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@AP correspondent covering all things Caribbean. Trilingual editor & translator. Tica. Alum of @theobserver @SunSentinel Tips? dcoto @ap .org

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Dánica Coto

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Our first all-formats project out of Guyana just published. Give it a read: Guyana is poised to become one of the world’s largest offshore oil producers as the country braces for bitter fights over how the wealth should be spent:

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Oil boom transforms Guyana, prompting a scramble for spoils

ANN’S GROVE, Guyana (AP) — Villagers in this tiny coastal community lined up on the soggy grass, leaned into the microphone and shared their grievances as someone in the crowd yelled, “Speak the...

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Trump has struck a nerve in Puerto Rico. I’ve been here 12 years, and it’s the first time the front page is in English:

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Ay, Puerto Rico

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This is what it looks like in San Juan as Maria makes landfall near southeast coastal town of Yabucoa at 6:15 am EST with winds of 155mph

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Protests in Puerto Rico are multiplying as public employees demand higher pay and improved pensions: “The people kicked the U.S. military out of Vieques. They kicked out a governor. We can make this happen.”

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Puerto Rico still the king of memes

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Unknown people toppled a statue of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in the pre-dawn hours of Monday ahead of a visit of King Felipe VI to the U.S. Caribbean territory of Puerto Rico. The statue was made of melted steel from British cannons:

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Statue toppled in Puerto Rico before Spanish king's visit

Unknown people have toppled a statue of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León ahead of a visit of Spain's King Felipe VI to the U.S. Caribbean territory of Puerto Rico.

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4 years

UPDATE: Ricky Martin announces he is en route to island to join protesters in a move reminiscent of last year's massive protests that led to the resignation of the former governor

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Breaking: Puerto Rico governor says all those working in enclosed restaurants or places where food or drinks are served must be vaccinated starting Aug. 23.

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And so it starts...the cacerolazo last heard before Puerto Rico’s previous governor resigned is happening again amid anger over disaster supplies discovered in a warehouse:

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It’s been nearly two days since a blackout hit Puerto Rico. Hundreds of thousands of people remain without power as angry protesters took to the street, dropping off bags of rotting groceries at the door of power company Luma

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New: Puerto Rico governor announces all public school teachers will receive a $1K monthly salary increase starting in July. The announcement comes just days after some 70% of teachers left their classrooms and joined a protest to demand higher wages and better working conditions.

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No soy de Puerto Rico, pero se me estrujó el corazón cuando ví esto después de entrevistar a personas sin agua ni luz a más de una semana del Huracán Fiona

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How much rain has Tropical Storm Isaias dropped on Puerto Rico? Just weeks ago, the water level was so low that more than 100K clients received water only every other day. Today:

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Carraízo sigue bajando con mucha furia

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Flying to Puerto Rico? Starting April 28, travelers lacking a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival will face a $300 fine if they do not submit one to the govt 48 hours after landing. Only about 30% of passengers currently submit one. Voluntary confinement to be eliminated.

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In Puerto Rico, the last remaining customers were reconnected to the power grid nearly one year after Hurricane Maria struck. I still remember the hands of one woman living in a rural area who had been washing clothes and sheets by hand for nearly 12 months.

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Going on 30 hours without power... what’s the longest you’ve ever gone without power?

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*BREAKING* (AP) _ National Science Foundation to close huge telescope in Puerto Rico in blow to search of planets, asteroids, extraterrestrial life, warning Arecibo Observatory is about to collapse after playing a key role in astronomical discoveries for more than half a century.

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A shout-out to all Puerto Rican journalists who have *lived through* and covered the economic recession, hurricanes Irma and Maria, the earthquakes, a drought, a pandemic, botched primaries and whatever this unusually active hurricane season and Nov 3 elections has in store.

