Thursday, May 16, 2013

1:20 PM 5/16/2013: Bill in US Congress seeks vote on Puerto Rican statehood - Reuters | 33 in Congress Propose Statehood | Moody's sees Puerto Rico's pension changes as "credit positive" - Reuters | Moody’s calls PR pension reform, IVU expansion ‘credit positives

» Bill in US Congress seeks vote on Puerto Rican statehood - 

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15/05/13 14:24 from puerto rico - Google News
Latin Times Bill in US Congress seeks vote on Puerto Rican statehood Reuters The measure proposed in the House of Representatives would ask Puerto Rican voters, "Do you want Puerto Rico to be admitted as a state of the United States?" If t..



» 33 in Congress Propose Statehood

15/05/13 14:57 from Puerto Rico Report
At least 33 members of the U.S. House of Representatives proposed statehood legislation for Puerto Rico today. The bill responds to the islands’ political status plebiscite last November. In the plebiscite, 54% of the vote rejected continu..


» Pierluisi Introduces Historic Legislation
15/05/13 10:42 from Puerto Rico Report
Puerto Rico has been called the shining star of the Caribbean.  The time has come for our star to shine, alongside the others, on the flag of the United States of America. This stirring call to action is the closing of Rep. Pedro Pierluisi..


Moody's sees Puerto Rico's pension changes as "credit positive" - Reuters
15/05/13 12:56 from puerto rico - Google News
Moody's sees Puerto Rico's pension changes as "credit positive" Reuters Moody's, which rates Puerto Rico's debt at the lowest investment-grade level of Baa3, also said in a research note that an expansion of a sales tax und..


» Moody’s calls PR pension reform, IVU expansion ‘credit positives
15/05/13 21:13 from Caribbean Business
Moody’s calls PR pension reform, IVU expansion ‘credit positives’ Moody’s Investors Service said Wednesday that the recently enacted pension refor ... Serrano co-sponsors PR statehood vote bill: ‘Let’s ask the big question’ “What are you s..

Moody's: Puerto Rico's benefit cuts, other pension charges are 'credit ... - BreakingNews.com
15/05/13 13:17 from puerto rico - Google News
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» UPDATE 1-Puerto Rico pension changes are "credit positive" -Moody's - Reuters
15/05/13 13:48 from puerto rico - Google News
UPDATE 1- Puerto Rico pension changes are "credit positive" -Moody's Reuters Moody's, which rates Puerto Rico's debt at the lowest investment-grade level of Baa3, also said in a research note an expansion of a sales tax under c..


» Conservative Hispanic Groups Targeted In IRS Scandal - Fox News Latino
16/05/13 08:33 from latino - Google News
New Yorker Conservative Hispanic Groups Targeted In IRS Scandal Fox News Latino The Internal Revenue Service scandal involving the apparently unjustified targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups has also hit home with the Hispa..


» Garcia Padilla: Status not a priority 
15/05/13 21:01 from 
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» Governor signs executive orders boosting alternative energy in Puerto Rico - GlobalPost
15/05/13 11:03 from puerto rico - Google News
7Online WSVN-TV Governor signs executive orders boosting alternative energy in Puerto Rico GlobalPost San Juan, May 15 (EFE).- Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla has signed four executive orders aimed at boosting the use of renewable energy sou..


» Ariel Castro's Puerto Rican Descent Played Up Too Much? Kidnapping Saga ... - Latin Times
15/05/13 18:09 from puerto rico - Google News
Latin Times Ariel Castro's Puerto Rican Descent Played Up Too Much? Kidnapping Saga ... Latin Times The attorneys of accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro announced that their client would plead not guilty today in a case which has ..


» Ariel Castro Relatives In Puerto Rico Say He Is 'Evil' And There Is 'Demon ... - Latin Times
15/05/13 15:47 from puerto rico - Google News
Latin Times Ariel Castro Relatives In Puerto Rico Say He Is 'Evil' And There Is 'Demon ... Latin Times Cleveland kidnapping and rape suspect Ariel Castro, 52, has a number of relatives who still live in his native Puerto Rico ...


» Puerto Rican relative of US kidnapper Castro says demon made him do it - Caribbean360.com
16/05/13 09:18 from puerto rico - Google News
Latin Times Puerto Rican relative of US kidnapper Castro says demon made him do it Caribbean360.com SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico , Thursday May 16, 2013 – Forty years after leaving his Puerto Rican home and emigrating to the United States, “Cleve..


