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Hector Martinez Maldonado, a former Puerto Rico senator.

(The Weissman Report) WASHINGTON — Hector Martinez Maldonado, a former Puerto Rico senator, and Juan Bravo Fernandez, the former president of the largest private security firm in Puerto Rico, were each sentenced to 48 months in prison for their roles in a bribery scheme involving the passage of legislation beneficial to Bravo Fernandez’s business, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.

The men were sentenced by Judge Francisco A. Besosa. Judge Besosa also ordered Bravo Fernandez to pay a $175,000 fine and Martinez Maldonado to pay a $17,500 fine.

On March 7, 2011, a jury convicted former Senator Martinez Maldonado, 43, and Bravo Fernandez, 56, of a bribery scheme in which Bravo Fernandez conspired to secure the passage of two bills favorable to his business interests by bribing Martinez Maldonado and Jorge De Castro Font, a former Puerto Rico senator, with a first-class, all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas and ringside seats to see a championship boxing match. Specifically, the jury found Martinez Maldonado and Bravo Fernandez guilty of one count of bribery related to federal funds and found Bravo Fernandez guilty of conspiracy related to this criminal scheme.

“Today’s prison sentences reflect that corruption has serious consequences,” said Assistant Attorney General Breuer. “Former Senator Martinez and Mr. Fernandez engaged in a scheme to exchange cash and services for legislation favorable to Mr. Fernandez’s business interests. The Justice Department’s Criminal Division is determined to put a stop to such brazenly corrupt conduct wherever we find it.”

“Corruption continues to be a primary threat to the well-being of the people of Puerto Rico. Therefore, the FBI will continue to investigate those elected, and/or appointed public officials, and private citizens engaged in these corrupt schemes that deprive the working citizens of Puerto Rico of an honest, representative government,” said Joseph Campbell, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s San Juan Field Office. “In Puerto Rico, corruption and democracy cannot co-exist.”

According to evidence presented at trial, Martinez Maldonado was elected to the Puerto Rico Senate in 2004 and began serving a four-year term in January 2005. He was re-elected in 2008. Bravo Fernandez was the president and chief executive officer of Ranger American, the largest private security firm in Puerto Rico. De Castro Font served in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 1989 to 2004, and served in the Puerto Rico Senate from 2005 to 2008. Beginning in 2005, De Castro Font served as chair of the Committee on Rules and Calendars, exercising significant control over which bills, confirmations, and other matters were brought to a vote on the floor of the Senate and when they were brought to a vote. Beginning in 2005, Martinez Maldonado served as chair of the Public Safety Committee, exercising significant control over legislation related to community safety and the private security industry.

As chair of the Public Safety Committee and chair of the Committee on Rules and Calendars, Martinez Maldonado and De Castro Font, respectively, exercised significant control over the fate of the legislation benefitting Bravo Fernandez’s business interests. Specifically, Martinez Maldonado’s committee had jurisdiction over Bravo Fernandez’s two bills and was required to approve the legislation before De Castro Font could schedule them for a vote before the entire Senate.

In order to secure passage of the two bills, Bravo Fernandez, Martinez Maldonado, and De Castro Font agreed that Martinez Maldonado and De Castro Font would take official acts supporting the legislation benefitting Bravo Fernandez’s business interests in exchange for things of value provided by Bravo Fernandez. Evidence at trial established that Bravo Fernandez agreed to provide Martinez Maldonado and De Castro Font with a trip to Las Vegas to watch the May 14, 2005 championship boxing match between Winky Wright and Felix “Tito” Trinidad, a popular Puerto Rican boxer. As part of this agreement, Bravo Fernandez provided, among other things, first-class airfare, hotel rooms at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, tickets to the Trinidad vs. Wright boxing match worth $1,000, hotel rooms in Miami for the return trip, as well as meals and drinks. In addition, from 2004 to 2008, Bravo Fernandez provided numerous cash payments to De Castro Font that were concealed in an envelope and provided through personal assistants.

Evidence at trial established that on March 2, 2005, the day Bravo Fernandez paid for the boxing tickets, Martinez Maldonado submitted one of the bills for consideration by the Puerto Rico Senate. Also, on April 21, 2005, Bravo Fernandez used his personal credit card to reserve a hotel room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. The deposit for this hotel room was credited to Martinez Maldonado’s hotel room. The reservation was made the day after Martinez Maldonado presided over a Public Safety Committee hearing for one of the two bills at which Bravo Fernandez was the only representative from the private security industry to testify. Immediately after the hearing, Martinez Maldonado authorized a committee report in support of Bravo Fernandez’s bill.

On May 17, 2005, the day after the three men returned from their trip to Las Vegas, Martinez Maldonado and De Castro Font both cast their vote in support of one of Bravo Fernandez’s bills in front of the full Puerto Rico Senate. On May 18, 2005, the other bill was approved out of the Public Safety Committee, chaired by Martinez Maldonado. That bill was passed by the Puerto Rico Senate on May 23, 2005.

De Castro Font pleaded guilty on January 21, 2009 to 20 counts of honest services wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit extortion. He was sentenced on May 17, 2011 to 60 months in prison.

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Martínez, Bravo get 4 years behind bars

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Former New Progressive Party Sen. Héctor Martínez was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday for his conviction last year on federal corruption charges.

The former lawmaker will also have to serve three years probation, complete a substance abuse program for an unspecified addiction and pay a fine of $17,500, U.S. District Judge Francisco Besosa said.

Co-defendant Juan Bravo, a local businessman and former head of Ranger American, one of the island’s largest security companies, was also sentenced to four years behind bars and three years probation. He was ordered to pay a fine of $175,000 and perform 200 hours of community service.

Martínez was freed following the sentencing, but ordered to surrender later Thursday to begin serving his prison sentence.

Bravo, who has health issues, was given until April 16 to start serving his term behind bars.

“It could have been worse,” said Bravo’s defense attorney David Chesnoff, who express confidence that his client’s conviction would be overturned on appeal.

In March 2011, a federal jury found Martínez guilty on bribery and conspiracy counts. However, Besosa dismissed his conspiracy conviction. The jury acquitted him of an obstruction of justice charge and a count of conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of racketeering.

Bravo, the former president of Ranger American security company, was convicted on all three charges he faced — bribery, conspiracy and the interstate commerce violation.

The two were convicted after Bravo in 2005 gave Martínez and convicted former Sen. Jorge de Castro Font an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas and boxing tickets in exchange for the passage of two bills that would have benefited the businessman financially.

Federal prosecutors had sought a prison term of between 15 and 19 years for Martínez and from 10 to 15 years for Bravo.

