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Climate Change Sourced As Reason For Devastating Hurricanes in Caribbean at CGI Meet

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- A cross-section of 350 representatives from government, private sector, nonprofit, and civil organizations gathered at the University of Miami to explore…

John McCarthy April 5, 2018

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AccuWeather Says It Expects ‘Above-Normal’ 2018 Hurricane Season With Five Major Storms

MIAMI -- A major forecasting agency is predicting another active Atlantic hurricane season in 2018. AccuWeather.com forecasters expect a “near normal to slightly above-normal” season with between 12 to 15 tropical…

John McCarthy April 4, 2018

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Puerto Rican Teachers Union Files Lawsuit Against Education Department To Stop Charter Schools

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — A Puerto Rico teachers union filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the island’s education department seeking to stop the U.S. territory from creating…

John McCarthy April 4, 2018

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Clinton Global Initiative Starts Post-Disaster Recovery ‘Action Network’ in Miami Today

MIAMI – Former President Bill Clinton formally launched the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery at the University of Miami in Coral Gables this morning. The meeting…

John McCarthy April 3, 2018

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Puerto Rico’s Rossello Calls Out Utah Congressman Bishop Over ‘Dictatorial’ Letter

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday fiercely defended his administration’s right to help steer the insolvent, storm-ravaged island out of bankruptcy after a…

John McCarthy April 3, 2018

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LOS MISERABLES: People In Puerto Rico Can’t Get Any Help More Six Months After Maria

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Straddled across Ausberto Maldonado’s backyard in Bayamon, a suburb of Puerto Rico, is a nagging reminder of Hurricane Maria’s destructive power. “See,…

John McCarthy April 1, 2018

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U.S. Immigration Rounds Up Seven Illegal Aliens in Virgin Islands in Massive Sweep Over Three Regions

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- It’s the start of the Easter weekend for many, but for 271 immigrants, including several from the Caribbean nabbed by U.S. Immigration and Customs…

John McCarthy March 29, 2018

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Puerto Rico Supreme Court Halts Embargo of Catholic Church Accounts With Teacher Pensions

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- An appeals court on Tuesday temporarily halted a judge's ruling that ordered authorities to embargo the accounts of Puerto Rico's Roman Catholic…

John McCarthy March 28, 2018

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National Science Foundation Wants Puerto Rican Youths To Study Natural Disasters

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Scientists in Puerto Rico have secured grant funding from the National Science Foundation to teach students to develop their own scientific solutions…

John McCarthy March 26, 2018

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Salt Fish Isn’t Just On The Menu During Holy Week Here … It’s What’s For Dinner Year-Round

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- As the Holy Week approaches, many practicing Christians from the region will begin a fast. For those who devote themselves to prayer and…

John McCarthy March 24, 2018