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4 years

Police evacuated more than 150 people in Ponce’s historic district, including elderly from a nursing home as they warned two buildings in danger of collapsing

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Breaking: Puerto Rico governor says starting Aug. 16, all government contractors; hotel/Airbnb guests and workers; employees at health facilities will be required to show vaccination proof or submit weekly a negative COVID-19 test. Violators face fees/prison.

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BREAKING: Starting April 12, Puerto Rico will start vaccinating those 16 years and older. Currently, only those 35-49 years old with chronic health conditions can receive a vaccine, and all those 50 and older.

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Here’s a line of fuel trucks in northern Puerto Rico as a growing number of businesses, including grocery stores and gas stations, are temporarily closing amid power outages caused by Hurricane Fiona drag on

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2 years

No puedo con estos puertorriqueños. Un señor pasándola mal por Fiona e igual insiste en regalarte aguacates al final de la entrevista porque se cayó el árbol y se van a pudrir todos.

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I haven’t heard Puerto Rico this loud at this hour since….ever. Camacho-Quinn sets new Olympic record with a 12.26!

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Thank you, Puerto Rico, for softening the blow of having to spend the holidays alone

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Tired of constant power outages, more than 2,000 demonstrators shut down one of Puerto Rico’s main highways. It was last shut down during the 2019 protests that led the governor to resign.

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Spectacular waves hitting Puerto Rico’s north and west coasts this weekend

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How serious is Puerto Rico about wearing face masks? Three days into a new executive order allowing people to go maskless outdoors, I have yet to see anyone in my neighborhood do so. Friends elsewhere report the same.

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NEW: All domestic passengers traveling from US to Puerto Rico must present a negative test taken 48 hrs or less prior to arrival. Also, starting Dec. 27, all food and drink establishments must bar clients from entering if they don’t show proof of vaccination or negative test.

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1 year

Bello!

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Federal judge rules it's unconstitutional to deny Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. territory access to three federal welfare programs. Legal experts expect the U.S. govt to appeal to U.S. Supreme Court if necessary given the millions of dollars at stake:

Judge: 'Discriminatory' to deny Puerto Rico access to US aid

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled that it is unconstitutional to deny Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. territory access to three federal welfare programs in a major...

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Thousands of clients remain without power more than a month after Hurricane Fiona, a Cat 1 storm, hit Puerto Rico’s southwest corner. Now, another 100K customers are in the dark after two major generation plants failed today as the island’s power grid keeps crumbling:

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4 years

Hundreds now at Puerto Rico’s Capitol as René Pérez and other celebrities head this way to join protesters

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I just received the most Puerto Rican police report ever: "Según alegó el querellante...se le acercó un hombre con un arma blanca en la mano derecha y le manifestó 'mira papi necesito tu carro, no te voy a hacer daño, vírate y sigue caminando'."

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BREAKING: Puerto Rico imposes stricter regulations. Businesses to bar clients without face masks. During Holy Week, all businesses including banks/supermarkets to close Fri-Sun. People allowed on roads only for medical help/essential services. Only pharmacies/gas stations to open

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BREAKING: The Arecibo Observatory has collapsed

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Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to science

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that it will close the huge telescope at the renowned Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico in a blow to scientists...

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It’s Sunday night in Puerto Rico, which means we’ve had a cacerolazo, a 4.0 magnitude earthquake and two top government officials fired in the span of four hours.

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A reminder that Puerto Rico has not recovered from Hurricane Maria and a string of strong earthquakes as it fights COVID-19. An electrical workers' union says some 160,000 customers left without power today amid a coronavirus lockdown and a heat index of 90F +

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4 years

Breaking: Puerto Rico officials shut down 911 call center after employees test positive for COVID-19. If you have an emergency call: 787-724-0124

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Low pressure system in central Atlantic still producing hurricane-force winds in that area and beautiful, long period swell in Puerto Rico (📹 unknown)

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People ranging from teenagers to elderly couples — all outraged about constant power outages across the island — keep arriving for Friday’s demonstration

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A judge has issued a restraining order against Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin. Police tell the AP they have not been able to serve it:

Ricky Martin faces restraining order in Puerto Rico

A Puerto Rican judge has issued a restraining order against superstar Ricky Martin. A police spokesman says the order was signed Friday and authorities visited an upscale neighborhood in the north...

