Two former Puerto Rico law enforcement officers sentenced for scheme to smuggle heroin to inmates

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Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 11:13 AM

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Two former Puerto Rico law enforcement officers sentenced for scheme to smuggle heroin to inmates

March 8, 2014

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A former state marshal and a correctional officer in Puerto Rico were sentenced on Thursday for attempting to smuggle heroin to inmates in exchange for payment. Joel Torres-Velazquez, 49, was sentenced to serve 37 months in prison.

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US: Central America/Mexico corridor still main route for smugglers

Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 11:12 AM

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US: Central America/Mexico corridor still main route for smugglers — by far A new U.S. State Department report suggests that the Central America/Mexico corr ... PR to issue $3B in GO bonds; deal will bring constitutional debt limit into play

Issued: March 7, 2014 CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela is coming under increasing international scrutiny amid violence that most recently killed a National Guardsma ...

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Governor: Panel to tackle brain drain, informal economy, labor participation

Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 11:11 AM

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Governor: Panel to tackle brain drain, informal economy, labor participation Alejandro García Padilla announced Friday the creation of a working group to dra ...

Issued: March 7, 2014 LOS ANGELES — Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto said Thursday that he is not the creator of bitcoin, adding further mystery to the story of h ...

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Protests continue after Venezuelan diplomatic win

Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 11:11 AM

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Protests continue after Venezuelan diplomatic win Issued: March 8, 2014 CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelans returned to the streets in protest Saturday, while the government continued to celebrate a diplomatic victo ...

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Caricom bloc leaders to eye economic benefits of marijuana legalization

Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 11:11 AM

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Caricom bloc leaders to eye economic benefits of marijuana legalization GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Researchers with a Caribbean trade bloc have found that dec ...

Issued: March 10, 2014 Sea Star Line LLC and Horizon Lines LLC have agreed to resolve allegations ... James Driscoll matched the Puerto Rico Open record with a 9-under 63 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the second round. Obama: West won't let Kremlin carve up Ukraine WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama ordered the West's first sanctions in response to Russia's military takeover of Crimea on Thursd ...

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Paulson & Co. paying $260 million for Condado Vanderbilt, La Concha hotels

Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 11:10 AM

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Paulson & Co. paying $260 million for Condado Vanderbilt, La Concha hotels Paulson & Co. Inc, a New York-based investment firm, confirmed Monday that i ... Encanto Group buys in Palmas del Mar, plans to spend $200M in development The Encanto Group investment firm has acquired properties and the marina within ...

Inter American University of Puerto Rico has signed a heads of agreement wi ... CNBC has published a column by Francisco De Armas, principal at Caribbean I ... Issued: March 10, 2014 Puerto Rican attorney, author and human rights activist Luis Nieves Falcón died early Monday morning after a long battle with leukemia. He w ... Issued: March 10, 2014 The Teachers Federation is poised to strike if the Puerto Rico Supreme Court allows pension reform to stand. More choices, more rides bring transit renaissance Issued: March 10, 2014 LOS ANGELES — With more trains and buses to take, and the appeal of using travel time for pursuits other than dodging traffic, Americans are ... Colorado collects $2M in recreational pot taxes Issued: March 10, 2014 DENVER — Colorado made roughly $2 million in marijuana taxes in January, state revenue officials reported Monday in the world's first ac ... Razor thin margin in El Salvador presidential vote Issued: March 10, 2014 SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Authorities in El Salvador began the final count of votes Monday in a presidential runoff whose razor-close marg ...

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Survey: Sluggish 2Q job market for PR

Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 10:52 AM

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Survey: Sluggish 2Q job market for PR Employers in Puerto Rico expect to hire at a sluggish pace during the second qua ...

PR university students launch rocket Issued: March 11, 2014 A group of engineering students from San Juan’s Polytechnic University have ... American Airlines and JetBlue Airways Corp. are ending an agreement that allowed travelers to add connections to their itinerary on each oth ... Democrats clock all-nighter with climate talk Issued: March 11, 2014 WASHINGTON — Democratic senators clocked an all-nighter, working in shifts into Tuesday morning to warn of the devastation from climate chan ... States wrestle with developing, restricting drones Issued: March 11, 2014 BRIGHAM CITY, Utah — Law enforcement, government agencies and others are itching to use drones for everything from finding lost hikers to tr ... Global growth forecast to remain sluggish Issued: March 11, 2014 PARIS — A leading international economic body is warning global growth is likely to remain sluggish as a slowdown in the developing world un ... Ukraine's Crimea seeks to become independent state Issued: March 11, 2014 KIEV, Ukraine — The Crimean parliament has voted that the Black Sea peninsula will declare itself an independent state if its residents vote ... How can a jetliner disappear? In the ocean, it’s not that hard Issued: March 10, 2014 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — In an age when people assume that any bit of information is just a click away, the thought that a jetliner could si ...