Peter Koski, deputy chief of the criminal division of the public integrity section at the U.S. Justice Department, had asked Besosa to levy a $20,000 fine on Martínez and a minimum $200,000 fine for Bravo.

Koski also said Besosa should consider the more than $1 billion Loomis Fargo stood to lose if the local Legislature approved a Senate bill to amend the island’s private detectives law.

Defense lawyers argued that there was no evidence presented at trial that the Las Vegas trip was aimed at driving Loomis Fargo out of the local market.

Martínez and Bravo pleaded for mercy during the first day of the sentencing hearing on Wednesday Martínez and Bravo pleaded for mercy.

After hearing from the prosecution, defense and the two defendants, Besosa postponed handing down their sentences until Thursday, saying he did not have their sanctions “written in stone.”

A tearful Bravo pleaded for Besosa to show compassion for his family.

Martínez, meanwhile, struggled to come to terms with the final chapter of the legal saga.

“The worst that can happen to a person is to lose their life or their freedom,” Martínez told the court. “I’ve lost part of my life and I’m about to lose my freedom.”

His defense asked the judge to send the disgraced former lawmaker to a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program at a federal correctional facility for an unspecified addiction.

Federal Bureau of Prison guidelines say the rehabilitation program is designed for inmates with a history of drug or alcohol abuse in the 12 months leading up to sentencing.

Martínez’s attorney Abbe Lowell sought to get his into the program at a federal facility in either Florida or Alabama. Participants are separated from the general prison population.

Completion of the nine-month program, during which inmates get a minimum of three hours of addiction treatment per day, can lead to sentence reductions.

The prosecution did not object to the motion, but details of the addiction were kept under wraps by the court.

In March 2011, a federal jury found Martínez guilty on bribery and conspiracy counts. However, Besosa dismissed his conspiracy conviction. The jury acquitted him of an obstruction of justice charge and a count of conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of racketeering.

Bravo, the former president of Ranger American security company, was convicted on all three charges he faced — bribery, conspiracy and the interstate commerce violation.

The two were convicted after Bravo in 2005 gave Martínez and convicted former Sen. Jorge de Castro Font an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas and boxing tickets in exchange for the passage of two bills that would have benefited the businessman financially.

The prosecution and defense teams delivered their final arguments for sentencing earlier Wednesday.

Koski pushed the government’s case for stiff prison terms at the upper range of sentencing guidelines.

The maximum prison sentence for both men is 10 years under sentencing guidelines for 2005, the year in which the crimes were committed. However, prosecutors requested a stiffer sentence, stating that the 2011 version of the sentencing guidelines are applicable in the case.

Lowell, Martínez’s attorney, argued that there was no quid pro quo in the case, so Besosa should stick to the guidelines.

In a court filing earlier this month, Lowell argued that Martínez should not serve prison time. The defense described the former lawmaker as an extraordinary man who worked his way through law school but rather than pursue a career in the private sector opted to go to public service.

Lowell noted in court on Wednesday that Martínez lives with his 77-year old mother and takes care of her.

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Major Puerto Rican politician resigns amid probe

February 28, 2012

By DANICA COTO, Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The minority leader in Puerto Rico's House of Representatives resigned Tuesday and dropped out of the race for mayor of the island's capital amid allegations of domestic violence, delivering a heavy blow to his party.

Hector Ferrer had been a member of the House for nearly 12 years. He also resigned as vice president and spokesman of the Popular Democratic Party, one of the island's two main parties.

Alejandro Garcia Padilla, the party's leader, accepted Ferrer's resignation, but accused the governing New Progressive Party of political motives in pursuing the case against Ferrer.

"Domestic violence and all kinds of gender violence, all kinds of aggression, is unacceptable," Garcia said, but he complained that "there has been a clear pattern of the government using its power to affect political opponents."

"These worrisome circumstances should be investigated until their last consequence," he said.

Ferrer was arrested Thursday after police said they received a call from his estranged wife alleging domestic violence at their home in a San Juan suburb. Police said there was evidence that Ferrer damaged the home and made crude statements to his wife in the presence of their 5-year-old son.

His attorney, Osvaldo Carlo, has said that the couple is separating and got into an argument but that there was no physical violence.

The island's justice department has referred the case to a special prosecutorial office in charge of investigating public officials to avoid possible political bias.

Gov. Luis Fortuno, leader of the New Progressive Party, denied local authorities pursued Ferrer because of political motivations, saying domestic violence should not be tolerated.

"It is deplorable that Senator Garcia Padilla has taken a week to address such a fundamental matter as is gender violence," he said.

Ferrer's departure is a big loss to his party, said political analyst and former House secretary Nestor Duprey, who described Ferrer as a smart political strategist known for his willingness to compromise.

"He was one of the most effective voices for the oversight of government," Duprey said. "He was a figure who earned a lot of respect from his adversaries."

Duprey said he expected Ferrer's resignation to unleash some of the most negative political campaigning in the island's recent history. Hours before Ferrer quit, someone posted dozens of flyers across San Juan showing the figure of a man trying to beat a woman and Ferrer's party logo above the drawing.

Ferrer's resignation provides ammunition for the New Progressive Party, whose pro-statehood leader, the governor, is seeking a second term in November.

Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz demanded Tuesday that Garcia resign, noting that another member of Garcia's party, longtime Barceloneta Mayor Sol Luis Fontanes, was recently arrested on federal bribery charges.

"The Popular Democratic team led by Garcia Padilla is truly embarrassing," Schatz said.

Garcia said the party acted in a timely and proper manner.

On Monday, Ferrer accused authorities of abusing their powers and pledged to file a letter against Fortuno detailing his allegations. Ferrer's estranged wife, Eliza Hernandez, has since lifted a restraining order imposed against him.

A legislative replacement for Ferrer has not yet been appointed and his party leaders will meet to choose a new candidate for San Juan mayor.

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It takes a chronic flip flopper like me to know one. Republican Mitt Romney is also a chronic flip flopper. Gosh! He is a worse flip flopper than me and always dishonest as a flip flopper. I usually do my flip flopping over a few days depending on each candidate's latest behavior and comments which can vary pro and con over a period of time. It takes me days to do a flip flop. Romney can flip flop within a couple hours such as when he was gut level against the Republican Senator Blunt anti-woman rights amendment sneaked onto the desperately needed Transportation Bill to fund much needed public works. After his advisors got to him, a couple hours later he was strongly and intellectually for the Blunt anti-woman amendment. Romney flip flopped from what his gut told him to what his head told him to win votes. Principles or convictions did not matter. A dishonest appeal for votes was all that mattered to this constant and desperate flip flopper.

