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'Dallas': Everybody Is Naked!

via Latino Voices on HuffingtonPost.com by Chris Harnick on 3/28/12

You're not dreaming: The cast of TNT's "Dallas" 2012 reboot is naked. Together.

In an homage to the famous shower scene during the original series' eighth season -- in which Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy), lathered up and greeted Pam, revealing all of Season 8 was a dream -- TNT had its stars, both new and old, strip down to towels to promote the show's revival.

TNT's "Dallas" picks up years after the original series ended. Original series stars Duffy, Larry Hagman and Linda Gray are joined by a new crop of young Hollywood actors including Jordana Brewster, Jesse Metcalfe and Josh Henderson. Metcalfe plays Christopher Ewing, the adopted son of Bobby and Pam. Henderson plays John Ross Ewing III, the son of J.R. (Hagman) and Sue Ellen (Gray) Ewing. Expect the younger Ewing boys to clash just as much as J.R. and Bobby did, and not just when it comes to oil.

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Immigrant Detention TOO Nice, House Republicans Say

via Latino Voices on HuffingtonPost.com by Elise Foley on 3/28/12

WASHINGTON -- To some Republicans in Congress, U.S. immigration detention facilities sound like resorts.

That was the premise of a hearing Wednesday by the House immigration subcommittee, where Reps. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.) and Steve King (R-Iowa), argued that reforms to immigrant detention by President Barack Obama's administration , including medical treatment and protection of detainees, were too generous.

In the hearing, titled "Holiday on ICE" -- a punny reference to an ice skating movie and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- opponents of detention reform said detention centers were becoming like "college campuses" or "Mayberry," the fictional little town where "The Andy Griffith Show" was set.

The title of the hearing, and its message, outraged immigrant rights groups and supporters of detention reform. Novelist Edwidge Danticat wrote an op-ed in the Tuesday New York Times decrying the hearing as a "political stunt" with a dangerous message as she described her uncle's 2004 death in ICE custody.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) said Gallegly, the subcommittee chairman, called her earlier in the day to say he regretted the way the hearing was named. Gallegly skipped over the phrase "posh detention facility" from his prepared remarks, instead referring simply to "the detention facilities."

But King said he stood by the title "Holiday on ICE."

"I can't think of a more descriptive name for the hearing," King told HuffPost. "I thought it was right on point. ... All they need to do to avoid that 'holiday on ICE' is put themselves back in the condition they were in before, which is go to their home country."

The title was especially offensive because of the numerous examples of detainee abuse and neglect, Lofgren said. More than 180 sexual assaults of immigrant detainees have been reported since 2007, according to an October 2010 report from the American Civil Liberties Union.

Smith "criticizes these detention standards as 'hospitality guidelines,'" Lofgren said during the hearing. "I didn't think that it's a 'hospitality guideline' to prevent rape of detainees, women who have done nothing wrong, to prevent death of detainees."

But Republicans said the reports of abuse were mostly meaningless. Gallegly told Lofgren that her examples of suffering were anecdotes, and shared his own about an immigrant who was released from detention and then killed by citizens. Later, King said that based on his calculations, a person in detention would be less likely to die than someone in the general population. He shrugged off a witness's point that in the general population, many deaths are due to old age.

The hearing hashed out familiar arguments on immigration changes, which are at a legislative standstill because of the divided Congress. House Republicans have used hearings to accuse the Obama administration of trying to avoid enforcement of immigration laws.

Gallegly and Smith on Wednesday also argued detention was too expensive and would become more so if immigrants were held in less jail-like facilities. Smith pointed to cuts in funding for physical education classes in schools, while detainees play soccer, volleyball or basketball.

He added that one recently-opened facility cost "over $30 million taxpayer dollars" -- a figure that actually refers to the cost to Geo Group, the private company that built it. None of the three Republican congressman said they would support alternatives to detention that would cut costs, such as ankle bracelet monitoring.

To those who have experienced detention, the idea that centers are too nice is laughable. Nazry Mustakim, a legal resident who was detained for 10 months and released in February, said he slept in a room with 100 beds, waiting days for medical attention, eating meager food portions at odd hours. Basketball was one of the only activities, he said.

"It's pretty much like prison, but I think prison you can do more stuff," Mustakim said.

King set a low bar when asked by HuffPost how immigrants should be treated in detention facilities.

