Puerto Rico News News Puerto Rico » Social: Puerto Rico residents on Social Security won't get stimulus checks until June
Puerto Rico residents who collect Social Security must wait until June to get their federal stimulus checks, according to the Social Security Administration. That would make them among the last ...
News Puerto Rico » Social: Over 40 Organizations Denounce FBI, Puerto Rico Police Surveillance of Activist Groups
The response follows The Latino Newsletter’s story revealing law enforcement discussions during a domestic terrorism meeting ...
News Puerto Rico » Social: Puerto Rico U.S. Attorney: Former Social Security Administration Employee Indicted and Arrested for $1.8 Million Theft of Social Security Funds
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March 15-- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico issued the following news release: On March 6, 2024, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto ...
News Puerto Rico » Social: Fact Check:Trump Did NOT Say He Talked To 'The President of Puerto Rico'
Did Donald Trump once say he had talked to the "President of Puerto Rico", as social media posts claim? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no public record of Trump ever saying that. He did, in ...
News Puerto Rico » Social: How Businesses Are Helping Puerto Rico Recover From a Devastating Hurricane
It’s been nearly three months since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico and left the island devastated, without power and many necessities. Because of the devastation that hit on September 20th, many ...
News Puerto Rico » Social: Supreme Court to consider case impacting Puerto Rico economy
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider a Puerto Rico case that will determine if residents are eligible for a major federal safety net benefit that would impact the island’s economy. In USA v.
News Puerto Rico » Social: Did Trump say he 'talked to the president of Puerto Rico' about Bad Bunny? Here's the truth
Viral social media posts claimed that Donald Trump said he had "spoken to the President of Puerto Rico" in response to Bad Bunny's halftime show selection.
News Puerto Rico » Social: Opinion: What the Bad Bunny Super Bowl says about the US and Puerto Rico
Puerto Ricans are not considered Americans — not only by mainland Americans but also by Puerto Ricans themselves.
News Puerto Rico » Social: Faith-Based Social Entrepreneurs Bank Puerto Rico Trash Will Fuel Island's Growth
A motley crew of faith-based social entrepreneurs from the U.S. and India think Puerto Rico’s energy future and economic health is in its trash. After helping residents in Puerto Rico for the past ...
News Puerto Rico » Social: The Italianization of Puerto Rico: a reflection on social struggles against university policies in the world's oldest colony
A former University of Puerto Rico professor briefly describes the imposition of austerity on the UPR, the struggle in response and the similarities to the Italian experience. Submitted by Juan Conatz ...
News Puerto Rico » Social: Puerto Rico Governor Issues Executive Order Imposing Significant Quarantine and Social Distancing Measures in Light of COVID-19
On March 15, 2020, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Hon. Wanda Vázquez Garced, issued an Executive Order to facilitate the private and public closings necessary to combat the effects of the coronavirus ...
News Puerto Rico » Social: Supreme Court Looks at Puerto Rico’s Status in Case on Benefits
A federal law excludes residents of Puerto Rico from a Social Security program that provides monthly payments to needy people. By Adam Liptak WASHINGTON — The immediate question for the Supreme Court ...