Republican Luis Fortuño of Puerto Rico is most definitely not a flip flopper. As Puerto Rico's Resident Commissioner and now as Governor of Puerto Rico, Fortuño has stayed steadily the course. Despite constant complaints and hostile noise from special interests and the left, Fortuño has stayed the course based on his principles and convictions. He never flip flops to get approvals. He has his own personal principles and convictions to stay the course for Puerto Rico's recovery as he and his advisors see it. Being honest is more important for him than public approval or votes.

Mitt Romney is a close political friend of Luis Fortuño. Romney is even considering Luis Fortuño as a Vice Presidential running mate to win the Latino voters in the states. Unlike Romney, Fortuño has proven countless times that he is not a flip flopper. Maybe, there is one honest flip flop for a political candidate.

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... economic policies that create prosperity for all and will use his international and congressional experience to improve the economy of Tampa Bay, and the rest of the country, as well as expanding business with Puerto Rico.

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KERA NewsMajor Puerto Rican politician resigns amid probeBoston.comFebruary 28, 2012|Danica Coto, AP The minority leader in Puerto Rico's House of Representatives resigned Tuesday and dropped out of the race for mayor of the island's capital amid allegations of domestic violence, delivering a heavy blow to his party.Puerto Rican Politician Drops Out of Race Amid Sex Abuse AllegationsFox NewsPuerto Rico's Drug Crime Problem Needs Federal Attention: ViewSan Francisco Chronicleall 171 news articles »

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A major opposition figure and candidate for mayor of Puerto Rico's capital charged Monday that a domestic violence investigation at his home was excessive and politically motivated. Hector Ferrer, minority leader in the US ...
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AP SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Police in Puerto Rico are trying to find out who dropped off a 6-foot-long (1.8-meter) military torpedo at a metal recycling center along the island's north coast. Police said in a statement ...
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Puerto Rico *Gov*. *Luis Fortuño* Endorses Mitt Romney - Hispanically *...*

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Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño endorses Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney days before the Florida primary, Latino vote will be a key factor.

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Romney backs PR Statehood; Wins endorsement of *Gov*. *Fortuño*

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‎Today, ‎February ‎13, ‎2012, ‏‎3 hours ago | Puerto Rico News - Archive Links Go to full article · Gov Luis Fortuno, Puerto Rico at Governor's Mansion CPAC Cruise 2010 www.youtube.com. Gov Luis Fortuno of Puerto Rico at ...

Пуэрто-Рико: 365 фотографий

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В рамках своего проекта “365″ фотограф Хосе Родриго Мадера [исп] делал одну фотографию в день на протяжении двух лет. Его фотографии были доступны только друзьям через Фейсбук, пока журнал Revista Cruce не опубликовал 20 из них [исп], позволив всем насладиться творчеством Мадера.

Хосе Родриго Мадера описывает себя так:

…fotógrafo de profesión y nunca estudió Artes. Estudió Comunicaciones en la Universidad Interamericana y quiere enseñar fotografía. Cree en el matrimonio y se considera de izquierda. Dedica todo su trabajo al hombre de su vida, Emil Alejandro, y a la mujer de su vida, Penelope.

… профессиональный фотограф, никогда не изучавший искусство. Учился на факультете коммуникаций в Universidad Interamericana, хочет преподавать фотографию. Верит в институт брака и считает себя сторонником “левых”. Все его работы посвящены единственному мужчине в его жизни, Эмилю Александро, и женщине, которая является любовью всей его жизни, Пенелопе.

Вот некоторые из его замечательных фотографий.*

Питчер: 1. Человек, по какой-либо причине не выполнивший обязательство, данное по собственной инициативе. 2. Человек, не отвечающий на телефонные звонки.

Часы.

Ребенок в красных плавках.

Завтрак.

Агустини готовится позировать.

Облако-приведение.

Сорели смеется.

Спираль.

Глаз.

Мать "azul".

*Все фотографии опубликованы с разрешения фотографа и Revista Cruce. Названия переведены с английского.

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Пуэрто-Рико: протест против строительства газопровода

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Сотни людей собрались со всего острова, чтобы принять участие в национальном марше “Пуэрто-Рико против строительства газопровода”, состоявшемся 19 февраля в Сан-Хуане, столице Пуэрто-Рико. Демонстранты, прошествовавшие от Капитолия до крепости Ла Форталеса (официальной резиденции губернатора), протестовали против проекта “Зеленый Путь”. Данный проект, разработанный администрацией губернатора Луиса Фортуньо, предполагает строительство трубопровода длиной 148км для транспортировки природного газ с южного побережья в Сан-Хуан, на северное побережье, сквозь горный хребет.

Марш был организован местной общественной организацией Каса Пуэбло [исп] в попытке положить конец проекту “Зеленый Путь”. Согласно защитникам окружающей среды, осуществление проекта негативно скажется на водоносных слоях и лесных массивах в районе строительства, тем самым нанеся непоправимый урон экосистеме острова. Экологические организации и люди, протестующие против строительства газопровода, окрестили проект “Трубопроводом смерти”.

Фотожурналист Рикардо Алькараз поделился некоторыми фотографиями, снятыми им во время марша протеста. Все фотографии размещены здесь с его разрешения.

В марше приняли участие люди из всех слоев общества.

Протестующие шествовали от Капитолия до здания Ла Форталеса. На заднем плане виден "Олимпийский дом", штаб-квартира национального олимпийского комитета страны.

Многие указывали на то, что осуществление проекта нанесет серьезный урон флоре и фауне острова. Предполагаемый путь прокладывания газопровода пересекается с зонами обитания некоторых исчезающих видов животных.

Член конгресса Луис Гутиеррез также принял участие в демонстрации.

Некоторые участники марша устраивали также художественные выступления.

Протестующий, завернувшийся во флаг Пуэрто-Рико.

Ни один протест в Пуэрто-Рико не обходится без звуков ла плена, традиционного жанра ритмичной музыки.

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Puerto Rico murderer claims "gay panic". As today, 20 November, marks the 11th International Transgender Day of Remembrance, one of the few events to draw attention to the most marginalized segment of the LGBT ...

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Originally published in The Windy City Times The brutally murdered body of a 19-year-old gay man was found in the late evening of Nov. 13 in Puerto Rico. It has set off a storm of activism across Puerto Rico and the mainland United States.

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Coastguards search for survivors after an illegal craft sinks en route to Puerto Rico, and a gay rights activist speaks out against homophobia in Jamaica. Dominican Republic. 12 Illegal Immigrants Killed as Ship Sinks ...

