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Puerto Rican Governor Talks of “Latin American Ghetto” that Comes with Statehood
June 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Puerto Rican Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said that being annexed by the United States would destroy the island's economy. continue reading »
Undocumented Cuban Migrants Rescued in Puerto Rico
May 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Six undocumented Cuban migrants landed illegally on the Mona islet, in western Puerto Rico, U.S. authorities in San Juan reported Thursday. continue reading »
Movie Productions Pumps $20 Million into Puerto Rican Economy
April 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Currently underway in Puerto Rico are several movie productions that will pump some $20 million into the local economy, the executive director of the state-run Puerto Rico Film Commission, Demetrio Fernandez, said. continue reading »
Puerto Rican Nationalists Attacked the U.S. Capitol Building in 1954
March 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, Puerto Rican nationalists attacked the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives in 1954. continue reading »
New FBI Appointment in Puerto Rico Leads to Corruption Investigation
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The FBI's new Special Agent in Charge for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands said Monday that his office is investigating cases of public corruption on this Caribbean island. continue reading »
Puerto Rican Party Wants to Bar Raising the U.S. Flag Without PR Flag
January 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A legislator of the ruling Popular Democratic Party, or PPD, has introduced a bill in the Caribbean island's House of Representatives that would bar raising the U.S. flag unless the Puerto Rican flag is raised at the same time. continue reading »
Traditional Puerto Rican Festival is Dedicated to Draco Rosa
January 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
This year's edition of the traditional San Sebastian Street Festivals, which began Thursday in the historic heart of Old San Juan, is dedicated to Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Draco Rosa. continue reading »
Baby Dies After Stepfather Places Child in Freezer During Domestic Dispute
December 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A 5-month-old baby died Tuesday in this capital after a man thought to be its stepfather put the child into a freezer after having an argument with its mother. continue reading »
White House Urges Congress to Consider Puerto Rico’s Statehood
December 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The White House clarified its stance on the political status of Puerto Rico saying that the results of a non-binding referendum last month were clear, and it urged Congress to move forward on the matter. continue reading »
Missouri Senator Would Consider Puerto Rico’s Statehood
November 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill said she would consider the possibility of Puerto Rican statehood if a bill to that effect should reach Congress. continue reading »
Boxing Star Hector “Macho” Camacho Dies, Unable to Donate Organs
November 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The organs of late Puerto Rican boxing icon Hector "Macho" Camacho cannot be donated because he was kept on life support for too long, the head of San Juan's Centro Medico trauma facility, Dr. Ernesto Torres, said. continue reading »
Doctors Say Boxer Hector “Macho” Camacho is Brain Dead
November 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Puerto Rican boxing icon Hector "Macho" Camacho has died from wounds suffered in a shooting this week on the Caribbean island, the director of the Centro Medico trauma facility, Dr. Ernesto Torres, said here Thursday. He was 50. continue reading »
Puerto Rican Zuleyka Rivera Returns to Acting After the Birth of Her Son
August 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Former Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera has resumed her career as an actress in the Univision telenovela "Rosario" after a year off following the birth of the baby boy she had with NBA star JJ Barea. continue reading »
OLYMPICS: Puerto Rican Boxer Jantony Ortiz Advances to Round of 16
August 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Puerto Rico's Jantony Ortiz gave a lesson in good boxing to Tetteh Sulemanu of Ghana, defeating him 20-6 in the light flyweight class and qualifying for the next round at the London Olympic Games. continue reading »
Olympics: Hurdler Looking to Win First Gold Medal for Puerto Rico
July 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Puerto Rico is counting on hurdler Javier Culson to win the island's first-ever gold medal in the Olympic Games that start two weeks from now in London, Puerto Rican Olympic Committee chair David Bernier told Efe in San Juan on Friday. continue reading »
Roselyn Sanchez to Celebrate Her Daughter’s Baptism in Puerto Rico
June 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Actress and singer Roselyn Sanchez said Thursday she will baptize her daughter, Sebella Rose, in her native Puerto Rico. "Desperate because September 9 is coming. Crazy to do RS Triathlon For Life and for Sebella to go to Puerto Rico for the 1st time! And to baptize her! Happy!" said Sanchez via Twitter. continue reading »
Two Puerto Rican Men Found Dead in Taxi
May 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Two men were found dead in the wee hours of Friday inside a taxi in the San Juan neighborhood of Hato Rey, the Puerto Rico Police Department said. continue reading »
Constructing “HeelCondoms” Reduces Sentences For Puerto Rican Inmates
May 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Inmates at Vega Alta women's prison in Puerto Rico are reducing their sentences thanks to their daily work of sewing "HeelCondoms," colorful and varied accessories that fit onto the heels of women's shoes. continue reading »
Corrupt Puerto Rican Police Officer Sentenced to 24 Years for Being a Coke Distributor
May 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
David González-Pérez, a former Puerto Rico Police officer from Arecibo, Puerto Rico, was sentenced yesterday to 24 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Aida Delgado-Colón for conspiracy and attempt to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, announced U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. González-Pérez was found guilty of 28 counts of conspiracy and attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine after a two-week trial in August 2011. continue reading »
Expert Recognizes Issues in Puerto Rican Bilingual Education Program
May 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The academic director of Spain's Cervantes Institute noted here the problems involved in establishing public bilingual education in Puerto Rico, where Spanish is the mother tongue of the vast majority. continue reading »