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The man who created these figures tells me, “Lo que hicieron no tiene perdón de Dios,” adding that he wants to see all of them resign as hundreds of protesters gather in Puerto Rico’s capital in a scene reminiscent of last year’s demonstrations

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“Se me fue la luz puñeta, y se me chava la nevera!” the crowd chants with cell phones held aloft as it marches down a main highway protesting constant power outages

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A group of U.S. scientists is rushing to document indigenous sites along Puerto Rico’s coast dating back a couple of thousand years before rising sea levels linked to climate change destroy a large chunk of the island’s heritage still being discovered:

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Puerto Rico COVID-19 stats for March 24: *2 deaths; 39 infected; 35 pending; 280 total tested *Banco Popular worker tested positive, 20% of branches close *Officials estimate up to 390 infected *1st liquor license suspended for curfew violation in popular tourist zone of Condado

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Ah, that moment when you’re covering a Sunday online media roundtable organized by the company taking over the transmission and distribution of power in Puerto Rico and the lights go out.

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Had my temperature taken as I left New Zealand and was interrogated in Australia before going to Dallas, but when I arrived in Puerto Rico, there were zero safety measures.

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New: Puerto Rico governor announces all public employees must get vaccinated by Aug. 16 with few exceptions. Those who refuse to do so must present a negative COVID-19 test weekly. He authorized the private sector to take similar measures.

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Day 3 of no water for many in Puerto Rico’s capital after utility company announces it replaced old pipes but that private contractor broke another pipe that now needs to be fixed #Macondo

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The CDC may have eased its guidelines on wearing masks outdoors, but Puerto Rico’s health secretary rejected the newest recommendations. Face masks remain mandatory on the island — no exceptions

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Mellado no acoge las nuevas recomendaciones de los CDC sobre la flexibilización de uso de mascarillas -

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Caravans are hugely popular in Puerto Rico. This time, it was authorities who organized one to urge people to stay home amid a month long curfew. Reggaeton music included. (credit: my friend Sacha)

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UPDATE: Authorities detain 5 Puerto Rico police officers accused of violating a coronavirus curfew after they were tipped off that the group was hanging out at a beach in the island’s southeast. The four men and one woman are members of Puerto Rico’s Joint Rapid Action Forces.

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2 years

The state of Puerto Rico's power grid exactly two weeks before hurricane season begins:

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La denuncia de los residentes de Humacao, residentes en el perímetro donde ubica la estación 2603 que explotó esta mañana y tiene a sobre 11K abonados sin servicio. @lumaenergypr

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A total of 77 baby leatherback sea turtles being released today in Puerto Rico’s north coast. Those who survive will return to the same site to nest in 14-15 years 💙

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Biologists try to save the last of the endangered Puerto Rican parrots after more than half the population of the bright green birds with turquoise-tipped wings disappeared when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico and destroyed their habitat and food sources

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This. I meant to stay only a couple of years in Puerto Rico, but the people are a huge part of why I’m still here nearly 13 years later:

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Puerto Rico becomes first U.S. territory to obtain federal permission to independently evaluate and approve new COVID-19 diagnostic tests that are urgently needed. Only a handful of US states have received this authorization:

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Breaking: Puerto Rico health secretary announces that all public and private schools in the U.S. territory must close and hold virtual classes for two weeks starting April 12 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.

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New damage has been reported at Puerto Rico’s renowned Arecibo Observatory, which has played a key role in astronomical discoveries. Officials say the entire structure is now on the verge of collapsing:

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Update: Thousands of teachers across Puerto Rico left class and took to the streets to demand higher wages, improved working conditions and better pensions amid an economic crisis. More than 70% were absent: "We are tired, tired of not being recognized."