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The Café – San Francisco's Premier 21+ Gay Nightclub ... JC EVENTS is very proud Present direct from La Isla Del El Canto – Puerto Rico to San Francisco; La Invasion Puerto Riquena (The Puerto Rican Invasion) ...

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KERA NewsMajor Puerto Rican politician resigns amid probeBoston.comFebruary 28, 2012|Danica Coto, AP The minority leader in Puerto Rico's House of Representatives resigned Tuesday and dropped out of the race for mayor of the island's capital amid allegations of domestic violence, delivering a heavy blow to his party.Puerto Rican Politician Drops Out of Race Amid Sex Abuse AllegationsFox NewsPuerto Rico's Drug Crime Problem Needs Federal Attention: ViewSan Francisco Chronicleall 171 news articles »

*Puerto Rico* Police Investigate Another Possible Anti-*Gay* Hate *...*

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José Juan Jiménez Santiago's body was found in Corozal early on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Puerto Rican police have yet to identify a motive behind the nurse's death, but LGBT activists continue to urge investigators to examine ...

From Dishwasher to Business Leader - Thanks Abuela - Fox News

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From Dishwasher to Business Leader - Thanks AbuelaFox NewsBorn in 1904 in Puerto Rico, Muñoz de Seraballs, or "Abuela," came to New York City in 1924, becoming a small business owner, running a pharmacy and retail store in the 1940's. For the late Muñoz de Seraballs, education was everything.

Fitch Rates Puerto Rico's $834MM GO Bonds 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable - Business Wire...

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Fitch Rates Puerto Rico's $834MM GO Bonds 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable - Business Wire (press release)
Fitch Rates Puerto Rico's $834MM GO Bonds 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable - Business Wire (press release)
Fitch Rates Puerto Rico's $834MM GO Bonds 'BBB+'; Outlook StableBusiness Wire (press release)Fitch also affirms the 'BBB+' rating on $9.8 billion of outstanding GO bonds of the commonwealth and $1.06 billion outstanding government facilities revenue bonds issued by the Puerto Rico Building Authority and guaranteed by the commonwealth.and more »

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... Otero because Otero understands which economic policies will create prosperity for all and and that he will use his background and experience to improve the economy of the country and expand business with Puerto Rico.

Express, Inc. to Host Investor Day Meeting - Sacramento Bee

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Express, Inc. to Host Investor Day MeetingSacramento BeeThe Company currently operates more than 600 retail stores, located primarily in high-traffic shopping malls, lifestyle centers, and street locations across the United States, in Canada and in Puerto Rico and also distributes its products through the ...and more »

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The Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association called Gov. Luis Fortuño's decision to move Mario González-Lafuente from his Tourism Company post to the head of the Roosevelt Roads Redevelopment Authority project a ...

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San Juan, March 1 : Rapper Vico C has released his new music video "Oye", which is one of the tracks from his most recent album, "Colaboraciones de ayer y hoy", his representatives announced Wednesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico is poised to become the first local college to offer a cloud computing graduate course. ... EnterPRize '12 business ideas competition takes off · Casa Solaris ...

Study: Puerto Rico Had Fourth Highest Hotel Occupancy in 2011 in the Americas - Travel Agent

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Study: Puerto Rico Had Fourth Highest Hotel Occupancy in 2011 in the Americas
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The recently released end-of-year report compiled by independent firm Smith Travel Research (STR) placed Puerto Rico fourth in 2011 hotel occupancy in the Americas, behind Chile, Uruguay and Curacao. The city of San Juan ranked fifth in hotel occupancy ...

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Faster US economic growth in 4Q bolsters hopes for months ahead http://ow.ly/9od...

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Central banks’ unprecedented joint efforts sustain global system http://ow.ly/9o...

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*Puerto Rico* Tourism Roundup: Feb 2012 | Discovering *Puerto Rico*

via puerto rico - Google Blog Search by Coqui on 3/1/12

Selection of articles highlighting the best of Puerto Rico.

Molina inks five-year extension with Cards - Sports Network

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TSN

Molina inks five-year extension with Cards
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The 29-year-old native of Puerto Rico has helped the Cardinals to a pair of World Series titles since making his big league debut in 2004. He hit the winning home run in the ninth inning of Game 7 of the 2006 National League Championship Series against ...
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Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority and Citi Community Capital Partner to ... - MarketWatch (press release)

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Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority and Citi Community Capital Partner to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Mar 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority ("PRHFA"), in partnership with Citi Community Capital, a department of Citigroup's ("Citi") Municipal Securities Division, has created a revolving loan ...
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Puerto Rico: GOP Primaries in the Tropics - Politic365

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Puerto Rico: GOP Primaries in the Tropics
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Republican's “March Madness”, if not settled by Super Tuesday, could bring the race to Puerto Rico on March 18th. Although its main political parties are neither GOP or Democratic Party, Puerto Rico will award 23 delegate votes proportionally unless ...

HFA, Citi create $45M revolving loan fund to ... - News is my Business

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HFA, Citi create $45M revolving loan fund to ... - News is my Business
HFA, Citi create $45M revolving loan fund to ... - News is my Business
The Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority and Citi announced a new $45 million fund to build about 800 homes islandwide. ... EnterPRize '12 business ideas competition takes off · Casa Solaris ...

TheStreet touts 2 PR bank stocks http://ow.ly/9oek0 http://ow.ly/i/ucjg

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February bankruptcy filings down 11% | News is my Business™

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February bankruptcy filings down 11% | News is my Business™
February bankruptcy filings down 11% | News is my Business™
The island's bankruptcy filings continued to drop in February, when 852 cases were submitted, according to Boletín de Puerto Rico. ... Puerto Rico Stock Index. BPOP, 1.90, chart 0.00 · chart +0.00% · DRL, 1.40, chart ...

Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority and Citi Community Capital Partner to ......

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Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority and Citi Community Capital Partner to ... - Business Wire (press release)
Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority and Citi Community Capital Partner to ... - Business Wire (press release)
Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority and Citi Community Capital Partner to ...Business Wire (press release)SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority (“PRHFA”), in partnership with Citi Community Capital, a department of Citigroup's (“Citi”) Municipal Securities Division, has created a revolving loan fund that will ...

DONDEQUIERA: *Puerto Rico* Does It Better: Bipartisan *Politics*

via puerto rico politics - Google Blog Search by MC Don Dees on 2/29/12

Of course, when it comes to bipartisan politics, then Puerto Rico really does it better. Without question, almost every social or economic analyst agrees on one thing. By having our political parties cancel each other's programs ...

