Puerto Rico

The government agency that serves Caño Martín Peña’s social, economic and environmental needs is at risk for potential cuts to its budget.

A new judicial decision orders to establish deadlines for the production of the documents requested by the Center for Investigative Journalism.

Eran las 10 de la mañana de ese primero de mayo y el CPI observó a seis policías sentados en el área de restaurantes.

“La supervivencia después de María es mucho más complicada y más difícil que antes”, dijo Vilma González. “Pero aquí estamos”.

“Survival after María is much more complicated and more difficult than before,” Vilma González says. “But here we are.” 

In one video, 18 shots of tear gas canisters seem to be heard as people ran away coughing and in panic. About 12 of those shots were heard after protesters were already retreating.

Sign-on letter condemning the actions of the Puerto Rican government on May Day and demanding justice for the Puerto Rican people

As we look at the present suppression of peaceful May Day protests in Puerto Rico, we must remember history like the Ponce Massacre that reminds us this shit ain’t new.

Al 29 de abril, en los primeros cuatro meses del 2018, habían ocurrido en Puerto Rico 227 asesinatos, 14 más en comparación con el mismo periodo del año pasado.

As of April 29. the first four months of 2018 in Puerto Rico have seen 227 murders, 14 more when compared to the same period last year.

Wall Street won the hurricane recovery fight.

“If you go against the people of Puerto Rico, we’ll vote you out.”

¿Qué está pasando en este municipio de Puerto Rico?

What is happening in Culebra, Puerto Rico?

Al oeste de la Isla había una minired eléctrica independiente que permitió al pueblo de Mayagüez recuperarse rápido después de la peor catástrofe en casi cien años. Luego de esta experiencia, el gobierno quiere replicar ese modelo energético.

On the western side of the island, there was an independent mini power grid that allowed the town of Mayagüez to recover quickly after the worst catastrophe in almost 100 years. After that experience, the government wants to replicate that energy model.

This announcement comes almost a week FEM said that it would not extend its TSA program for 83 families living in hotels in the city.

El costo de la inacción asciende a $240 mil millones, casi tres veces la cantidad de la deuda pública puertorriqueña, que es impagable.

Thirteen years later, not much has happened.

Un destino turístico de clase mundial pierde metros de playa por un continuo proceso erosivo que se atribuye al cambio climático y a la falta de intervención gubernamental frente al desarrollo hotelero en la República Dominicana.

The Dominican Republic’s east coast is losing the fight against coastal erosion, due to a lack of government intervention against companies linked to hotel development.