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A Third of Puerto Rico Remains in the Dark for the Second Day

SAN JUAN — More than a third of all homes and businesses in Puerto Rico remained without power on Friday, the second day of a massive outage on the island…

VI Free Press April 9, 2022

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Mother, Father Put Baby In Car Safety Seat On Sidewalk Saying: ‘We Don’t Want To Care For Her Any More’

SAN JUAN —The San Juan Municipal Police arrested a woman this morning who abandoned her three-month-old baby on Lippit Street in Santurce, Puerto Rico. According to preliminary information, at about…

VI Free Press April 8, 2022

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4 Major Hurricanes Forecast For 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season -Colorado State University

FORT COLLINS — The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to include four major hurricanes with sustained winds of at least 111 miles per hour (178 km per hour), forecasters…

VI Free Press April 8, 2022

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Coast Guard Seizes $20 Million In Cocaine, After At-Sea Drug Bust Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley crew and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agents offloaded approximately 1,000 kilograms of seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San…

John McCarthy April 6, 2022

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Statement of Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner: Social Security Administration to Resume In-Person Services at Local Social Security Offices

Online Services and Telephone Remain Most Convenient Ways to Contact Agency “I am pleased to announce that local Social Security offices will restore in-person services, including for people without an…

Victor Rodriguez April 4, 2022

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HUD Secretary Meets With USVI and PR Officials About Recovery Efforts, Housing

WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge traveled to Puerto Rico on Tuesday, March 29 and to the U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday,…

VI Free Press April 3, 2022

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Coast Guard Medevacs German Passenger From AIDAperla Cruise Ship Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard medevaced a German passenger from the AIDAperla cruise ship Wednesday, approximately 60 nautical miles southeast of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Medevaced is a 64-year-old man,…

John McCarthy April 1, 2022

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Coast Guard Takes 2 Dominicans, 39 Haitians Back To Hispaniola After Illegal Voyage

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon repatriated two Dominicans and returned 39 Haitians to the Dominican Republic Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage Tuesday in…

John McCarthy March 31, 2022

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2 Puerto Rican Men With 174 Pounds Of Cocaine On Boat Dump Drugs In Sea Chase

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Puerto Rican men aboard a no-lights boat who tried to ditch 174 pounds of cocaine during a sea chase between Culebra and St. Thomas were arrested…

John McCarthy March 30, 2022

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How To Create Your Own ‘My Social Security’ Account Online

Social Security wants to help you get the services you need as quickly and safely as possible. Your personal my Social Security account at www.ssa.gov/myaccount is your gateway to doing…

Victor Rodriguez March 25, 2022