» Puerto Rico mayor signs LGBT orders - Washington Blade
16/05/13 10:35 from puerto rico - Google News
Washington Blade Puerto Rico mayor signs LGBT orders Washington Blade San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz. (Photo by Melvin Alfredo via Wikimedia Commons). SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico —The mayor of Puerto Rico's capital on Monday signed two exe..


» Ricky Martin Champions Two LGBT Rights Laws In Puerto Rico - BuzzFeed - BuzzFeed
15/05/13 12:16 from puerto rico - Google News
BuzzFeed Ricky Martin Champions Two LGBT Rights Laws In Puerto Rico - BuzzFeed BuzzFeed Advocates have planned a march for May 17—the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia—to call for the bills' passage. Singer Ricky Mar..


» The Wanted Gay? Jay McGuiness Says 'Most Of Us Would Have A Dabble' With ... - Huffington Post
15/05/13 17:38 from puerto rican community in new york - Google News
The Wanted Gay? Jay McGuiness Says 'Most Of Us Would Have A Dabble' With ... Huffington Post Long rumored to be gay, the actor, most famous for his roles on "Heroes" and in the recent "Star Trek" film, came out in a October 2011 &l..


» Family of honeymooner who died falling overboard on Caribbean cruise eight ... - Daily Mail
15/05/13 17:34 from caribbean - Google News
Daily Mail Family of honeymooner who died falling overboard on Caribbean cruise eight ... Daily Mail George Smith, 26, vanished from the Royal Caribbean ship, Brilliance of the Seas, in the middle of the night on July 5, 2005 just outside ..


» Canada to help Caribbean youths with university education - MiamiHerald.com
15/05/13 16:33 from caribbean - Google News
Canada to help Caribbean youths with university education MiamiHerald.com Canada's Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Diane Ablonczy announced Wednesday that her nation will assist young people in the Caribbean to gain greater access..


» Foreign direct investment rises 6.7% in LatAm-Caribbean to record 
15/05/13 07:01 from Caribbean Business
Foreign direct investment rises 6.7% in LatAm-Caribbean to record $173B Foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean rose 6.7 percent to ...


» Core of Caribbean sustainability lies in cooperation – EU Ambassador - Stabroek News
16/05/13 05:29 from caribbean - Google News
Core of Caribbean sustainability lies in cooperation – EU Ambassador Stabroek News Head of Delegation of the European Union in Guyana, Ambassador Robert Kopecký has said that the core of the Caribbean sustainability lies in its more profou..


» Beyond Theory – the Practice of Building Socialism in Latin America - Center for Research on Globalization
15/05/13 13:51 from puerto rico politics - Google News
Beyond Theory – the Practice of Building Socialism in Latin America Center for Research on Globalization An example of this is the Forum of Sao Paulo, which since 1990 has gathered more than 90 political organizations from almost all count..


» dominicans die trying to reach puerto rico
15/05/13 13:35 from 
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» Puerto Rican archbishop resisting pressure from Vatican to quit: report
15/05/13 04:56 from Puerto Rico News
The bishop has reportedly been accused of protecting pedophile priests in his diocese, supporting of a type of civil union 


» The PBS Fall Season: Black History, Latino History, Streisand, and Piles of ... - NewsBusters (blog)
16/05/13 08:22 from latino - Google News
The PBS Fall Season: Black History, Latino History, Streisand, and Piles of ... NewsBusters (blog) PBS has announced its new fall schedule, and it unfolds like a reinforced liberal stereotype. It includes a "landmark" six-hour series on La..


» VALOR A NUESTRO POTENCIAL AGRÍCOLA
16/05/13 06:37 from Opinión - El Nuevo Día
VALOR A NUESTRO POTENCIAL AGRÍCOLA Como parte fundamental de su proyecto de transformación socioeconómica, Puerto Rico tiene que abrazar la tarea del rescate de sus tierras agrícolas y enfocarse en la producción agropecuaria como vía a la ..


» Daily English News - Puerto Ricans hit US for rise in cancer cases
16/05/13 06:33 from Videos matching: puerto rico news tv
Daily English News - Puerto Ricans hit US for rise in cancer cases http://www.youtube.com/DailyEnglishNews Daily English News Plz Subscrib for Latest News For more than 60 years, the United States Navy used the Puerto Rican ... From: Daily..


» Tourist Arrivals to Caribbean Projected to Reach 30 Million By 2030 - Caribbean Journal
16/05/13 11:22 from caribbean - Google News
Tourist Arrivals to Caribbean Projected to Reach 30 Million By 2030 Caribbean Journal International tourist arrivals to the Caribbean region are projected to reach 30 million by the year 2030, according to the Tourism Towards 2030 forecast..


