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4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa
Across Jamaica, streets are littered with torn-off roofs, splintered wood and other debris left in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Downed power lines have left communities in the dark, and many flooded and wind-damaged homes are unlivable....
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Tiznando el País: Museums and Communities Rewriting the History of Afro-Descendant Art in Puerto Rico
At a time when museums are being called to confront their role in perpetuating structural racism, Tiznando el País: Visualities and Representations offers a different model: a national and transnational initiative that brings together museums,...
Owner: Hrag Vartanian & Veken Gueyikian
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Eli Lilly and company revealed its plans to invest upwards of $1.2 billion to expand and enhance its manufacturing site in Carolina, Puerto Rico.1 Lilly’s investment is aimed at integrating advanced technologies, while also enhancing its...
Owner: Mike Hennessy Jr.
Genera PR begins construction on 52MW BESS in Puerto Rico
The deal was finalised in February of this year and will see Tesla providing the agreed-upon capacity across six power plant locations. In addition to Cambalache, this includes Vega Baja, Palo Seco, Yabucoa, Aguirre, and Costa Sur. The entire...
Owner: Nigel Jeremy Barklem
Eagles host team from Puerto Rico on ‘Senior Night’
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If Rabun Gap-Nachoochee School’s football schedule has not made it clear already, the Eagles will play anybody at any time or any place. Even teams from outside of the continental U.S. ... Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please...
Owner: Tom Wood & W.H. 'Dink' NeSmith
9 companies establishing or expanding operations in Puerto Rico
The initiatives aim to attract certain projects that would invest significant amounts and contribute to the creation of certain jobs. Editor's Note The following article has been updated due to recent updates on current events.W Journal organized...
Owner: Salvador Hasbun Martinez
Puerto Rico’s Truman Show: Stuck in fiscal déjà vu
Puerto Rico remains trapped in a “The Truman Show”-like cycle, endlessly reliving the same governance failures the Tobin Report warned about, writes Antonio Santos, a hospitality and tourism professional and former House candidate. (Image...
Owner: Michelle Kantrow-Vázquez
Eli Lilly & Co. announces $1.2 billion Puerto Rico investment for GLP-1 drugs, oral medicine
Eli Lilly & Co. announced October 29 that it would spend $1.2 billion to add production operations, including production of a GLP-1 diabetes and obesity drug, at its existing Lilly del Caribe campus in Carolina, Puerto Rico. A company release said...
Owner: Chris Ferrell
Puerto Rico selected to host SITE Classic 2026
SITE Classic 2026 will take place in Puerto Rico from August 24–27, bringing global incentive travel leaders together for networking, education and destination discovery. SITE has confirmed Puerto Rico as the host destination for SITE Classic...
Owner: Theodore Koumelis and Vicky Karantzavelou
JFK ground stop ordered after flight from Puerto Rico reports engine issue
Travelers are bracing for canceled flights and extensive delays after one flight's engine issue prompted a ground stop at John F. Kennedy International Airport Thursday. Bad weather is doing the rest. The FAA says Frontier Airlines Flight 3546...
Owner: Comcast Corporation
Whale calls, frog croaks: A composer debuts Puerto Rico’s loss in Dallas
From KERA News: Whale calls. Glaciers melting. Frog croaks. These are sounds audiences might not expect in an orchestral concert hall but were featured in last week’s world premiere of Angélica Negrón’s For Everything You Keep Losing at the Dallas...
Owner: University of Texas at Austin
Puerto Rico to host SITE Classic 2026
The Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) has announced Puerto Rico as the host destination for its SITE Classic 2026 meeting, 24-27 August, 2026. Since its inception in 2007, SITE Classic has been both a leading gathering for senior...
Owner: Julian Baptist Xavier Agostini
Could the United States Unilaterally Grant Puerto Rico Independence?
Last week, the Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece by Pablo José Hernández, the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico. He is basically the non-voting member in Congress for Puerto Rico, and caucuses with Democrats. The ostensible purpose...
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Lilly Continues Manufacturing Push With $1.2B Puerto Rico Facility for GLP-1 Pill
Eli Lilly is continuing to pour money into its domestic footprint with a new $1.2 billion commitment to construct a production facility in Puerto Rico, which the pharma says will form part of its supply chain for the oral weight-loss therapy...
Veterans health care network flags changes for USVI, Puerto Rico
TAMPA — The Department of Veterans Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Antonio Sánchez as the new executive director of the VA Caribbean Healthcare System which serves approximately 60,000 Veterans and has an operating budget of...
Owner: John McCarthy
Eli Lilly ramps up orforglipron production with $1.2bn Puerto Rico site expansion
Eli Lilly will invest more than $1.2bn into its manufacturing site in Puerto Rico, as the drugmaker looks to assemble a robust supply chain for oral weight loss pill orforglipron. The funds will be used to expand and modernise Lilly’s site in...
Owner: Michael "Mike" Danson
Puerto Rico’s use of residential solar panels ranks third in US
Data from the second quarter of 2025 indicates that Puerto Rico ranks third among the largest residential solar markets in the U.S., following California and Florida. (Erika P. Rodríguez/The New York Times) During the ninth annual Solar and Energy...
Owner: Matthew & Ricardo Angulo
Politics Shapes Puerto Rico’s Department of Education Faith-Based Office
Without any public announcement, Puerto Rico’s Education Secretary, Eliezer Ramos Parés, quietly established a Faith-Based Office within the Department of Education (DE) at the end of September. Librarian Noé González Ruiz, from Ricardo Arroyo...
Owner: Centro De Periodismo Investigativo Inc
Puerto Rico’s Most Expensive Home Is This $65 Million Marvel in the Ritz-Carlton Reserve
A manicured compound with both golf course and ocean views is poised to shatter sales records on the Island of Enchantment. Set within Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Puerto Rico, the East Beach mansion crowns one acre of land with 17,000...
Owner: Jay Penske
When SNAP benefits will arrive is still in flux. Here's what communities are doing to fill the gap
The Trump administration says it will restart the national food aid program known as SNAP using money from a Department of Agriculture contingency fund but will only pay out half the amount participants would normally receive. In a court filing,...
Owner: American Government