World Jul 02 Elsa strengthens into season's first hurricane in Caribbean Elsa has strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and it's battering the eastern Caribbean, where officials closed schools, businesses and airports under the threat of flash flooding and landslides.
Education Jun 28 Puerto Rico to receive nearly $4 billion in U.S. pandemic funds Monday's announcement was made during Cardona's official three-day trip to Puerto Rico. It is the first for a Biden administration Cabinet member and also marks the first time the island has full access to those funds.
World Feb 03 Haiti opens debate on proposed constitutional changes Haiti has unveiled multiple proposed changes to overhaul the country’s Constitution that officials plan to present to voters starting this week.
Politics Nov 03 Puerto Rican voters stand in long lines, forcing polls to stay open Puerto Ricans have forced voting centers to remain open past past official closing times as they stand in long lines to choose new leaders they hope can help heal a U.S. territory wracked by corruption, hurricanes, earthquakes and the coronavirus…
Politics Nov 03 A weary Puerto Rico prepares for referendum, new leaders On the ballot is also a referendum on whether to change Puerto Rico's political status from territory to state. That vote is advisory as Congress would have to approve any change.
Nation Sep 23 Soraya Santiago, Puerto Rico LGBTQ icon, dies at 73 Santiago was the first openly trans person to run for office in Puerto Rico.
Politics Sep 16 Barbados seeks to drop Queen Elizabeth II as head of state The former British colony once known as "Little England" announced late Tuesday that it plans to replace the monarch with its own head of state in time for next year's 55th independence anniversary.
Nation Aug 17 FBI arrests Puerto Rico lawmaker, family in corruption probe FBI agents have arrested Puerto Rico Rep. María Milagros Charbonier after the legislator who once presided over the island's House Ethics Committee was charged in a public corruption case that officials say also involved her son, husband and an assistant.
Politics Aug 11 Puerto Rico governor sues elections commission in primary debacle Puerto Rico’s governor is adding new demands to conflicting proposals for rescuing the U.S. territory’s botched primary election.
Politics Aug 10 Puerto Rico halts primary voting in centers lacking ballots The unprecedented situation comes as voters ventured out amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across Puerto Rico, an island of 3.2 million people that has reported more than 12,800 probable cases, more than 8,500 confirmed cases and at least 274…