Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Oil Explosion Declared State of Emergency

Cheryl Phillips — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:51:52 -0500

The White House has declared a state of emergency in Puerto Rico, following Friday’s massive oil explosion and fire at the Caribbean Petroleum Corporation storage facility outside San Juan. Approximately 1,500 people have been evacuated because of the disaster and toxic smoke is blowing into residential areas. Puerto Rico's Governor Fortuno said that the blaze has already cost Puerto Rico at least $6.4 million.

Puerto Rico Explosion Damages 30 Tanks

ttomp13 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:22:10 -0500

Everyone is talking about the recent explosion which blasted Puerto Rico. The explosion occurred at the Petroleum Gulf Oil Center, at around 12:30 AM Puerto Rican time. Thirty Petroleum Oil Tanks were damaged, but luckily, no deaths have been noted.

Puerto Rico to Lay Off 16,000 Public Workers

Cheryl Phillips — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:27:06 -0500

An announcement was made today that Puerto Rico's government will lay off 16,970 public workers in an effort to close the gap on a $3.2 billion deficit. This is the third year of the recession and hopes the layoffs will help close a $3.2 billion deficit as the island struggles through its third year of recession and a 15% percent unemployment rate.

Cinco de Mayo Celebration in NYC -- Tuesday May 5 at 8 PM!

North-South Concerts — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:49:20 -0500

Sopranos Thelma Ithier-Sterling and Siri Rico accompanied y pianist Max Lifchitz celebrate the Cinco de Mayo holiday performing art songs from Spain and Latin America. Free admission!

Plane Carrying Six Crashes Off Puerto Rico

Michael Santo — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:19:35 -0600

Authorities said a single-engine Cessna 206 (example pictured) carrying six people has crashed near the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, according to the Coast Guard.

Murderer Of American Tourist Sara Kuszak Confesses

Alberto — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:37:00 -0600

Eliezer Márquez Navedo has admitted to murdering a young American tourist named Sara Kuszak in the town of Ceiba and is currently awaiting trial in a detention center in Fajardo, according to local paper El Nuevo Dia.

Puerto Rico Primary Results Clinton Is The Winner

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:49:27 -0500

Hillary Clinton is the winner of the Puerto Rick Primary. The results show that Clinton won the Puerto Rico primary by getting 10 delegates vs. Barack Obama getting only 4 delegates.

Obama Attacks Clinton Ahead of Puerto Rico Primary

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 26 May 2008 07:58:36 -0500

Democratic Front runner Barack Obama, who is just shy of 52 delegates to clinch party Presidential nomination, has criticised rival Hillary Clinton for insisting that the outlawed results of primaries in Florida and Michigan be taken into account for determining the nominee.

VeriChip Corporation Installs its 30th Infant Protection System in Puerto Rico

Nymphadora — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:36:02 -0500

VeriChip Corporation a provider of RFID systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced today that it has installed its 30th infant protection system in Puerto Rico. VeriChip's Hugs or HALO infant protection systems are in use in 30 of the 42 birthing hospitals in Puerto Rico listed by the American Hospital Association

Palm Treo 700wx Smartphone Launches in Puerto Rico

Nymphadora — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:11:51 -0500