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PR ramps up bond sale to full $3.5B as demand for junk-rated GOs skyrockets

Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 10:51 AM

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PR ramps up bond sale to full $3.5B as demand for junk-rated GOs skyrockets With demand for Puerto Rico’s bonds outstripping demand by more than four times ...

Police officer slain in line of duty Issued: March 11, 2014 A police officer was slain and another wounded in a gun battle in Humacao t ... Andrew Loupe faced an unexpected hazard during his final round at the Puerto Rico Open over the weekend. Issued: March 10, 2014 Orders for Puerto Rico’s record $3 billion bond issue opened Monday as the cash-strapped island government returns to the U.S. municipal bon ... Haitians sue UN over cholera epidemic Issued: March 11, 2014 NEW YORK — A new lawsuit has been filed by 1,500 Haitian plaintiffs against the United Nations over a cholera outbreak that has killed thous ...

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Experts: Bond deal buys PR some time

Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 10:51 AM

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Experts: Bond deal buys PR some time Financial industry professionals were weighing in Tuesday on Puerto Rico’s recor ... PR fiscal team touts $3.5B bond sale Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García Padilla and top fiscal officials lauded the Go ...

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Lawmakers Criticize Latin American Democracies for Inaction in Venezuela - Washington Free Beacon

Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 10:50 AM

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Lawmakers Criticize Latin American Democracies for Inaction in Venezuela Washington Free Beacon Maduro and former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez have long used their countries' immense oil and gas reserves to expand the influence of its socialistALBA bloc, which includes authoritarian governments in Ecuador, Bolivia, Cuba, and Nicaragua.

Argentina Aligned With Venezuela Goes to Bed With Iran - Guardian Liberty Voice

Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 10:49 AM

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Argentina Aligned With Venezuela Goes to Bed With Iran Guardian Liberty Voice The socialist ALBA bloc, which consists of Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Bolivia, has strengthened a wave of unprecedented anti-Americanism throughout Latin America. ALBA member countries have thrown out US diplomats and closed US-led counter...

Venezuela: Demonstrations Continue, Gov't Reiterates Call for Dialogue - InSerbia News

Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 10:49 AM

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Venezuela: Demonstrations Continue, Gov't Reiterates Call for Dialogue InSerbia News Regardless, the 29-3 vote showed that the bloc aims for peace and dialogue, not intervention of any kind. The OAS' statement mirrored the statements and thoughts, albeit not as strongly, of other regional unions like the South American UNASUR, MERCOSUR ... and more »

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Venezuela: US Leadership Needed Eurasia Reviewby The Heritage Foundation

Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 10:49 AM

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Via the socialist ALBA bloc—composed of Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Bolivia—the government of Venezuela has spearheaded the unprecedented wave of anti-Americanism in Latin America. ALBA member countries ...

Report: US investigating clerical abuse in Puerto Rico; bishop accused

Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 10:47 AM

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A wave of abuse allegations has swept the island since January, according to the wire service.

Gateway to the Russian invasion by CNNInternational

Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 10:46 AM

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James Tuller discute problema de la criminalidad en Vieques

Wednesday March 12th, 2014 at 9:31 AM

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El Jefe de la Policía se reunió con el alcalde de Vieques, Víctor Emeric, y con el comisionado especial para el Desarrollo Sostenible para Vieques y Culebra, Carlos Severino

El superintendente de la Policía, James Tuller Cintrón, se reunió con el alcalde de Vieques, Víctor Emeric, y con el comisionado especial para el Desarrollo Sostenible para Vieques y Culebra, Carlos Severino. (Archivo)

El superintendente designado de la Policía, James Tuller Cintrón, se reunió hoy, viernes, con el alcalde de Vieques, Víctor Emeric, y con el comisionado especial para el Desarrollo Sostenible para Vieques y Culebra, Carlos Severino.

Tuller dialogó con los funcionarios sobre la incidencia criminal en esa isla municipio, donde varias muertes violentas se han vinculado a pugnas de grupos implicados en el trasiego de sustancias controladas.

La Policía informó también en un comunicado de prensa que Tuller entregó dos patrullas para el uso de los agentes estatales en la isla municipio. Uno de los vehículos es una unidad nueva que fue adquirida con fondos federales. La otra es patrulla usada, recién restaurada.

“Queremos dotar a nuestros agentes con todas las herramientas necesarias para que puedan cumplir en labor con el mismo compromiso que los caracteriza y con sentido de urgencia que venimos dándole a nuestra gestión”, declaro Tuller Cintrón.

Sobre los planes anticrimen discutidos entre los funcionarios para bajar las querellas de Delitos Tipo I, no se reveló nada en el parte de prensa.

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