Stories tagged: "Puerto Ricans"

Culture Edwin - Ocasio - Puerto Rico
Culture ¿Has pensado volver a la Isla? El productor Edwin Ocasio lo hizo por estas razones.

Después de tener éxito con su compañía teatral en Florida Central, el productor sentía que faltaba algo y ahora está de vuelta en la Isla.

April 20, 2023 8:32 pm Mivette Vega Mivette Vega
Housing Puerto Rico - Housing - crisis
Housing El Otro Puerto Rico Emerges to Tackle the Housing Crisis and Displacement on the Island

As has happened in Florida, rents have skyrocketed in Puerto Rico. In 2017 the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $504, but in 2022 that price had risen to $2,990.

March 23, 2023 1:58 pm Mivette Vega Mivette Vega
Local Puerto Rico - La Junta - Conflict Interest
Local Reps. Velázquez and Grijalva Ask DOJ to Crack Down on Conflicts of Interest Among La Junta Advisors

A report has revealed that various FOMB advisors have troubling conflicts of interest. One of them has as a client a company that owns half of LUMA Energy.

March 2, 2023 7:07 pm Mivette Vega Mivette Vega
Elections Puerto Ricans - Vote - Florida
Elections Majority of Puerto Ricans in Florida Did Not Vote for DeSantis, Data Shows

The analysis included data from Orange and Osceola counties, focusing primarily on the 50 precincts with the highest Puerto Rican voter density.

February 28, 2023 4:28 pm Mivette Vega Mivette Vega
Local Puerto Rico - Population - Elderly
Local Puerto Rico’s Population Is Rapidly Growing Older. Here’s Why.

Outmigration as well as a lack of services and kin are impacting older adults in Puerto Rico.

February 15, 2023 9:44 pm Mivette Vega Mivette Vega

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Local Puerto Rico - Electric - Genera
Local Gov. Pierluisi Privatizes Puerto Rico’s Power Generation

Genera PR, a subsidiary of New York-based New Fortress Energy, was granted a $22.5 million annual contract for 10 years.

January 30, 2023 8:45 pm Mivette Vega Mivette Vega
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico - protest - LUMA
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Extends LUMA’s Contract Despite Strong Opposition

Since LUMA began operations on the island, blackouts have become more frequent, several of them wide-scale, and electric rates have increased seven times.

December 1, 2022 7:48 pm Mivette Vega Mivette Vega