"Our standards should not be lower than the country that they're coming from," he said.

revistacruce: El #escritor #cubano, Leonardo Padura, visita la @UMET_PR y dictará una conferencia sobre #Cine y #Literatura.... http://t.co/lq9YFTA4

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revistacruce: El #escritor #cubano, Leonardo Padura, visita la @UMET_PR y dictará una conferencia sobre #Cine y #Literatura.... http://t.co/lq9YFTA4

Franklin Garcia: New Mexico: Dark-Skinned Latinos Need Not Apply

via The Blog by Franklin Garcia on 3/29/12

Back in the 90's while living in a Latin country, I read a classified ad in a local newspaper. The ad was placed by an American bank looking for a receptionist. In addition to asking for someone under the age of 30, the advertisement mentioned that the female had to be "of good appearance," and light-skinned. Stunned, I immediately translated the Spanish language newspaper ad to my visiting American friend. We both agreed that you would never see anything like that in an American newspaper. The recent New Mexico campaign to promote tourism asking for Caucasians and light-skinned Latinos to star in their promotional commercial, more than two decades later, proves that we were probably making too much assumption.

For some time now, many Latinos with indigenous or African roots, have spoken against the portrayal of Latinos, mainly by Latino media outlets, as White. Univision is famous for its pale looking models where even the very few people with clear Afro roots, are made to look like zombies out of Michael Jackson's Thriller video. Indeed many indigenous and Afro-Latinos for years have denounced Univision for its underrepresentation of dark-skinned Latinos in their programing.

This underrepresentation of people of color in media outlets is responsible to a large degree for society's stereo types. Puerto Rican actress Rosie Perez knows this well. Upset that she was told by White producers that she couldn't get the part because she did not look Latina enough, got her so aggravated, that she decided to make a documentary to explain to people about her roots.

For too long our culture has been told that pretty is White and that White is what sells. Combine this with the portrayal of colored people in their limited roles, mostly negative roles, and you have your societal norm. The eventual conclusion is that people of color somehow come from an inferior race. Never mind that the long standing oppression of people of color, particularly those of Africans descent, throughout the New World, has led to their less favorable standing in society.

What is interesting, but not surprising, is that in spite of being around since the discovery of the New World, people of color in Latin countries, where they have also been the majority for an equally long time, today make headlines for having the first Afro or indigenous President, the first Afro or indigenous beauty queen, and so on, much like what you see in the US, where the color population has been a minority for a long time. People in Latin countries have been so well trained at accepting the definition of White as the standard for beauty, that they have learned to negate themselves, without recognizing it. So long as they can claim that drop of Whiteness, they are not people of color, they are Mestizos, or Mulattos.

Due to the cultural and social differences brought from the many countries Latinos represent, Latinos in the US find themselves already segmented enough, so for the average Latino there is barely space for further classification. This might explain why most Latinos in the US have managed to avoid the direct subject of race. But as the Latino in the US continues to become a major part of mainstream American culture, it will be exposed to the same societal pressures of mainstream culture, and that undoubtedly includes the issue of race.

Voto Latino: The Fate of Diversity in College Is Being Tested

via The Blog by Voto Latino on 3/29/12

By Andrea Gutierrez

The University of Texas at Austin has always been at the forefront of the battle to use race as a college admissions criteria, and this year is no different. UT Austin's admission policies and the decision made in Gutter v. Bollinger (2003) to allow a watered-down version of affirmative action to continue to exist in public universities across the U.S. are being sent to the Supreme Court once again in Fisher v. Texas.

Beginning with the passage of the 1965 Civil Rights Act, universities across the U.S. adopted affirmative action admissions policies that would allow them to accept a greater amount of minority students in order to diversify their campuses and attempt to repair the ills brought on by legal segregation in their institutions. Many of these new admissions policies came in the form of racial quotas - that is to say that universities filled a certain percentage of seats with minority students. In 1978, though, the Supreme Court banned this practice in Regents of University of California v. Bakke and schools across the nation were left with the task of finding other ways to ensure racial diversity on their campus. The Supreme Court went on to ban similar racial quotas used in admissions in Hopwood v. Texas(1996) and in Gratz v. Bollinger (2003), but left universities the option to use race as one of the many factors used in the admissions process in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003).

Although some universities continue to use race as a factor in admissions, other states have chosen to ban any type of affirmative action practices within their public universities. California, Washington, Michigan, and Florida have all outlawed the practice. Those who opposed affirmative action policies were certain that it would not adversely affect minorities, but, unfortunately, the university student populations in these states are nowhere near where they should be, considering the racial makeup of their high school student populations.