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TIMELINES: What group of people were granted US citizenship on March 2, 1917?

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On March 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signs the Jones-Shafroth Act, making the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico a U.S. territory and granting its residents U.S. citizenship.

New Fund To Enable Homeownership In Puerto Rico - Mortgageorb

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New Fund To Enable Homeownership In Puerto Rico
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by MortgageOrb.com on Friday 02 March 2012 The Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority (PRHFA), in partnership with Citi Community Capital, a department of Citigroup's Municipal Securities Division, has created a revolving loan fund that will provide ...
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Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority And Citi Community Capital Partner To ... - TheStreet.com (press release)

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Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority And Citi Community Capital Partner To ...
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By Business Wire 03/01/12 - 03:00 PM EST The Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority (“PRHFA”), in partnership with Citi Community Capital, a department of Citigroup's (“Citi”) Municipal Securities Division, has created a revolving loan fund that will ...
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Eyeing Gold

via Puerto Rico News on 3/2/12

Hoping to catch the eye of tourists, the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, is investing $50 million in a planetarium, hotel, and new visitor facilities near its 1000-ft radio telescope, whose eye-like feed assembly is shown above.

*Puerto Rico* became part of US on March 2, 1917 | VOXXI

via puerto rico - Google Blog Search by VOXXI on 3/2/12

On March 2, 1917, Puerto Rico became part of the United States when then President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones Act.

Gutierrez makes run at boxing

via Puerto Rico Newswire on 2/17/12

Gutierrez, 23, said he was about 11 years old when Trinidad visited his hometown of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, long before he moved to Tallahassee.

Dialoguing *Puerto Rico's* Destiny with *Puerto Ricans* | AllanWall.info

via puerto rico - Google Blog Search by Allan on 3/2/12

Recently on VDARE.com, I discussed the Puerto Rican question in the article ¡Viva Puerto Rico Libre! Free Puerto Rico (and the U.S.) Now! My position is.

The island of Culebrita as seen from Culebra, *Puerto Rico* - Travel *...*

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1245662931 mLBp6 1000x1000 The island of Culebrita as seen from Culebra, Puerto Rico. The island of ... Tweet Flamenco Beach on the Island of Culebra, Puerto Rico. Inside Camuy Cave in Puerto Rico. Inside Camuy Cave in Puerto Rico ...

*Puerto Rico* Department of Health *Business* Intelligence – InfoSalud *...*

via puerto rico business - Google Blog Search by JohnKrol on 3/3/12

This video clip reveals some screenshots of InfoSalud Intranet Model part of the Puerto Rico Section of Well being Info Warehouse and Company Intelligence Venture. This model was construct about Microsoft Workplace ...

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*Puerto Rico's* Policing Crisis « *Puerto Rico* and the American Dream

via puerto rico politics - Google Blog Search by escalona on 12/9/11

The imposition of this unconstitutional restriction, coming after months of protest against the government's harsh austerity policies, brought political tensions in Puerto Rico to a boil. When Peña arrived with her daughter, the ...

'Jury of millions will free the Cuban Five' - The Militant

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'Jury of millions will free the Cuban Five'
The Militant
Puerto Rican independence fighter Oscar López Rivera has been jailed in the US since 1981, making him one of the longest-held political prisoners in the world. Both Fernando González and López are currently jailed in the Federal Correctional ...
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ROBERT MORALES on BOXING: Mayweather-Cotto, Alvarez-Mosley competitive? We're ... - Long Beach Press-Telegram

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Los Angeles Times

ROBERT MORALES on BOXING: Mayweather-Cotto, Alvarez-Mosley competitive? We're ...
Long Beach Press-Telegram
One of the things Golden Boy Promotions and the fighters tried to accomplish during three stops - the other two were in Puerto Rico and New York - was convincing people this bout, as well as the semi-main event between junior middleweight champion Saul ...
Saul Alvarez: I want to fight the Mayweather-Cotto winnerBoxingNews24.com
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Hispanic New York: *Louis* Reyes Rivera (1945 - 2012): Inside the *...*

via Gov. Louis Fortuño - Google Blog Search by noreply@blogger.com (Hispanic New York Project) on 3/2/12

Poet and essayist Louis Reyes Rivera, known as the Janitor of History, author of Scattered Scripture and other volumes of poetry as well as editor and co-editor of several anthologies, died today. Considered a crucial link between the Latino and African American cultures, his influence as a ... After quietly dropping out of the GOP presidential race , former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson reemerged as the Libertarian Party's front-r... Dominican Independence Day: A ...

HSI recognizes members of *Puerto Rico* Bankers Association with *...*

via puerto rico - Google Blog Search by webmaster@ice.gov (ICE) on 3/2/12

HSI Assistant Director of Investigative Programs Leigh Winchell presented the awards to Arturo Carrion, executive vice-president of the Puerto Rico Bankers Association (PRBA), and Juan de La Cruz, president of the Puerto ...

A problem with one facet of identity *politics* | MattBruenig | *Politics*

via puerto rico politics - Google Blog Search by Matt Bruenig on 3/3/12

So a person who supports Puerto Rican independence finds someone in the 5% of Puerto Ricans who do so, then lifts up their voice and suggests their own political viewpoints are dictated and colored by solidarity with ...

Politics - what I see and what I do not understand: A few scenes from *...*

via Gov. Louis Fortuño - Google Blog Search by peggy s on 3/2/12

Fort Lee School Superintendent Steven EngravallePhoto by Louis Burgdorf | Morning Joe producer. Mike Barnicle, StudentsFirst's Michelle Rhee, NJ Gov. Chris Christie ... Governor Luis Fortuño Predicts Puerto Rico Will Be.

Puerto Rico - MiamiHerald.com

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Puerto Rico
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A selection of 25 masterpieces will be traveling from Madrid to Puerto Rico this month for an exhibition at the Museo de Arte de Ponce. El Greco to Goya: Masterpieces from the Prado Museum, includes works by renowned artists such as Francisco de Goya, ...

Politics 2012: Parties to caucus in American territories - UPI.com

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Politics 2012: Parties to caucus in American territories
UPI.com
The 2012 Puerto Rico Republican primary in Puerto Rico will be March 18. The winner-take-all primary has 23 delegates at stake. The US Virgin Islands Republican caucuses are scheduled for Saturday, as are caucuses for Guam and the North Marianas ...
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50-State Blog Round-up | Crooks and Liars

via Gov. Louis Fortuño - Google Blog Search by Kenneth Quinnell on 2/25/12

Considering that PR will become a state in most of our lifetimes, let's get ahead of the curve and add PR to the 51 state roundup. After all, we might be hearing more and more about Governor Luis Fortuño as a necessary GOP ...

