Puerto Rico News » Vieques News Puerto Rico » Vieques » Security: US remilitarizes Puerto Rico amid recent tensions with Cuba
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/us-remilitarizes-puerto-rico-amid-recent-tensions-with-cuba/ar-AA2aXw3N
Published on: Tuesday 25 August 2026
Washington increases military exercises, deploys thousands of soldiers, and boosts million-dollar funds. "Puerto Rico has never declared war on any country. However, over 200,000 Puerto Ricans have ...
News Puerto Rico » Vieques » Security: Protest shuts down ferry rides between Puerto Rico and Vieques, snarling travel plans
News channel or source: https://wtop.com/world/2026/04/protest-shuts-down-ferry-rides-between-puerto-rico-and-vieques-snarling-travel-plans/
Published on: Tuesday 31 March 2026
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A protest over a rate increase forced Puerto Rico’s government on Wednesday to cancel ferry rides between the U.S. territory and the tiny island of Vieques that is popular ...
News Puerto Rico » Vieques » Security: The U.S. dropped millions of pounds of bombs on Vieques Island for over 60 years; Decades later, residents face a 26% higher cancer risk
News channel or source: https://en.as.com/latest_news/the-us-dropped-millions-of-pounds-of-bombs-on-vieques-island-for-over-60-years-decades-later-residents-face-a-26-higher-cancer-risk-f202608-n/
Published on: Monday 03 August 2026
Lying roughly seven miles off the east coast of Puerto Rico sits its smaller sister island Vieques. This tropical paradise attracts tourists and wealthy individuals who scoop up land to build palatial ...