Puerto Rico News – Page 153 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Gov. Rossello Taps George Washington University To Independently Verify Hurricane Deaths

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Puerto Rico’s governor said on Thursday he has tapped researchers at the George Washington University, in Washington, D.C., to lead an independent…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018

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President Trump Extends Disaster Declaration For Puerto Rico For Debris Removal and ‘Protective Measures’

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON -- The White House announced today that President Donald Trump has authorized an extension of the disaster declaration in Puerto Rico. Under the extension, the…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018

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Hurricane Maria Won’t Kill Arecibo’s Observatory, Now That University of Central Florida Is Managing It

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Arecibo Observatory, which is the second-largest radio telescope in the world, is under new management. A group led by the University of Central…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018

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Federal Reserve President Says Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Must Take ‘Painful Actions’ To Restore Their Economies After Hurricanes

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] NEW YORK — The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico will need to take painful actions to restore their economies amid the hurricane devastation, New York…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018

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U.S. Army’s Top Engineer Not Happy With Amount of Time It Took To Get Power Back On In Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON -- It's been 150 days since Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, but the island still isn't at a level of recovery that satisfies…

John McCarthy February 22, 2018

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FCC Chief Ajit Pai To Do Follow-Up Visit To Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Six Months After Storms

WASHINGTON—About six months after Hurricane Maria made landfall and nearly four months after an initial trip to the islands, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced a follow-up trip to the…

John McCarthy February 22, 2018

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Dominican Man Who Shot Massachusetts Man In Face, Arrested By Marshals In Puerto Rico After Three Years On Lam

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] LYNN, Mass. -- A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Massachusetts man after more than three years on the…

John McCarthy February 22, 2018

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DEA and CBP’s AMO Team Up To Seize 25 Pounds of Cocaine Off Coast of Fajardo, Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized 25 pounds (11.4 kilos) of cocaine in a backpack concealed inside the…

John McCarthy February 20, 2018

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Taino Indians Are Alive and Well and Living In Puerto Rico … At Least Their Descendants … DNA Says

SAN JUAN -- They were called the Taíno, and the Europeans who colonized their land took almost everything away from them. A half-century after Christopher Columbus set foot upon the…

John McCarthy February 20, 2018

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Minor Earthquake Felt in Tortola Was One of Nine Quakes Around BVI, St. Thomas and Puerto Rico on Sunday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- A minor earthquake took place about 24 miles off the coast of the British Virgin Islands on Sunday afternoon. The U.S.…

John McCarthy February 19, 2018