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Turks and Caicos recovers cash, land amid probe

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:20:51 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Officials in the Turks and Caicos Islands have recovered $19.5 million and more than 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) of real estate as they continue to seize assets improperly obtained by corrupt politicians.

Puerto Rico legislator targets parents of dropouts

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:25:04 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A legislator in Puerto Rico has submitted a bill that would increase fines and jail time for parents whose children skip classes or drop out of school.

Puerto Rico's Culebra awaits new hospital, school

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:01:39 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's tiny island of Culebra has been forever dependent on the U.S. territory for food, jobs and health care, but the territory's governor is cutting some of those strings.

Puma to sell gasoline-ethanol mix in Puerto Rico

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:32:55 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Swiss oil company says it will start selling regular gasoline mixed with ethanol as part of a pilot program in Puerto Rico.

Arrest for anti-gay Twitter threat in Puerto Rico

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:09 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A man has been arrested in Puerto Rico for a Twitter post that threatened a gay activist and made a reference to the Boston Marathon bombing, the FBI said Monday.

3 killed, 3 injured in Puerto Rico shooting

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:00:17 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Three people have been killed and three others injured during a shooting at a gas station in Puerto Rico.

Scripps National Spelling Bee: Spelling in the age of...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:23:49 -0400

WASHINGTON - By BARTHOLOMEW SULLIVAN

Burmese Python caught in Puerto Rico river

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:29:47 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Authorities in Puerto Rico have caught a 12-foot (3.6-meter) Burmese Python that they had been trying to find for several weeks following complaints from residents in the area.

Puerto Rico faces lowest coffee production ever

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:46:39 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Coffee production in Puerto Rico has hit the lowest level ever in the island's history, leaving farmers and government officials worried about how to revive a once burgeoning industry.

Puerto Rico delegate seeks vote for statehood

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:43:16 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's representative in Congress is seeking an unprecedented yes-or-no vote on whether the island should become the 51st state, submitting a bill Wednesday that riled many in the U.S. territory.

Direct flight between Puerto Rico, Mexico begins

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:55:05 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Officials in Puerto Rico say the U.S. territory is welcoming direct flights from Mexico for the first time in 13 years.

Puerto Rico to end inmate transfer program with US

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:47:40 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's corrections secretary says he is canceling a $9.1 million program under which the U.S. territory had sent hundreds of inmates to a prison in Oklahoma.

Pfizer executive faces pornography charges in Puerto Rico

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:28:05 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Federal authorities in Puerto Rico have arrested an executive at Pfizer Pharmaceutical for allegedly producing child pornography.

Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic sign economic deal

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:23:20 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic have signed an economic agreement to help boost sectors including agriculture, education and housing.

Puerto Rico Catholics support archbishop

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:31:52 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Roman Catholics in Puerto Rico rallied Wednesday around an archbishop who is apparently under pressure from the Vatican to resign for allegedly covering up for sexually abusive priests and other misdeeds.

Comfort foods big on happy memories, small on nutrition...

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:48:54 -0400

By LAVINIA RODRIGUES - Everyone has their favorite comfort foods. We associate these foods with pleasure, warmth, relaxation -- even childhood.

Puerto Rico takes over ex-US naval station land

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:50:23 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - More than 8,700 acres (3,500 hectares) that once formed part of a busy U.S. naval station in eastern Puerto Rico have been turned over to the government of the U.S. territory, the island's governor said Tuesday.

More Haitians using Puerto Rico as migrant route

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:05:41 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Haitians have been fleeing their troubled country for years, trying to reach the U.S. or other Caribbean islands by sea or by trekking across the island of Hispaniola to scratch out a living in the Dominican Republic.

Betty Miller, first female to fly solo across Pacific...

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:47:22 -0400

BOUNTIFUL, Utah - By TOM WHARTON

Publicist: Rappers Wisin & Yandel not breaking up

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:01:17 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The publicist for Puerto Rican reggaeton stars Wisin & Yandel said Sunday that the Grammy-winning duo has no intention of breaking up, dismissing comments made by another performer that the pair were going their separate ways.

Don Omar: Rappers Wisin and Yandel are breaking up

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:50:39 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Reggaeton star Don Omar said at his concert late Friday that the popular Puerto Rican reggaeton duo of Wisin and Yandel is breaking up.

4 killed, 6 injured in shooting in Puerto Rico

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:25:03 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Four people have been killed and six others injured in a drive-by shooting in Puerto Rico.

Another Puerto Rico university official resigns

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:41:23 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The president of the University of Puerto Rico's main campus has resigned just days after the presidents of the university's 10 other campuses did the same.

More top university officials quit in Puerto Rico

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:02:16 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - More top officials at Puerto Rico's largest public university have resigned over the governor's signing of a hotly debated law to revamp the institution's board of directors.

Vieques ponders future 10 years after Navy left

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:10:54 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Thousands of activists on Wednesday celebrated the anniversary of the U.S. Navy's departure from the Puerto Rican island of Vieques 10 years ago, despite concerns that progress has been slow in cleaning up and developing a place many hoped would flourish.