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Bad Bunny to stream final show of residency in Puerto Rico
Bad Bunny performs during his first show of his 30-date concert residency at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 11, 2025. Associated Press file photo LOS ANGELES — Bad Bunny’s residency in Puerto Rico...

The Black Puerto Rican Radical Tradition
Our guest is Rosa Clemente, who is an activist, independent journalist, and currently a Doctoral student in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies, UMASS-Amherst. She was the Green Party's vice presidential candidate in 2008. She...

Bad Bunny Reportedly Sued for $1 Million by Puerto Rican Widower Whose Home Was Used in Short Film and Residency By Natalia Senanayake
NEED TO KNOW Bad Bunny is reportedly being sued for at least $1 million by 84-year-old windower Román Carrasco Delgado The Puerto Rican homeowner is claiming the use of his home in Bad Bunny’s short film and residency has caused him emotional...

3 members of federal control board in Puerto Rico sue Trump and others for illegal firings

Director of the Puerto Rico Film Fest aims to export Puerto Rican cinema
Lester Rivé has his sights set on exporting local cinema. The director of the Puerto Rico Film Fest (PRFF) reaffirmed that Puerto Rican cinema was well received outside the country during his visit to the Guadalajara International Film Festival,...

3 members of federal control board in Puerto Rico sue Trump and others for illegal firings
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three members of a federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances, who were recently fired by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, filed a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday alleging their...

Food is increasingly expensive in Puerto Rico
Judith Mar Rosario is a mother who, when she goes to the supermarket, feels "pressure" just seeing the high prices of some foods due to the imposition of tariffs by the United States and other factors in the current economy that affect the cost of...

Puerto Rico Baptists’ prison ministry bearing fruit in its first year
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On Wednesday afternoons inside Puerto Rico’s Guayama 1000 correctional facility, the atmosphere is shifting. Where concrete walls and razor wire once seemed to define the future of the men inside, Bibles now open and voices...

Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Alaska, American Samoa, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, the Mariana Islands, Missouri, Oregon, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Washington (UPDATE)
October 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Alaska, American Samoa, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, the Mariana Islands, Missouri, Oregon, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Washington to place their Annual EEO...

Watch: Rare 'upside-down lightning' spotted in Puerto Rico
CABO ROJO, Puerto Rico – A photographer Wednesday morning caught a rare phenomenon on video during thunderstorms in Puerto Rico. The phenomenon, known as a gigantic jet, is a Transient Luminous Event (TLE) and looks like upside-down red lightning....

From Puerto Rico to UCI: Angel Cordero Chases NCAA and Olympic Dreams
Via UCI Athletics, 1h ago From the beaches of San Juan, Puerto Rico, to the track at UC Irvine, Angel Cordero’s journey reads like a modern-day hero’s tale – one where Star Wars marathons became English lessons, a global pandemic couldn’t derail...
Marines, sailors targeting drug cartels from their temporary base in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit has been drilling with the National Guard in southern Puerto Rico since the Labor Day Weekend. The nearly 4,500 sailors and Marines of USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group recently deployed from...

Everything to know about Puerto Rican Festival of Wisconsin 2025
The Puerto Rican Festival of Wisconsin is back this weekend, taking over the Summerfest grounds with live music, dance performances and more than 90 vendors. The daylong event, which began as a small gathering in 2013, is now onto its 12th year...

Jacobs Picked to Design $27M Puerto Rico Wastewater Project
Jacobs announced Sept. 17 it has been selected by the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) to design the $26.99-million replacement of the Mayagüez Ocean Outfall, where the existing pipeline was heavily damaged during Hurricane María...

Couldn’t make it to see Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico? Here’s what you CAN do
By ITZEL LUNA LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bad Bunny’s residency in Puerto Rico has boosted the island’s economy and stoked conversations about its identity and struggles. Now, fans from around the world will have a chance to tune in. The Puerto Rican...

Puerto Rico set to import gas from FLNG offshore Mexico
New Fortress Energy has agreed to contact terms for the long-term supply of LNG to Puerto Rico. Volumes will likely be delivered to San Juan from NFE’s 1.4-MMt/yr Fast LNG facility FLNG1, which is stationed offshore Altamira, Mexico, under a...

Puerto Rico’s GDP grows 3% in 2023 after decline
Puerto Rico’s real gross domestic product grew 3% in 2023, recovering from a 2.1% decline in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Puerto Rico’s real gross domestic product grew 3% in 2023 after falling 2.1% in 2022, according...

Invitan al Gran ShakeOut en Puerto Rico
MAYAGÜEZ – La Red Sísmica de Puerto Rico invitó el miércoles a participar en el simulacro de terremoto El Gran ShakeOut de Puerto Rico, que se realizará el jueves, 16 de octubre de 2025, a las 10:00 de la mañana. “La preparación ante terremotos es...
DR defeats Cuba, but loses to Puerto Rico and USA in Final Six volleyball
The Dominican Republic senior women’s volleyball team began the Final Six, the regional Norceca, championship with a win over Cuba 3-0. But then, the team lost to Puerto Rico in three sets 3-0. The Reinas del Caribe next lost their game on 17...

For these Bostonians with Puerto Rican roots, Bad Bunny’s San Juan residency was like ‘a homecoming’
Bad Bunny’s “No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí” concert residency — Spanish for “I don’t want to leave here” — will conclude on Saturday after packing the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum for 31 shows this summer. (The 31st and final show was added to the...