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Thousands of Puerto Rico teachers protest for higher wages

Thousands of teachers across Puerto Rico have left their classrooms and took to the streets to demand higher wages, improved working conditions and better pensions amid an economic crisis.

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5 years

Like clockwork at 8 p.m. every night. Puerto Ricans say they will not stop until Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigns.

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4 years

Breaking: Power just went out as Puerto Rico government officials hold press conference about how they're prepared for an unusually active hurricane season

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4 years

Pretty safe to say that all of Puerto Rico is thinking of those in the eye of the storm. Fuerza. ❤️

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3 years

BREAKING: Haiti receives its first vaccine doses since the pandemic began. PAHO says 500,000 doses via the COVAX program arrived in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday as the country struggles with a spike in cases and deaths.

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2 years

De road trip por Lares. Me encanta como los fruteros/verduleros andan con su tarjetas de vacunación

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UPDATE: Puerto Rico govt shutters a police station, sends all 30 officers home in the popular tourist town of Rincón after wife of one policeman dies from symptoms that officials say were consistent with COVID-19. Test results pending.

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41K projectiles. 32K bombs. 12K grenades. All found on the Puerto Rican islands of Vieques and Culebra as part of a military cleanup that will take more than another decade to complete:

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Report: Military cleanup in Puerto Rico islands slow-going

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The reopening of hiking trails and various white-sand beaches on two tiny Puerto Rican islands long used as Navy bombing ranges and now popular with tourists will be...

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For those in Ponce right now who like me were woken up by yet another aftershock, here’s some reading about experts seeking answers behind constant quakes in Puerto Rico (from @AP )

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Breaking: Puerto Rico governor implements lockdown on Sundays amid spike in COVID-19 cases. Only those going to grocery stores, pharmacies or hospitals allowed to leave their home that day from Aug. 22-Sept. 11.

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A shout-out to all the local Puerto Rico journalists around me right now who are sipping Diet Cokes, chugging coffee and working on 2-3 hours of sleep with no complaints. No han parado desde Irma👊

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New: A judge in Puerto Rico has ordered the arrest of Wayne Stensby, CEO of Luma, a company that took over the transmission and distribution of power in Puerto Rico in June. He is accused of not submitting certain documents requested by legislators.

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Puerto Rico refuses to open school cafeterias amid coronavirus concerns and has not tapped into $290M set aside for the island even as unemployed parents struggle to feed their kids in a U.S. territory where nearly 70% of public school students are poor:

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Puerto Rico’s governor to make what officials say is “important announcement” today about COVID-19 just hours after spontaneous protests where people called for her resignation, rejected alleged corruption and demanded more widespread testing (📹 by my friend Liani)

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For those who thought they didn't hear correctly, here's Puerto Rico's power company warning some areas will be without power for 4-6 months

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Director AEE dice servicio eléctrico podría recuperarse de cuatro a seis meses tras paso de Irma #NotiUno630

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BREAKING: Puerto Rico, hit by COVID-19 spike, closes bars, theaters, gyms, marinas; beaches only open to those doing sports including surfing; alcohol sales banned after 7 pm; restaurants back to 50% capacity. All this from July 17-31.

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BREAKING: U.S. court issues key ruling that allows Puerto Ricans to apply for Supplemental Security Income. Attorney tells AP that an estimated 700K people qualify. Ruling comes as island struggles to recover from quakes, storm amid 13-year recession.

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Breaking: A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances announced Wednesday that it has contacted federal and local law enforcement agencies after discovering the island’s Department of Education paid $89 million to former employees who no longer worked there.

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NEW: Puerto Rico health secretary says officials will soon start vaccinating those 35 years and older with chronic conditions (asthma, cancer, multiple sclerosis, etc), as well as those 50 years and older (with no restrictions) and all those who work in the food industry.