Mayweather - Cotto go Coast to Coast to Announce Upcoming fight - Hot Boxing News

via puerto rico sports - Google News on 3/4/12

Hot Boxing News

Mayweather - Cotto go Coast to Coast to Announce Upcoming fight
Hot Boxing News
I'm a guy that's blessed with the ability to go up and down and beat the best fighters they have in the sport of boxing." "This will be one of the biggest fights you have ever seen. "On May 5, I am going to make Puerto Rico very proud.
Mayweather ignores Pacquiao, lauds Cotto's skillsSarasota Herald-Tribune
Floyd Mayweather tells Bob Costas: I offered Manny Pacquiao $40 million for ...MLive.com
Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto set title showdown for Las VegasNew York Daily News
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Sports in Brief: Iverson to play in Puerto Rico? - Philadelphia Inquirer

via puerto rico sports - Google News on 2/7/12

Yahoo! Sports (blog)

Sports in Brief: Iverson to play in Puerto Rico?
Philadelphia Inquirer
Allen Iverson and Puerto Rico's professional basketball league are negotiating a possible deal for the former Sixer and 11-time all-star, according to Yahoo Sports. Iverson, 36, is hoping for an NBA comeback and working out for one but needs to prove ...
Allen Iverson headed to Puerto Rico?Yahoo! Sports (blog)
Puerto Rico's Professional League Seeking A Deal With Allen IversonSI.com
Allen Iverson to Make a Basketball Comeback?Christian Post
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Cocaine cowboys? Not again - MiamiHerald.com

via puerto rico - Google News on 3/4/12

Cocaine cowboys? Not again
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Drugs are coming in our direction again, and Puerto Rico, US territories and the island nations of the Caribbean are once more caught in the middle. “There's increasing concern that as the pressure increases in the Central American corridors, ...

Puerto Rico, Houston and NY Lead a Hefty Slate - Bond Buyer

via puerto rico - Google News on 3/4/12

Puerto Rico, Houston and NY Lead a Hefty Slate
Bond Buyer
By James Ramage Hefty deals out of Puerto Rico, Houston, New York City and Maryland should pace a strong primary market. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is expected to come to market with a $1.5 billion public improvement refunding deal.

Playa La Boca Black Sand Beach in Barceloneta | *Puerto Rico* Day *...*

via puerto rico - Google Blog Search by Gwenn on 3/4/12

On the big island of Puerto Rico, we have found only two beaches that have black sand, and both of them are in the Barceloneta/Manatí area on the north coast. This particular black sand beach, called Playa La Boca, is easy ...

Puerto Rico Open to tee off a new chapter of excitement in golf - bettor.com (blog)

via puerto rico - Google News on 3/4/12

Puerto Rico Open to tee off a new chapter of excitement in golf
bettor.com (blog)
The exhilaration of golf is set to enter a new phase with the beginning of Puerto Rico Open. The event kicks off at the Trump International Golf Club from March 8. The four-day event, that comprises a total purse of $630000, will once again feature the ...

Reservation confirmed

via puerto rico business - Google Blog Search by Christiansen-Portela on 3/5/12

With more than a billion dollars of new hotel projects in the pipeline, and an aggressive push to attract more cruiseships and air routes to Puerto Rico, it's looking like government and private industry finally mean business ...

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Coast Guard rescues man adrift for three days aboard capsized...

via Puerto Rico Newswire on 3/5/12

San Juan, Puerto Rico Coast Guard rescue crews rescued a man adrift for three days aboard a capsized catamaran Monday, approximately five nautical miles off the northern coast of Loiza, Puerto Rico.

Coast Guard rescues man adrift for three days aboard capsized...

via Puerto Rico News on 3/5/12

San Juan, Puerto Rico Coast Guard rescue crews rescued a man adrift for three days aboard a capsized catamaran Monday, approximately five nautical miles off the northern coast of Loiza, Puerto Rico.

Police arrest New London man wanted on murder charge in Puerto Rico - TheDay.com

via puerto rico - Google News on 3/5/12

Police arrest New London man wanted on murder charge in Puerto Rico
TheDay.com
By Sasha Goldstein New London – Police captured a city man Monday who is wanted on a murder charge in Puerto Rico. Francisco Ruperto, 21, of 59 Federal St. Apt. 12, is held on $1 million bail after his Monday afternoon arrest as a fugitive from justice ...

Celebrity Chefs & the New *Puerto Rican* Cusine - Peter Greenberg *...*

via puerto rico - Google Blog Search by PeterGreenberg.com on 3/5/12

Puerto Rican cuisine is evolving along with the food culture. Dena Braun-Roché examines how celebrity chefs are modernizing traditional recipes.

Medical bills can wreck credit http://ow.ly/9sDww http://ow.ly/i/uBec

via Puerto Rico Business News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico Business News on 3/5/12

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Yanni: Live at El Morro

via Puerto Rico Newswire on 3/5/12

Yanni, a musical world citizen and popular contemporary composer, fulfills a 20-year-old dream to perform at the 16th-century Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The Shark Tank: *Puerto Rico's* Governor Fortuno Endorses E.J. *...*

via puerto rico business - Google Blog Search by admin on 3/5/12

... Otero because Otero understands which economic policies will create prosperity for all and and that he will use his background and experience to improve the economy of the country and expand business with Puerto Rico.

LUIS DEL VALLE: "I FELL I GOT THE GOODS TO BE A WORLD CHAMPION" - Fight Hype

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Fight Hype

LUIS DEL VALLE: "I FELL I GOT THE GOODS TO BE A WORLD CHAMPION"
Fight Hype
I'm mentally ready for whatever my company brings to the table. I truly believe that by the latest, first half of 2013, I'll be a world champion. I'm ready now, if it comes by the end of 2012; I'm ready for that too," stated fast-rising Puerto Rican ...

LUIS DEL VALLE: "I FELL I GOT THE GOODS TO BE A WORLD CHAMPION" - Fight Hype

via Puerto Rico Business News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico Business News on 3/5/12

LUIS DEL VALLE: "I FELL I GOT THE GOODS TO BE A WORLD CHAMPION" - Fight Hype

LUIS DEL VALLE: "I FELL I GOT THE GOODS TO BE A WORLD CHAMPION" - Fight Hype
Fight HypeLUIS DEL VALLE: "I FELL I GOT THE GOODS TO BE A WORLD CHAMPION"Fight HypeI'm mentally ready for whatever my company brings to the table. I truly believe that by the latest, first half of 2013, I'll be a world champion. I'm ready now, if it comes by the end of 2012; I'm ready for that too," stated fast-rising Puerto Rican ...

