Eli Lilly to Invest $1.2 Billion in Puerto Rico Manufacturing Expansion

Eli Lilly and Company announced plans to invest over $1.2 billion to expand and modernize its Lilly del Caribe manufacturing site in Carolina, Puerto Rico, strengthening its U.S. manufacturing network and supporting the company’s growing portfolio...

Derivative U.S. Citizenship in Puerto Rico? Not so Fast.

Derivative U.S. citizenship is based on an individual’s parents being U.S. citizens. Everyone who is born in the United States, including Puerto Rico, is a U.S. citizen. When U.S. citizens have children outside of the United States, perhaps while...

Free bilingual curriculum brings 50 years of Puerto Rican scholarship to classrooms

After three years in development, CENTRO, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, is launching the Diasporican Educational Program, a free, self-guided curriculum that explores the social history of the Puerto Rican diaspora. The...

Editor’s note: Somos offers opportunity to give back to Puerto Rico

The annual Somos conference kicks off Wednesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and City & State will be there as the four-day event welcomes a newly elected New York City mayor and a bevy of New York City Council speaker candidates. It’s sure to be a...

Lilly to Invest $1.2B to Expand Puerto Rico Manufacturing Site

Eli Lilly and Company has announced plans to invest more than $1.2 billion to expand and modernize its Lilly del Caribe manufacturing site in Carolina, Puerto Rico. This investment will integrate advanced technologies and expand production...

In Puerto Rico, Cruise Industry Leaders Chart a New Course for the Caribbean

A new spirit of collaboration is shaping the future of the Caribbean cruise industry. That was the prevailing message in San Juan, Puerto Rico last week, where hundreds of regional tourism officials and global cruise executives came together to...

FCCA 31st Annual Cruise Conference & Trade Show Concludes in Puerto Rico with Strong Calls for Collaboration, Innovation and Sustainable Growth

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (October 31, 2025) – The 31st Annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference & Trade Show concluded in San Juan, Puerto Rico last week, following a week of high-level discussions, productive one-on-one...

U.S. Restricts Puerto Rico Airspace for 'Security Reasons Even As Trump Denies He's Decided to Strike Venezuela

The United States has issued a Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) restricting airspace off the coast of Ceiba, Puerto Rico, from November 1 through March 31, 2026, citing "special security reasons," according to aviation information circulated on...

Lilly to invest $1.2bn in Puerto Rico manufacturing site

Eli Lilly has announced a $1.2bn investment to expand and modernise its Lilly del Caribe manufacturing site in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The investment will focus on integrating advanced technologies and increasing production capacity to support...

“Puerto Rico lost today”: Private sector reacts to governor’s decision on inventory tax

Several members of the private sector expressed their discontent with Governor Jenniffer González’s decision to veto House Bill 420 (HB420), which proposed a gradual elimination of the inventory tax over a three-year period without establishing a...

Afro-Caribbean jazz resonates in Powell

The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective will perform music inspired by Puerto Rican rhythms on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Northwest College. The free concert will run 7-8:30 p.m. in the Nelson Performing Arts Auditorium, featuring selections from the...

Speak Out: It's Trump's world; everyone else just lives in it

Trump claims that SNAP benefits are used mainly by Democrats. Then explain how 25 of the 30 states Trump carried in the last election rely heavily on SNAP benefits? Americans Can't believe that I have to explain this in 2025. Treating Puerto...

CARIB OPS SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN

The U.S. Marine Corps 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts training operations in Puerto Rico, Nov. 1, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed...

Tougher voting rule for Americans overseas — including military members — halted by federal court

A voting information table at Fort Buchanan in Puerto Rico, the only U.S. Army installation in the Caribbean, in 2024. A federal court halted part of a presidential executive order that imposed new requirements on military service members, their...

Puerto Rico’s beloved alcoholic drink is crowned best in the world

Boricua flavor is officially world-famous! The traditional Puerto Rican coquito has just claimed the #1 spot in the “Top 100 Alcoholic Mixed Drinks in the World”, according to the global culinary guide Taste Atlas. This victory celebrates a drink...

Puerto Rico’s 5th Element Festival Announces Lineup for Its Debut Edition

The 5th Element Festival has announced the full lineup for its debut edition. Leading the bill are Detroit icon Carl Craig, enduring favorite Seth Troxler, techno titan Nicole Moudaber, scene pioneer Danny Tanaglia and minimal techno legend...

Puerto Rican 'pop girlie' Gale unveils new album 'Lo Que Puede Pasar'

Gale doesn’t care how cliché or “woo-woo” it may sound, but she truly believes that music chose her. Ever since childhood, the singer-songwriter, born Carolina Isabel Colón Juarbe in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, has done everything to make sure her pop...

Puerto Rico the third largest residential solar market in the United States

Puerto Rico continues to climb the ranks in the energy transition. According to the latest study by the research firm Wood Mackenzie, the island ranks third among the largest residential solar markets in the United States, behind only California...

Q&A: Puerto Rican ‘pop girlie’ Gale unveils new album ‘Lo Que Puede Pasar’

LOS ANGELES — Gale doesn’t care how cliche or “woo-woo” it may sound, but she truly believes that music chose her. Ever since childhood, the singer-songwriter, born Carolina Isabel Colón Juarbe in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, has done everything to make...

Puerto Rico telecom sector tops $3.5B investment

Chantal Benet, of Inteligencia Económica, presents the findings of the 2025 telecommunications industry impact report commissioned by the Puerto Rican Telecommunications Alliance. Puerto Rico’s telecommunications sector remains one of the main...