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Scoot over: The mayor of Puerto Rico's capital prohibits the use of scooters in a historic district known as Old San Juan. Fines will range from $250-$500. The announcement comes amid a rise in the popularity of scooters and complaints from residents about these.

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In today’s hyper local news: Hay un mono en Santurce!

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Puerto Ricans increasingly disgruntled with handling of COVID-19 crisis as details emerge, including death of a 29 yo man who became the youngest victim yet after his father said he wasn’t tested the first two times he sought help at an emergency room:

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Puerto Rico under scrutiny as youngest COVID-19 patient dies

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Ricans are becoming increasingly disgruntled with how the government is handling the COVID-19 crisis as details emerge, including the death a 29-year-old man who...

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UPDATE: Puerto Rico closes fire station in San Juan, sends 40 firemen home after wife of one tests positive for COVID-19 just days after closing two police stations for similar reasons. US territory reports 6 deaths, 174 confirmed cases, 794 test results pending, 1,898 tested.

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Puerto Rico COVID-19 statistics for March 18: *5 confirmed cases; 21 pending results; no deaths *More than 7,900 passengers screened at main int'l airport; six tested and sent home under two-week quarantine until results ready *36 people arrested for violating curfew

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Puerto Ricans start gathering to protest at a first of its kind hearing in which US lawmakers will hear complaints about austerity measures and the pace of federal hurricane recovery funds nearly two years after Maria

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Horns and bells sounded briefly just now in some parts of Puerto Rico

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I love how it’s 72 degrees right now in Puerto Rico’s capital and nearly everyone I saw outside while walking my dog had on a jacket or a sweater. Proud to say I was one of them.

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“Brisita Navideña” is my favorite Puerto Rican weather phenomenon

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One of those Puerto Rican days where you get a flat tire, end up at a mechanic where a rapper is shooting a video with scantily clad women draped over tires, and the man who fixes your flat is a Haitian who arrived by boat last week and tells you all about his crossing in French

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“Devuelvan los millones! Corruptos! Cabrones!” protesters yell in front of Puerto Rico’s Capitol building in the first demonstration since the discovery of disaster supplies in a warehouse

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Así las cosas en Puerto Rico

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“We have to get rid of all the corrupt officials,” said protester Mari Rivera, a 33-year-old government employee, who said that Gov. Wanda Vázquez “needs to stop blaming others and show her face.”

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Breaking: Puerto Rico's new governor to reopen beaches, marinas, pools, but alcohol banned & social distancing required. Sunday lockdown to be lifted. New curfew to be from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

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5 years

Before the heavy rains hit:

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Students and teachers are sweltering in public schools across Puerto Rico amid record heat after the governor vetoed a bill to install air conditioning in a move that angered many: "It’s irresponsible, because this is an emergency."

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Puerto Rico's public schools clamor for air conditioning to get relief from record-breaking heat

Students and teachers are sweltering in public schools across Puerto Rico and demanding that the government install air conditioners as the U.S.

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UPDATE: Puerto Rico reports its first underage cases. A 4 yo girl and 17 yo teen are among the 316 people infected with the coronavirus. A total of 12 deaths; more than 1K pending test results. Peak of coronavirus cases expected in early May.

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Officials announce that the reconstruction of Puerto Rico’s power grid is finally advancing nearly five years after Hurricane Maria struck the U.S. territory and devastated it: “This is probably the most important project in Puerto Rico’s modern history."

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Puerto Rico unveils first power grid reconstruction projects

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials announced Monday that the reconstruction of Puerto Rico’s power grid is finally advancing nearly five years after Hurricane Maria struck the U.S. territory and...

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They come from New York, Illinois, Michigan, and authorities say too many of the tourists are flouting Puerto Rico’s pandemic health measures. So officials are cracking down, with nearly a dozen visitors arrested over the past six days.

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Breaking: U.S. researchers who estimated that nearly 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria are now investigating deaths that might have been missed and could be linked to infrastructure damaged by the Category 4 storm

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