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Former Occupiers, The 99% Working Group, Release New Details About ... - Einnews Portugal

via puerto rico politics - Google News on 3/5/12

Former Occupiers, The 99% Working Group, Release New Details About ...
Einnews Portugal
The delegates will now include two people from Puerto Rico and two from Washington, DC bringing the total number of expected delegates to 878, one man and one woman from each of the 435 congressional districts and one delegate from each US Territory.

BOXING: Riverside's Garcia faces big test - Press-Enterprise

via puerto rico - Google News on 3/5/12

Crave Online (blog)

BOXING: Riverside's Garcia faces big test
Press-Enterprise
Mikey Garcia (27-0, 23 KOs) travels to Puerto Rico, where he'll face Filipino featherweight contender Bernabe Concepcion (29-5-1, 15 KOs) for the No. 1 ranking on the WBO standings. Showtime will televise the match Saturday along with WBO featherweight ...
BoxingScene.com's Television Picks of The WeekBoxingScene.com
10: Best Mexico vs. Puerto Rico fightsCrave Online (blog)
Salido vs. Lopez II judges and referee announced for this Saturday's fightEastsideBoxing.com
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The Cuban Revolution Today: Revolutionary Continuity and *...*

via puerto rico politics - Google Blog Search by admin on 3/5/12

Frank Velgara – is a longtime political activist the in Puerto Rican Independence Movement and U.S. left and solidarity movements. He is a leader of the ProLibertad Freedom Campaign, the Popular Education Project to Free ...

Statehood for Puerto Rico – Yes! | WomensRadio

via Puerto Rico Business News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico Business News on 3/6/12

Statehood for Puerto Rico – Yes! | WomensRadio
Statehood for Puerto Rico – Yes! | WomensRadio
The Founder and CEO of PRCCF, Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder, joins Speak Up! to talk about her organization's current initiatives, particularly about the elections in Puerto Rico to become a state, as well as its upcoming Florida and Puerto Rican Summit at the Ponce ... In 2005, the company introduced a new audio production tool for the Web, AudioAcrobat®, that is now the state-of-the-art, audio and video production, streaming and Podcasting Web-based media...

English Translation of Tab Deportes' Reactions to Statements Made *...*

via puerto rico sports - Google Blog Search by José Martí on 3/2/12

The reason for this is because we are starting a new phase for TAB, with new magazines and weekly televised sports shows of individual sports. This new content will be become part of the Puerto Rico Sports Networks and ...

*Puerto Rico* Has It Better Than The USA When It Comes To Primary *...*

via puerto rico - Google Blog Search by thepalinexpress on 3/5/12

Maybe Puerto Rico “does it better” when it comes to primary and the general. The one and only thing that the island needs to improve to avoid traps is to modernize the system. Other than that, I am still thankful that Puerto Rico ...

*Puerto Rico's* 2012 Festival Casals « Repeating Islands

via puerto rico - Google Blog Search by ivetteromero on 3/5/12

Puerto Rico's 2012 Festival Casals has been underway since February 25 and will continue until March 17, 2012, at the Performing Arts Center, Ponce de León Avenue (Stop 22 ½) in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Statehood for *Puerto Rico* – Yes! | WomensRadio

via puerto rico - Google Blog Search by Pat Lynch on 3/6/12

The Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Florida (PRCCF) is the only chamber of commerce dedicated to domestic trade between Port of Americas Ponce, Puerto Rico and Port of Tampa, Florida. The mission of the PRCCF ...

Puerto Rico profile - BBC News

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 2/23/12

Puerto Rico profile - BBC News

Puerto Rico profile - BBC News
BBC NewsPuerto Rico profileBBC NewsHispanic, Afro-Caribbean and North American influences meld in Puerto Rico, a self-governing commonwealth that belongs to the United States. The subtropical Caribbean territory is urbanised, industrialised and relatively prosperous.and more »

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An agreement for a new U.S. naval base in the Dominican Republic could contribut...

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 2/23/12

An agreement for a new U.S. naval base in the Dominican Republic could contribut...
An agreement for a new U.S. naval base in the Dominican Republic could contribut...
An agreement for a new U.S. naval base in the Dominican Republic could contribute to the fight against the trafficking of illegal drugs in Puerto Rico, which local officials recognize as a major obstacle to economic development. http://ow.ly/9fMgKU.S. naval surveillance base in D.R. could bolster P.R. drug fight -...ow.lyPuerto Rico's #1 news and information website in English

Correction: BC-CB--Puerto Rico-Governor's Speech

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 2/23/12

Correction: BC-CB--Puerto Rico-Governor's Speech
Correction: BC-CB--Puerto Rico-Governor's Speech
In a Feb. 21 story, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the governor of Puerto Rico would require all public schools to teach English.

Video Report: The Heroin Cure?

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 2/23/12

Video Report: The Heroin Cure?
Video Report: The Heroin Cure?
... the bustling Chicago metropolitan area. That's a long ways away and a life time ago from his home of San Juan, Puerto Rico. "In Puerto Rico I got exposed while I was working in bars," says Rafeal. " I was working in the kitchen and I did a line of ...

PRico battery recycling company to pay penalty

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 2/23/12

PRico battery recycling company to pay penalty
PRico battery recycling company to pay penalty
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the Battery Recycling Co. of Puerto Rico has agreed to pay a $112,500 penalty and reduce lead contamination at its facility.

Puerto Rican isle is under the radar, but not for long

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 2/23/12

Puerto Rican isle is under the radar, but not for long
Puerto Rican isle is under the radar, but not for long
Culebra's most famous playa is Flamenco Beach. The crescent shaped stretch of powdery white sand and translucent turquoise water on the northwest side of the island has become a fixture on Caribbean's Best Beaches lists.

Coast Guard rescues man adrift for three days aboard capsized...

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 3/5/12

Coast Guard rescues man adrift for three days aboard capsized...
Coast Guard rescues man adrift for three days aboard capsized...
San Juan, Puerto Rico Coast Guard rescue crews rescued a man adrift for three days aboard a capsized catamaran Monday, approximately five nautical miles off the northern coast of Loiza, Puerto Rico.

Tampa's Charlie “The Beast” Serrano Travels To Puerto Rico Looking For His ... -...

