradores más cercanos se esconde una red multimillonaria de corrupción.

Are these the makings of an emerging #CaribbeanSummer in Puerto Rico? You won’t know unless you show up.

“He needs to pack his bags and leave. He had his chance and he blew it,” one protester told Latino Rebels.

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rosselló is refusing to step down. During multiple public appearances and written statements, he says that he plans on completing the goals he set for himself when he was elected back in 2016. The issue is, in the wake of #TelegramGate and the arrests of high-ranking officials, Rosselló […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nearly two years ago, Hurricane María exposed the raw dysfunction of Puerto Rico, collapsing long-neglected infrastructure and leaving several thousand dead on Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s watch. Last week, two of his top former officials were arrested by the FBI on corruption charges.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s Gov. Ricardo Rosselló says he will not step down over a group chat scandal that has rocked his administration.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Saturday that his chief financial officer and secretary of state will step down following their participation in a private chat that used profanities to describe an ex-New York City official and a federal control board overseeing the island’s finances.

Latino Rebels Radio: July 13, 2019

SAN JUAN – El gobernador de Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló Nevares y sus más cercanos colaboradores, sus “brothers” según los llama, realizaron trabajo político partidista en horas laborables y utilizando recursos públicos desde un chat de Telegram, donde el grupo orquestaba cómo manejar la narrativa política a través de las redes sociales y medios de comunicación del país.

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor apologized late Thursday for profanity-laced comments he made in a private chat to describe a former New York City female government official and a federal control board overseeing the island’s finances.

One of the most disturbing findings is the use of strong sexist language against former New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Natalie Jaresko, executive director of the Financial Oversight Board.

Questions continue to swirl about what is exactly happening to Puerto Rico’s government.

On Tuesday morning, all hell broke loose on Puerto Rican social media when printed screenshots of a Telegram group chat that included governor Ricardo Rosselló and his inner circle began circulating.