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Nation May 21
Puerto Rico to reopen businesses, beaches with new rulesThe U.S. territory is about to emerge from a two-month lockdown that stifled business activity on an island already beset with economic woes.
Nation May 16
Puerto Rico to hold statehood referendum amid disillusionFor the first time in the island’s history, the referendum will ask a single, simple question: Should Puerto Rico be immediately admitted as a U.S. state?…
Economy May 14
Puerto Rico to spend $2B to fight COVID-19 as concerns grow over allocationWanda Vázquez said Thursday that $300 million will be used in part to increase testing, expand contact tracing and help the unemployed affected by a lockdown imposed in mid-March. Many Puerto Ricans also worry that the newest funds available will…
Nation May 02
Quake hits near Puerto Rico, some reports of damageA 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit near southern Puerto Rico on Saturday, jolting many from their beds on an island where some people still remain in shelters from previous quakes earlier this year. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Nation Apr 29
Food crisis deepens as Puerto Rico school cafeterias shutterPuerto Rico is refusing to open school cafeterias amid coronavirus health concerns and has not tapped into millions of federal dollars for help.
Nation Feb 12
Official says Puerto Rico government lost $2.6M in phishing scamIt's unclear whether officials have been able to recover any of the money and what impact the financial loss has on the government agency.
Arts Feb 03
Puerto Ricans thrilled by flag sighting in Super BowlScreams echoed across Puerto Rico when Jennifer Lopez unfurled a feather cape representing the flag of the U.S. territory during the Super Bowl’s halftime show. The move came at a trying time for the island of 3.2 million U.S. citizens.
World Jan 23
Puerto Ricans protest in anger over unused emergency aid amid earthquakesAnger is growing over emergency aid that until recently sat unused in a warehouse amid ongoing earthquakes.
Nation Jan 19
Discovery of unused disaster supplies angers Puerto RicoPeople in a southern Puerto Rico city discovered a warehouse filled with water, cots and other unused emergency supplies, then set off a social media uproar Saturday when they broke in to retrieve goods as the area struggles to recover…
Nation Jan 13
Experts warn Puerto Rico isn’t prepared for big earthquakesA flurry of earthquakes topped by a 6.4-magnitude one that recently killed one person, injured nine others and damaged hundreds of homes, schools and businesses in southwest Puerto Rico has many accusing the government of being caught unaware despite the…