In California, for instance, minority enrollment in the U.C. system plummeted after the proposition banning affirmative action practices passed in 1996. The legislature then decided to use socioeconomic status as a factor in admission. Although the new criterion is not directly linked to race, it successfully raised Latino and Black enrollment in the U.C. system from 15% in 1998 to 24% in 2008. This seems like a big jump, but the minority enrollment in the U.C. system is still not at all where it should be considering 51% of high school students in California are Latino and 7% are Black.

In Michigan, voters elected to ban affirmative action in university admissions and government hiring in 2006. Since the law took effect, the amount of underrepresented minority students enrolling in the University of Michigan has dropped considerably from 812 in 2005 to 535 in 2010, and the minority students in the state are currently pushing the courts to overturn the 2006 law claiming that it disproportionately hurts underrepresented minority students.

On the other hand, in Texas, the Legislature passed a blanket law in 1997 to counteract the effects of banning affirmative action in public universities stating that any student graduating in the top 10% of their class will be automatically admitted into any of Texas' public universities, thus equaling the playing field for high school students. Before the Top 10% Rule, the University of Texas accepted students from only the top high schools in the state, which posed a huge problem since predominantly black and Latino schools were the ones who performed the worst, had the least funding and served students in the poorer areas of the state. The law succeeded in diversifying Texas' public universities, but the University of Texas in particular is still under scrutiny for their admission policy outside of the Top 10%.

Although the Top 10% is race-neutral, it does not account for the whole incoming freshman class at UT, which is where the holistic review process that's in question this year in the Supreme Court comes into play. The University of Texas states that it uses seven admissions criteria, one of which is "Special circumstances... including [the student's] socioeconomic status, ... cultural background, race and ethnicity, [and] the language spoken in the applicant's home," for students who are admitted under holistic review. Fisher v. Texas argues that the race portion of this criterion should be taken out since it adversely affects white students who may be more qualified than a minority student. Ms. Fisher was denied admission to the University of Texas in 2008 after her application was reviewed holistically and is therefore suing the university.

Some may argue that race does not need to be used as a factor in admissions at UT, but the student population at the state's largest flagship university is still far from being representative of the secondary student population. In 2000, 39.5% of the secondary student population in Texas was Latino, 43.2% white and 14.4% Black. Today, UT's population is comprised of 51% white, 17.6% Latino and 4.2% Black. Although the population of the state has shifted with a huge increase in Latino growth, this gap is huge!

As a UT alumna, I can attest to the gap that exists between the state population demographics and the student demographics at UT. I do believe the University prides itself in being diverse and inclusive and is doing everything within legal bounds to continue to admit students who are from historically underrepresented, underperforming, and majority-minority population areas of the state. Although I do not believe race should be a large part of a students' application, I do believe that it is important to consider it in a university application since diversity on a college campus is essential in cultivating a culturally conscious and informed student body.

Andrea Gutierrez lives in McAllen, Texas and works as a college adviser in a local high school. She is passionate about politics and is a proud South Texas Latina.

Mitt Scores Big Endorsement

via Latest News by AP on 3/29/12

WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida endorsed Mitt Romney as the party's presidential nominee Wednesday night, saying it's increasingly clear that Romney will win the nomination and that continuing the primary fight will only damage the effort to defeat President Barack Obama.

Rubio, a freshman senator and tea party favorite, said he's convinced that Romney will govern as a conservative and will be superior to Obama as a president.

"The quicker we can get this campaign on that focus – focused on the president's record, on the alternative that we offer – the better off we're going to be as a movement but also the better off the country's going to be," Rubio said during an interview with Fox News Channel.

Rubio had pledged to stay neutral in the race. But on Wednesday he said a floor fight over the nomination at the party convention in August would be "a recipe to deliver four more years to Barack Obama."

Rubio's endorsement followed that of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and came a day before former President George H.W. Bush was to back Romney – additional signs that more and more party leaders are falling in line behind Romney rather than Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich or Ron Paul. Gingrich has scaled back his campaign, saying he wants to focus on winning the nomination at the convention if Romney fails to win enough delegates during the primary race.

Rubio has been mentioned as a potential running mate on the GOP ticket. He told Fox News that his heart, mind and focus remain on the Senate and said he doubts he would be asked to join a Romney ticket.

