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Puerto Rico Shuttered 4 Police Stations To Combat Spreading Of COVID-19

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico on Tuesday closed its fourth police station in a week, raising concerns about the ability of it to respond to the coronavirus pandemic as officers…

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Dominican Republic Continues To Lead Region In COVID-19 Deaths With 60

SANTO DOMINGO —The death rate from the new coronavirus, COVID-19, reached a new high across the Caribbean region Thursday as the number of confirmed cases also continued its steady uptick.…

Bro Bot April 3, 2020

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Dominican Republic Has Half Of All COVID-19 Cases In The Caribbean … 40 Deaths

SANTO DOMINGO — In the one month it took the novel coronavirus COVID-19 to completely spread across the Caribbean, several islands have successfully managed to contain the spread of the virus,…

Bro Bot March 31, 2020

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FEMA Assigns $37.8M In Puerto Rico Recovery Funds, Including Ponce Port Repairs

SAN JUAN — The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3, have destined an additional $37.8 million in funds for 116 recovery and reconstruction projects in…

VI Free Press March 11, 2020

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Silver Airways Launches New Airplanes In Region

SAN JUAN — Silver Airways will launch its newest aircraft in the region. The Fort Lauderdale-based carrier, which has a network of flights to The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean…

VI Free Press March 8, 2020

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Puerto Rico’s Local Fishermen Fight To Keep Their Trade Alive

CABO ROJO, Puerto Rico — Abdiel Vélez stands with perfect balance as his boat dips and sways with the sea. Such scenes are disappearing along with local fishermen like Vélez,…

VI Free Press March 2, 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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Silver Airways Pilot Becomes First Female Captain to Fly ATR-600 Series in U.S.

FORT LAUDERDALE — Silver Airways, America’s leading independent regional airline, said it is proud to announce the history-making milestone appointment of Cindy Guay as the first female Captain to fly…

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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Human Services Chief Speaks About Youth Poverty At Federal Reserve Bank

NEW YORK — Department of Human Services Commissioner Kimberley Causey-Gomez participated in an event and panel discussion hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Thursday titled: Youth Poverty…

VI Free Press February 16, 2020