Hurricane Irma ravages Caribbean islands as Florida nervously awaits historic storm’s wrathby wpjljron
Thursday, September 7th, 2017.Hurricane Irma ravages Caribbean islands as Florida nervously awaits historic storm’s wrathHurricane Irma is battering Caribbean islands, causing widespread destruction, as it barrels toward the United States mainland. South Florida, home to more than 6 million people, has begun issuing mandatory evacuation orders. The storm has been blamed for at least 10 deaths, a toll expected to increase. MIAMI Caribbean islands pummeled by Hurricane Irma began […]
Hurricane Irma is battering Caribbean islands, causing widespread destruction, as it barrels toward the United States mainland.
South Florida, home to more than 6 million people, has begun issuing mandatory evacuation orders.
As the eyes of the world remain fixated on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, the U.S. colony of Puerto Rico produced a more satisfying and historic outcome for the Puerto Rican left after its local election on November 3, 2020. Puerto Rico’s vote is historic (a claim that should never be taken lightly in politics) but not because of the razor-thin results of the gubernatorial race, which was the main contest of the election. Nor did Puerto Rican voters make history, as many U.S. liberals and some progressives are anxious to believe, in a concurrent nonbinding plebiscite in which the vote in favor of statehood received the majority (also by a slim margin). Nor is it especially surprising, given recent changes to the election law deregulating the process, that recounts in localities with close results especially the capital city of San Juan have been plagued with irregularities.
Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Puerto Rico Youth Fellows
San Juan, Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The Open Society Foundations are pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of the Puerto Rico Youth Fellowships, which support young Puerto Rican leaders working to elevate justice, promote human rights, and help underserved communities in Puerto Rico.
The fellowship program, now in its second year, recognizes 10 recipients from all over the island from central San Juan to the island of Vieques working on a wide range of issues. Among the fellows’ projects: teaching young people about food sovereignty, strengthening support for LGBTQPIA+ youth across the island, elevating the leadership of Black youth, and using art as a medium to spark political engagement by young Puerto Ricans.
In Puerto Rico, the 2019 Uprising Produces an Electoral Opening Toward the Left
As the eyes of the world remain fixated on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, the U.S. colony of Puerto Rico produced a more satisfying and historic outcome for the Puerto Rican left after its local election on November 3, 2020. Puerto Rico’s vote is historic (a claim that should never be taken lightly in politics) but not because of the razor-thin results of the gubernatorial race, which was the main contest of the election. Nor did Puerto Rican voters make history, as many U.S. liberals and some progressives are anxious to believe, in a concurrent nonbinding plebiscite in which the vote in favor of statehood received the majority (also by a slim margin). Nor is it especially surprising, given recent changes to the election law deregulating the process, that recounts in localities with close results especially the capital city of San Juan have been plagued with irregularities.