Latinas are Lowest-Paid in the US, Report Says

via Latino.FoxNews.com on 3/29/12

Pay below the national average persists among the majority of Latino women, who earn, on average, 40 percent less than white non-Hispanic men.

Puerto Rico gang members face drug, murder charges - The Seattle Times

via puerto rico - Google News on 3/28/12

Puerto Rico gang members face drug, murder charges
The Seattle Times
US agents in Puerto Rico are serving 32 arrest warrants against members of two drug-trafficking gangs accused of several killings including that of a police helicopter co-pilot. The Associated Press No comments have been posted to this article.

Puerto Rico: The GOP Primary, Latino Vote and Statehood - Fog City Journal

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Puerto Rico: The GOP Primary, Latino Vote and Statehood
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By Ralph E. Stone My wife and I just returned from a visit to Puerto Rico. The temperatures were in the high 80s with very little humidity and no rain. We spent most of our time in old San Juan, but did take a 2-hour road trip across the island to ...

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Pierluisi pursuing $457M for P.R. low-income ... - News is my Business

via Puerto Rico Business News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico Business News on 3/29/12

Pierluisi pursuing $457M for P.R. low-income ... - News is my Business
Pierluisi pursuing $457M for P.R. low-income ... - News is my Business
Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi on Wednesday submitted HR 4280, known as the “Puerto Rico Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Restoration Act,” which would provide the island with $457 million in ...

Personas evacuadas, carreteras inundadas, ríos fuera de su cauce y derrumbes han...

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 3/29/12

Personas evacuadas, carreteras inundadas, ríos fuera de su cauce y derrumbes han resultado de las lluvias que han caído copiosamente al norte de la cordillera central. Mientras, temprano en la mañana el Servicio Nacional de Metereología (SNM) emitió avisos y advertencias de inundaciones para varios municipios, siendo el área norte la más afectada. El meteorólogo del SNM, Walter Snell, indicó que están fuera de su cauce el Río Culebrillas, Río Camuy y Río Grande de Arecibo. También se indicó que el Río Cibuco y el Río Fajardo ya ocupan carriles de carreteras aledañas. La advertencia inundaciones está en efecto para los municipios de Vega Alta y Vega Baja. "Hay vigilancia de inundaciones repentinas hasta las 2:00 de la mañana del viernes", sostuvo Snell. "También hay una advertencia de resacas fuertes desde las 3:00 de la tarde de hoy hasta las 3:00 de la tarde mañana". En Arecibo, la crecida del Río Grande de Arecibo provocó el traslado de una familia al Centro de Usos Multiples de ese municipio. Según el portavoz de prensa de la alcaldía de Arecibo, Edwin Gabriel, la familia recide en la urbanización Marte, cercana al área urbana. Familias de otros sectores se han movido a casas de familiares tras el aviso del Municipio con altoparlantes en vehículos.

6:51am Cuidado en las costas del Norte!

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 3/29/12

6:51am Cuidado en las costas del Norte!

PUERTO RICO – Puerto Rico: Ordenan recuento por alegado ...

via puerto rico - Búsqueda de blogs by dagobertobellucci on 3/28/12

Escrito por Néstor Rosa-Marbrell. 27 de marzo de 2012, 18:17. Puerto Rico: Ordenan recuento por alegado fraude en primarias. San Juan, 27 mar (PL) El presidente de la Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (CEE) de Puerto Rico, Héctor Conty, ...

PUERTO RICO – Dimite jefe de policía puertorriqueña en medio de ...

via puerto rico - Búsqueda de blogs by dagobertobellucci on 3/28/12

El general retirado de la Guardia Nacional de Puerto Rico evidenció desde su nombramiento, hace ocho meses, su incapacidad para frenar el crimen en el país, que se ha disparado a niveles insospechados. “Díaz Colón ...

Arrestan diez indocumentados haitianos en Aguadilla, Puerto Rico ...

via puerto rico - Búsqueda de blogs by Luis Maldonado on 3/29/12

Aguadilla, Puerto Rico – Agentes de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos (CBP), por sus siglas en inglés, arrestaron a 10 indocumentados de nacionalidad haitiana que llegaron a la isla, luego de haber ...

