[ad name=”HTML-68″] MIAMI — Hurricane Isaac is pushing through the open tropical Atlantic Ocean right now but could bring heavy rain and damaging winds to parts of the Lesser Antilles later this week. Steered…
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Hurricane Isaac Cruise Ship Cancellations Announced By Carnival Cruise Lines
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — Hurricane Isaac is the latest named storm to hit the Atlantic Ocean, so far causing an itinerary change to one cruise ship. In order to avoid the…
Virgin Islands Has Its Eyes On Three Storms, But Tropical Storm Isaac Is One To Watch
[ad name=”HTML-68″] MIAMI — The active Atlantic is getting busier, as Tropical Storm Isaac has formed. It is expected to become a hurricane as early as tomorrow, and the latest Isaac spaghetti…
Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico to Get a $5.8 Million Antenna Upgrade From NSF
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN –– Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory, the second-largest radio telescope in the world, is about to get a major upgrade. Nearly one year after the 55-year-old observatory was damaged by…
Customs and Border Protection Gives Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport An Upgrade
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently installed a new Federal Inspection Station at Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport. The $6 million station uses advanced…
Ritz Crackers Are Being Recalled in Virgin Islands Over Possible Salmonella Risk
[ad name=”HTML-68″] DEERFIELD, Ill. — A wide variety of Ritz Bits and Ritz cracker sandwich products got recalled Saturday across the United States, including the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. “These…
PREPA Power Coming Back To Remote Regions of Puerto Rico … And People Are Happy
ADJUNTAS — It was finally a night to celebrate in this village tucked into the mountains of central Puerto Rico. People pressed TV remote buttons, clicked on fans and plugged in refrigerators…
District Court Judge Nixes Bondholder’s Move to Toss Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Case
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — A federal judge on Friday rejected an attempt by a major Puerto Rico bondholder to throw out the U.S. commonwealth’s historic municipal bankruptcy case. U.S. District Judge…
FEMA Admits To Being Vastly Underprepared For Hurricane Maria In Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has said it did not have a “phasing” plan in place for getting resources to Puerto Rico when Hurricane Maria devastated the island last…
Puerto Rico Mayor and Two Gov’t Officials Accused of Misusing $8M in HUD Funds
SAN JUAN — A mayor and two former government officials in Puerto Rico face public corruption charges in separate cases that involve a total of $8 million in federal and local funds,…