SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—More than a million customers in Puerto Rico remained without electricity on Thursday after a major power outage hit the U.S. territory Wednesday night, forcing it to cancel classes and shutter government offices. The blackout also left some 160,000 customers without water and snarled traffic across the island of 3.2 million people,…
Major Outage in Puerto Rico Leaves Over 1 Million Without Power
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—More than a million customers in Puerto Rico remained without electricity on Thursday after a major power outage hit the U.S. territory Wednesday night, forcing it to cancel classes and shutter government offices. The blackout also left some 160,000 customers without water and snarled traffic across the island of 3.2 million people,…
Arrest of Longtime Canadian Fugitive Stuns Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Last week, phones across Puerto Rico began to ring as members of a private WhatsApp group dedicated to helping others in the U.S. territory stared at their screens in disbelief. The businessman they knew as administrator of that chat—someone who organized philanthropic efforts such as a Christmas toy drive for needy children…
United States Allows Shipments of PEI Potatoes to Resume to Puerto Rico
February 8, 2022
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WASHINGTON—The United States Department of Agriculture has agreed to allow the resumption of shipments of Prince Edward Island potatoes to Puerto Rico. Exports to Puerto Rico and the continental United States have been on hold since November following the discovery of potato wart in two P.E.I. fields. The fungal parasite spreads through the movement of…
Puerto Rico: Makeshift Boat With Suspected Migrants Capsizes
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Federal authorities detained 17 Dominican migrants on Friday after their boat capsized near Puerto Rico’s northwest coast in the pre-dawn hours, with the U.S. Coast Guard searching for an estimated 10 others still missing. Jeffrey Quiñones, a Customs and Border Patrol spokesman, told The Associated Press that those detained told officials that…
Official Says Puerto Rico’s Senate Targeted by Cyberattack
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Puerto Rico’s Senate announced Wednesday that it was the target of a cyberattack that disabled its internet provider, phone system, and official online page, the latest in a string of similar incidents in recent years. Senate President José Luis Dalmau said in a statement that there is no evidence that hackers were…
What Does Puerto Rico Have to Do With the Strategic Situation With China? A Lot
Commentary The parts of the United States called American territories are not well understood anymore. Although a premier component of American superiority in the 20th century, in the age of Howard Zinn’s textbooks in the public school system, our territories are ignored or simply used as cudgels in hyperbolic attacks against the rare historical experiment…
Puerto Rico Mandates COVID-19 Booster Shots for Students Over Age 12
Students aged 12 and older are required to get a COVID-19 booster shot in Puerto Rico as the governor of the island nation announced a string of new measures on Thursday targeting public schools, the entertainment sector, and tourism. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, a Democrat, stressed in a series of posts on social media that every…
COVID-19 Vaccination Mandated for Children in Puerto Rico
November 7, 2021
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Pedro Pierluisi, the governor of Puerto Rico, announced Wednesday that all school children aged 5 and older are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend school. Pierluisi claimed that few exceptions will be granted because the vaccines have been given approval for children from 5 to 11, according to The Associated Press….
Puerto Rico Imposes New Pandemic Restrictions
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday announced new restrictions to fight a rise in COVID-19 cases, including closing certain private businesses and banning alcohol sales after midnight. Social activities such as concerts, weddings, birthdays, and anniversaries also will be banned during those hours, and people will be required to wear masks outside if…
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