Tag: puerto rico
Puerto Rico governor slams congressman over ‘dictatorial’ letter
NEW YORK: Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday fiercely defended his administration’s right to help steer the insolvent, storm-ravaged island out of bankruptcy after a...
Puerto Rico to cancel Whitefish power contract
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: Puerto Rico’s government power company said on Sunday it will cancel a $300 million contract with a tiny Montana company to restore...
Jennifer Lopez teams up with Marc Anthony, others in new single...
After tirelessly raising awareness for his beloved Puerto Rico, Hamilton and Moana composer Lin-Manuel Miranda--- in collaboration with artists like Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, and many others-- has released his...
Death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria more than doubles...
The death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria has more than doubled to 34, a spokesman for Governor Ricardo Rosello said on Tuesday.
The...
Trump defends Puerto Rico effort, but his tweets draw new criticism
President Donald Trump on Sunday defended US efforts to bring relief to storm-battered Puerto Rico, even as one island official said Trump was trying...
Makeshift, open-air police station shows Puerto Rico’s rebuild challenge
CAGUAS: If the people of the Puerto Rican city of Caguas need to find the police in coming weeks and maybe months, they will have...
These celebs are sharing awkward teen pics of themselves for Puerto...
We've all been through those awkward teenage years. No one escaped them. You could have had a bad haircut, a permanently pained expression or particularly eyebrow-raising...
Puerto Ricans unhappy with Trump’s disaster response
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Residents of Puerto Rico accused President Donald Trump of being slow to dispatch aid after Hurricane Maria and clumsy in...
Puerto Rico rushes to evacuate thousands amid fears dam will burst
Authorities in Puerto Rico rushed Saturday to evacuate tens of thousands of people living downriver from a dam said to be in danger of...
J.Lo. donates $1m to hurricane-hit Puerto Rico
Pop star and actress Jennifer Lopez on Sunday offered $1 million for Puerto Rico as she helped launch an effort by New York state...
Dam fails in Puerto Rico, 70,000 told to evacuate
SAN JUAN: Some 70,000 people were ordered to evacuate their homes Friday after a rain-swollen dam in Puerto Rico failed in the latest disaster caused...
Hurricane Maria leaves Puerto Rico devastated and without power
SAN JUAN: On a good day it´s a Caribbean paradise but Puerto Rico looked Thursday like it had been to hell and back after...
Hurricane Maria clobbers Puerto Rico, plunges island into darkness
SAN JUAN: Hurricane Maria, the strongest storm to strike Puerto Rico in nearly 90 years, carved a path of destruction through the US territory...
Hurricane Maria bears down on St. Croix, Puerto Rico after trashing...
Hurricane Maria, the second maximum-strength storm to hit the Caribbean this month, killed at least one person in Guadeloupe and bore down menacingly on...
Most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane ‘Irma’ hits Caribbean islands
The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history made its first landfall in the islands of the northeast Caribbean early on Wednesday, churning...