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 3/5/12

Tampa's Charlie “The Beast” Serrano Travels To Puerto Rico Looking For His ... - BoxingNews24.com
Tampa's Charlie “The Beast” Serrano Travels To Puerto Rico Looking For His ... - BoxingNews24.com
Tampa's Charlie “The Beast” Serrano Travels To Puerto Rico Looking For His ...BoxingNews24.comPugilist Promotions fighter and Tampa-native Charlie “The Beast” Serrano (14-2-1, 4 KOs) will travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico in search of his 10th-consecutive win, as he battles Camilo Perez (6-0-0, 4 KOs) in a six-round junior featherweight contest ...

Former Occupiers, The 99% Working Group, Release New Details About ... - MarketW...

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 3/5/12

Former Occupiers, The 99% Working Group, Release New Details About ... - MarketWatch (press release)
Former Occupiers, The 99% Working Group, Release New Details About ... - MarketWatch (press release)
Former Occupiers, The 99% Working Group, Release New Details About ...MarketWatch (press release)The delegates will now include two people from Puerto Rico and two from Washington, DC bringing the total number of expected delegates to 878, one man and one woman from each of the 435 congressional districts and one delegate from each US Territory.and more »

Celebrity Chefs & the New Puerto Rican Cusine - Peter Greenberg.com Travel News

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 3/5/12

Celebrity Chefs & the New Puerto Rican Cusine - Peter Greenberg.com Travel News

Celebrity Chefs & the New Puerto Rican Cusine - Peter Greenberg.com Travel News
Peter Greenberg.com Travel NewsCelebrity Chefs & the New Puerto Rican CusinePeter Greenberg.com Travel NewsPuerto Rican cuisine is evolving along with the food culture. In advance of the Saborea Puerto Rico Culinary Festival next month, Dena Braun-Roché heads to the island to examine how celebrity chefs are modernizing traditional recipes.

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Police arrest New London man wanted on murder charge in Puerto Rico - TheDay.com

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 3/5/12

Police arrest New London man wanted on murder charge in Puerto Rico - TheDay.com
Police arrest New London man wanted on murder charge in Puerto Rico - TheDay.com
Police arrest New London man wanted on murder charge in Puerto RicoTheDay.comBy Sasha Goldstein New London – Police captured a city man Monday who is wanted on a murder charge in Puerto Rico. Francisco Ruperto, 21, of 59 Federal St. Apt. 12, is held on $1 million bail after his Monday afternoon arrest as a fugitive from justice ...

Yanni: Live at El Morro

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 3/5/12

Yanni: Live at El Morro
Yanni: Live at El Morro
Yanni, a musical world citizen and popular contemporary composer, fulfills a 20-year-old dream to perform at the 16th-century Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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via Puerto Rico News - Archive Links's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News - Archive Links on 2/13/12

Puerto Rico: Life One Photo a Day · Global Voices
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Jose Marti offers a glimpse of life in San Juan through his online photography project "Photos of the Day."

Beach El Escambrón. The artist and producer Jose Marti (@Jose_Marti) has shot on...

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Beach El Escambrón.
The artist and producer Jose Marti (@Jose_Marti) has shot one picture a day for the past two years as part of his online project “Fotos de Hoy” (Photos of Today).

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Latest Poll on Political Status Confirms that 2012 Will Be a Crazy Topsy-Turvy Year in Puerto Rico
juliorvarela.com
Before we get to a new poll published by the Vocero that flips the issues (yet again) of Puerto Rico's political identity and colonial relationship with the United States, which has essentially own...

6:32 PM 2/15/2012: US court dismisses Puerto Ricans' suit over arms testing - Re...

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6:32 PM 2/15/2012: US court dismisses Puerto Ricans' suit over arms testing - Reuters
6:32 PM 2/15/2012: US court dismisses Puerto Ricans' suit over arms testing - Reuters
US court dismisses Puerto Ricans' suit over arms testing - Reuters via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 2/14/12 US court dismisses Puerto Ricans' suit over arms testing - ReutersUS court dismisses Puerto Ricans' suit over arms testing - ReutersUS court dismisses Puerto Ricans' suit over arms testingReutersBy Terry Baynes (Reuters) - Puerto Rican residents lost a bid on Tuesday to force the US government to recognize...

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10:25 AM 2/14/2012 | Puerto Rico News
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Will Puerto Rico Soon Become the 51st State? - Opposing ViewsWill Puerto Rico Soon Become the 51st State? - Opposing ViewsOpposing ViewsWill Puerto Rico Soon Become the 51st State?Opposing ViewsThere seemed to be broad consensus that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico would be the front-runner for new ...

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HootSuite Photos

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Coast Guard rescues man adrift for three days aboard capsized catamaran off the coast of Loiza, Puer
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This website provides news, press releases, and up-to-date information on Coast Guard activity in the Southeast United States.

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EL GRAN COMBO DE PUERTO RICO - Asi Son Las Mujeres
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0077BJS1C/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_WoIqpb074EG1W http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cheri-lady-ya-galyyaghaly/id501563865 http://www.amazon/....

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Ricky Martin With Christina Aguilera - Nobody Wants To Be Lonely HD
Ricky Martin With Christina Aguilera - Nobody Wants To Be Lonely HD All my videos are taken from "Original DVD" and convert into HD format.

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Traditional Puerto Rican Music
Classic Puerto Rican Music.. Video And Picz Made by Slim..

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VÍDEO: Soy puertorriqueño y no vendo drogas - El Nuevo Día
www.elnuevodia.com
Boricuas combaten estereotipos. Vídeo

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Statehood for Puerto Rico – Yes! | WomensRadio
www.womensradio.com
In 1969 at the age of 25, Pat Lynch, having already served as the Press Secretary for a U.S. Senator and Congressman, founded her first advertising agency in Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Lynch was the first woman to begin an advertising agency single-handedly in the South. By 1977, she had been listed twic...

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Adios Amigo: Former Puerto Rico Senator Going to Prison for Corruption
weissmanreport.com
(The Weissman Report) WASHINGTON — Hector Martinez Maldonado, a former Puerto Rico senator, and Juan Bravo Fernandez, the former president of t...

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The Cuban Revolution Today: Revolutionary Continuity and Change
unacuba.org
This panel will give Left Forum participants the opportunity to hear official representatives of the revolutionary Cuban government in an open, unrestrained, free discussion and debate.

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El Yunque Puerto Rico’s Rainforest - Forest Futures Dot Org
www.forestfutures.org
Inside the northeastern corner involving Puerto Rico is one of the wealthiest jungles on the planet. El Yunque Country wide Forest, in the past called the Carribbean Country wide Forest, will be the just warm rain forest in the usa Country wide Forest Program. It becomes an crucial ecosystem about t...

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