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- Aguadilla, Ponce Airports to Reopen on April 1, 2021
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- Sharyl Attkisson: Where Did The $91 Billion For Hurricane Recovery In Puerto Rico Go?
- 20 Members Of A Violent Gang Charged For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Violations In Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
- Experts Worry About Puerto Rico’s Rapid Rise in COVID Cases
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- EPA Region 2 to Provide $1.1 Million Grant to the University of Puerto Rico to Reduce Air Pollution in San Juan, paying to accelerate the destruction of older short-haul trucks, buses
- Transgender woman beaten, stabbed in Puerto Rico, skull fractured, needs reconstructive surgery
- Trump thanks Puerto Rican governor, Wanda Vazquez Garced, for 2020 election endorsement
- Gov. Vázquez suspends order that raised minimum wage in construction. Minimum wage laws do more harm than good
- Puerto Rico Chambers of Commerce oppose potential lockdown amid rise in Covid-19 cases
- Puerto Rican authorities have thousands of fraud cases to process for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance fraud
- Governor Wanda Vazquez endorses Donald Trump for President
- Agents Seize $27 Million In U.S. Currency Inside Boxes Bound For St. Thomas from San Juan Puerto Rico port
- Four Puerto Rican Police Officers Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Robbery.
- Fiscal Board sends Property Tax Recommendations to Puerto Rico government. If PR property taxes go up, real estate values will go down
- Roche to Close Puerto Rico Plant After More Than Four Decades. 200 jobs will be lost
- Border Patrol Seizes $14.8 Million Dollars Worth Of Cocaine, Arrests 4 Illegal Immigrants Near Puerto Rico
- Retail sales plunge 56 percent amid Covid-19 lockdown in April
- Puerto Rico Legislator Nelson Del Valle Colon and Two Capitol Employees Indicted for Theft and Bribery
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- Puerto Rico imposes stricter measures amid coronavirus spike, until at least 9-11-20
- Puerto Rico governor calling for the island to be made a US state LOSES bid to lead her party in chaotic primary election that saw delayed and missing ballots
- FBI arrests seventh defendant in Julia Keleher case, Aníbal Jover Pagés
- Video captures daytime shooting on Martinez Nadal expressway in Guaynabo, 2 dead
- Puerto Ricans, upset at botched primary, demand answers. The Elections Commission failed to print and distribute enough ballots to multiple voting locations
- Puerto Rico governor extends anti-coronavirus measures for 2 weeks, until July 15, 2020
- Pensions must be out of electoral intentions. Politicians shouldn’t using public resources for political purposes.
- With primaries around the corner, Gov. Vázquez faces criminal probe
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez aka AOC is a misguided dangerous radical who should be cancelled, not GOYA Foods, because she wants to harm America, promote lawlessness, destroy jobs
- Puerto Rico Governor Seeks Referendum on Pension Payments
- ‘They are killing our nation’: Goya Foods CEO slams boycott of his brand and says protesters are the same people who are tearing down statues of Jesus Christ as he doubles down on Trump support
- Gov. Wanda Vázquez Will Be Investigated by an Independent Special Prosecutor
- Puerto Rico to ban alcohol sales on Sundays amid pandemic
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- Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez, others face formal corruption probe
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- Puerto Rico’s Governor reinstates restrictions on social, recreational activities as Covid-19 cases soar, lockdown orders until 7-31-20
- Treasury provides options to taxpayers with difficulties to file returns, pay on Wednesday deadline
- The Fund dismisses the husband of Tata Charbonier and the wife of the mayor of Cataño. FBI raids home
- Hurricane Maria’s impact on Puerto Rico’s population will last for decades, study shows. PR’s population expected to drop 200,000 by the year 2047
- Secretary of the Department of Health, Lorenzo González, warned Wanda not to do campaign rallies but she provoked him by going to a rally against his advice
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Act 20, Act 22 bring talented people from the states who hire thousands of Puerto Ricans, invest billions of dollars in PR
This is a great program to help revive Puerto Rico by injecting capital, buying property, cars, household goods, and hiring thousands of Puerto Ricans. Without these incentives, these talented people would not have been attracted to move to Puerto Rico. … Continue reading
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Puerto Ricans who can’t speak English qualify as disabled for Social Security
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/federal-eye/wp/2015/04/10/puerto-ricans-who-cant-speak-english-qualify-as-disabled-for-social-security Puerto Ricans who can’t speak English qualify as disabled for Social Security By Josh Hicks April 10, 2015 Hundreds of Puerto Rico’s residents qualified for federal disability benefits in recent years because they lacked fluency in English, according to government auditors. … Continue reading
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Guns in Puerto Rico: Locked and Loaded in the Tropics 1-6-15 by ViceNews
Guns in Puerto Rico: Locked and Loaded in the Tropics 1-6-15 by ViceNews Puerto Rico has the world’s highest overall percentage of homicides by firearms, at 91 percent. But this statistic hasn’t stopped the NRA from setting up shop, establishing … Continue reading
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Getting a Driver’s License in Puerto Rico, How To, DMV, DTOP
See also the separate page for DMV DTOP locations with a handy map. When you need to buy a new or used car, read these 2 links to learn how to avoid being ripped off by the dealers, and save … Continue reading
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