» Officials warn of mail order scams targeting Latino customers - fox6now.com
16/05/13 10:34 from latino - Google News
Officials warn of mail order scams targeting Latino customers fox6now.com MADISON (WITI) – Over the past two years, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has seen a steady increase in calls from Lat..


» Caribbean adopts new strategies to deal with changing global environment - Caribbean360.com
16/05/13 10:23 from caribbean - Google News
WINN FM Caribbean adopts new strategies to deal with changing global environment Caribbean360.com PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Thursday May 16, 2013 – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Foreign Ministers ended a two-day meeting here on Wednesday ni..


OP-ED: Not a Caribbean Man? - HNN Huntingtonnews.net - 5/16/2013 - caribbean - Google News


The Latin Times: PRIMICIA: Disney ha lanzando una línea de vestidos para Quinceañeras inpirada ¡en sus princesas más famosas!


PRIMICIA: Disney ha lanzando una línea de vestidos para Quinceañeras inpirada ¡en sus princesas más famosas!

¿Este lanzamiento hace que les perdones su intento por registrar el Día de los Muertos como marca? http://bit.ly/19yEnsA
PRIMICIA: Disney ha lanzando una línea de vestidos para Quinceañeras inpirada ¡en sus princesas más famosas! 

¿Este lanzamiento hace que les perdones su intento por registrar el Día de los Muertos como marca? http://bit.ly/19yEnsA

CARIBBEAN BUSINESS: PR pro Graves scores ‘Surfer’ cover


#PR pro Graves scores ‘Surfer’ cover. Read: http://ow.ly/l66tb#caribbeanbusiness

Diario de Puerto Rico: Llaman a todos los estadistas a cerrar filas con el proyecto de estatus


Llaman a todos los estadistas a cerrar filas con el proyecto de estatus -- El secretario General del Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP), José “Pichy” Torres Zamora, llamó el jueves a todos los novoprogresistas y estadistas a cerrar filas a favor del proyecto de estatus presentado ayer por el comisionado residente en Washington, Pedro Pierluisi,


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Diario de Puerto Rico: Proyecto de estatus demuestra la admisión del fracaso de Pierluisi


Proyecto de estatus demuestra la admisión del fracaso de Pierluisi -- El secretario general del Partido Popular Democrático (PPD), Jorge Suárez Cáceres, le hizo un llamado al comisionado residente Pedro Pierluisi, para que deje de perder el tiempo con un proyecto de estatus que no logrará nada. “Ya es hora de que Pierluisi se ponga a trabajar como...

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Puerto Rico Report: Washington Post reports on status bill


El Vocero de Puerto Rico: Desmantelan red de niños haitianos eran prostituidos


Primera Hora: Rossana López apoyará proyecto del Senado 238


Rossana López apoyará proyecto del Senado 238 http://ow.ly/l6kvS¿Apoyas este proyecto?
Rossana López apoyará proyecto del Senado 238 http://ow.ly/l6kvS ¿Apoyas este proyecto?

Puerto Rico Report: PR election results have been certified; why are Commonwealthers telling Congress a different story?


When 'Stark Trek' star Zachary Quinto came out as a gay man, he discussed the importance of visibility in moving marriage forward


Steven Petrow's Gay Manners shared Freedom to Marry's photo.

























When 'Stark Trek' star Zachary Quinto came out as a gay man, he discussed the importance of visibility in moving marriage forward! Click "like" and share his great quote if you want the positive transformation in our government to continue.

El Nuevo Dia: El prejuicio y la discriminación contra lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y trans tienen un efecto nocivo en la salud públic


Besar a un hombre - El Nuevo Día www.elnuevodia.com - A Joel y EricAl primer hombre que besé fue a mi abuelo. Recuerdo que era un hecho insólit...


Blog: "En esta etapa de mi vida he decidido besar a los hombres que quiero, porque deseo que sepan que son parte de mi vida y que nuestra amistad bien merece ese gesto público y abierto" -http://end.pr/10SKBUP

El Nuevo Dia: La senadora Rossanna López anunció hoy que apoyará el Proyecto del Senado 238, que prohibiría el discrimen por orientación sexual e identidad de género en el trabajo


La senadora Rossanna López anunció hoy que apoyará el Proyecto del Senado 238, que prohibiría el discrimen por orientación sexual e identidad de género en el trabajo - http://end.pr/10SMIYH

El Vocero de Puerto Rico: López Mulero arremete contra la Iglesia Católica


Cloning Is Used to Create Embryonic Stem Cells www.nytimes.com


Scientists have succeeded in using cloning to create human embryonic stem cells, a technique likely to be seen as a step on the way to human reproductive cloning.