COVID-19 In Caribbean: Dominican Republic Leads With 4,126 Cases, 200 Deaths
SANTO DOMINGO — The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus is back on an uptick in the last few days despite showing slight signs of slowing this week. The total…
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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…
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.…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…