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Puerto Rico To Open Vaccinations To All Amid COVID-19 Spike

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s governor announced this week that officials will start vaccinating all those 16 and older beginning Monday, prompting celebrations across the U.S. territory facing a spike…

VI Free Press April 10, 2021

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Puerto Rico Has A Newly Elected Governor Named Pedro Pierluisi

SAN JUAN — Pedro Pierluisi of Puerto Rico’s pro-statehood New Progressive Party won a majority of votes to become the U.S. commonwealth’s next governor, according to official preliminary results released…

VI Free Press November 10, 2020

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Puerto Ricans Left Without Electricity … The Day Before Tropical Storm Isaias Is Supposed To Strike

SAN JUAN — A day before potential Tropical Storm Isaias was expected to bring rains and winds to Puerto Rico, at least 400,000 customers throughout the island were left without…

VI Free Press July 29, 2020

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Puerto Rico’s Governor Vázquez Faces Formal Corruption Probe, Impeachment

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s governor and other top officials on Monday became the official targets of an in-depth government investigation into recent corruption allegations. The U.S. commonwealth’s Special Independent…

VI Free Press July 21, 2020

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COVID-19: Puerto Rico Welcomes Tourists As Virus Surge Sows Lockdown Fears

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico officially reopened for tourists Wednesday, even as the U.S. commonwealth sees a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations that threatens to undermine its early gains…

VI Free Press July 16, 2020

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Worsening Drought Forces State of Emergency In Puerto Rico … What Is USVI Doing?

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s governor declared a state of emergency effective Monday as a worsening drought creeps across the U.S. territory amid a coronavirus pandemic. Starting July 2, nearly 140,000…

Bro Bot July 5, 2020

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Puerto Rico To Hold Statehood Referendum Amid COVID-19 Disillusionment

SAN JUAN — Governor Wanda Vázquez announced on Saturday that she will hold a nonbinding referendum in November to decide whether Puerto Rico should become a U.S. state, a move…

VI Free Press May 17, 2020

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U.S. Official: Disaster Recovery Pace To Speed Up In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The newly appointed U.S. official charged with overseeing disaster recovery in Puerto Rico said today that while the pace of federally funded projects to help hurricane and…

VI Free Press February 25, 2020

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OFFICIAL CORRUPTION: Puerto Rican Style … Education Secretary Lives In Luxury For $1.00 Per Month

SAN JUAN — A federal judge on Friday denied a request to move an upcoming corruption trial against former Puerto Rico Education Secretary Julia Keleher to the U.S. mainland. The…

VI Free Press February 22, 2020

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PRPD: Massacre At Río Piedras Housing Project Leaves Six Dead In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — At least six people were killed during a massacre at a public housing project in Puerto Rico on Monday night. Videos recorded by residents captured the terrifying…

John McCarthy October 17, 2019