Puerto Rico

In addition to the hefty salaries earned by officials of Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Board, millions of dollars also go out to hundreds of contractors, most of whom are from outside the island.

Chairman José Carrión said the board has made progress on its objectives of achieving fiscal balance and resolving the debt crisis, but the report criticizes Puerto Rico’s government for refusing to eliminate labor protections.

Además de los jugosos salarios devengados por los funcionarios de la Junta, de las arcas públicas de Puerto Rico también salen millones de dólares para pagar por un andamiaje de cientos de contratistas.

“Federal agency has left the public in the dark about recovery efforts.”

Si sabes de alguien que murió de forma directa o indirecta a causa de María, llena este breve cuestionario.

“We don’t have anything of the actual study in our hands. The government doesn’t have anything right now,” a spokesperson said.

“Our letter to AMPAS is just part of the struggle of Puerto Ricans trying to keep our culture alive, because culture and language defines us as a nation,” Juan Esteban Suárez told Latino Rebels.

A social justice writer, my tools for communicating with the outer world severed, I’m sitting at my makeshift desk among the sodden ruins under a leaky roof.

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The struggles for justice in the United States must include decolonization and national self-determination for Puerto Rico, and at least partial reparation for the misdeeds of colonial rule.

Ricardo Rosselló used his platform to push one agenda rather than educate people on the actual legacy of colonialism.

“It is a huge relief to finally have an accurate birth certificate that is a true reflection of who I am. It makes me feel safer and like my country finally recognizes me.”

“Colonialism is political segregation and it has no place in our country,” the pro-statehood leader said.

Our research on rainwater harvesting suggests this technique could be deployed across the Caribbean to improve these communities’ access to water both after storms and in everyday life.

La directora ejecutiva, Wanda Llovet, confiesa que no hubo un trabajo en equipo con el Departamento de Seguridad Pública en la elaboración de la lista oficial de muertes, que se congeló en 64, y que incluso discrepó ante incongruencias en los datos de esa agencia.

“I had this crazy idea of using my skills as a comedian and a writer to do a parody of the holy grail of musical theatre and question the relevance of a revival,” she tells Latino Rebels.

“I am sincerely sorry this happened. I’ve seen the video, and I am outraged that this would happen anywhere, but especially sad it happened in our Forest Preserves,” Arnold Randall told the media.

It took 36 days after the hurricane for the CDC to inform Puerto Rico’s government about a special form that needed to be used to certify deaths, and even then, it was not implemented.

“I want people to realize that racism is very much alive and we need to do better as a country,” Mia Irizarry told Latino Rebels.

No fue hasta 36 días después del huracán que el CDC informó al gobierno de Puerto Rico sobre la guía que contiene un formulario especial que debía usarse para certificar muertes tras el desastre, y a pesar de esto, no se implementó. Ya entrada la temporada de huracanes de 2018, todavía no hay un protocolo eficiente para contabilizar las muertes relacionadas a los desastres.