Aprobada: Ley de Derechos Morales de Puerto Rico, Ley Núm.55 ...

via puerto rico - Búsqueda de blogs by Jean Vidal on 3/28/12

El pasado 9 de marzo de 2012, el Gobernador de Puerto Rico firmó la Ley Núm. 55 del 9 de marzo de 2012, conocida como la “Ley de Derechos Morales de Autor de Puerto Rico”, que a su vez, deroga la anterior Ley de ...

SINTOMAS DE LA DEMENCIA... Desde que salió a la luz en febrero la ordenanza muni...

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 3/28/12

SINTOMAS DE LA DEMENCIA... Desde que salió a la luz en febrero la ordenanza municipal firmada por Rodriguez, de inmediato surgieron expresiones en contra, pues algunos lo consideraron como un tipo de "carpeteo" y un intento de coartar la libertad de expresión en las redes sociales.

NotiCel™ - Guillito sigue con el "carpeteo" en la web
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Fuertes lluvias!!! 7:35pm

via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 3/28/12

Fuertes lluvias!!! 7:35pm

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Pendientes a posible cierre de la carretera PR 10 en Utuado

via Primera Hora : Lo Ultimo on 3/29/12

Por desprendimientos que han ocurrido a raíz de las lluvias de las pasadas horas.

Policía hiere de bala a hombre en medio de persecución

via Primera Hora : Lo Ultimo on 3/29/12

El herido se encontraba con otros tres que secuestraron a joven de 24 años en residencia de Bayamón.

Inundaciones en la zona este

via Primera Hora : Lo Ultimo on 3/29/12

Carreteras inundadas en los municipios de la zona este.

Inundaciones en la zona norte

via Primera Hora : Lo Ultimo on 3/29/12

Carreteras inundadas en los municipios de la zona norte.

Fuertes lluvias en la parte norte, central y oeste de Puerto Rico! 7:35pm

via Ponce News's Facebook Wall by Ponce News on 3/28/12

Fuertes lluvias en la parte norte, central y oeste de Puerto Rico! 7:35pm

Emilio Díaz Colón, superintendente de la Policía durante casi nueve turbulentos...

via Ponce News's Facebook Wall by Ponce News on 3/29/12

Emilio Díaz Colón, superintendente de la Policía durante casi nueve turbulentos meses en los cuales nunca pareció plenamente en control del cargo, salió ayer de manera abrupta de su posición, luego de que el gobernador Luis Fortuño, quien lo sacó de un apacible retiro el pasado verano, le pidiera la renuncia.

Le llegó la hora a Emilio Díaz Colón - El Nuevo Día
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Héctor Pesquera, exjefe de la oficina local del FBI, suena como sustituto

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via Ponce News's Facebook Wall by Ponce News on 3/29/12

Cierran dos locales de Casa Febus - El Nuevo Día
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La cadena clausurará las tiendas de Carolina y Yauco

García Padilla afirma que renuncia de superintendente confirma fracaso del gobie...

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García Padilla afirma que renuncia de superintendente confirma fracaso del gobierno en garantizar seguridad de la población http://ow.ly/9WAJm

Derrumbes e inundaciones bloquean carreteras en Utuado y Manatí

via Primera Hora : Noticias on 3/28/12

En la carretera 111 en el Barrio Hato Arriba y en el Barrio La Cuesta de Caguanao en Utuado ocurrieron nueve derrumbes.

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Calmado en el Cuartel General

via Primera Hora : Noticias on 3/28/12

Tiene un movimiento de personas mínimo y controlado esta noche, a pocas horas de conocerse la renuncia del superintendente Emilio Díaz Colón.

caribnews: REPORTA @UtuadoHoy: Reportan guagua escolar atrapada en carretera a Caguana en #Utuado

via Twitter / caribnews on 3/28/12

caribnews: REPORTA @UtuadoHoy: Reportan guagua escolar atrapada en carretera a Caguana en #Utuado

caribnews: García Padilla afirma que renuncia de superintendente confirma fracaso del gobierno en garantizar seguridad de la población...

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caribnews: García Padilla afirma que renuncia de superintendente confirma fracaso del gobierno en garantizar seguridad de la población...

caribnews: 9:14pm -- AVISO INUNDACIONES para Arecibo; Hatillo; Utuado hasta 12:15am

via Twitter / caribnews on 3/28/12

caribnews: 9:14pm -- AVISO INUNDACIONES para Arecibo; Hatillo; Utuado hasta 12:15am

caribnews: RADAR: Según estimados más de 11" de lluvia han caído en Utuado y municipios del centro de PR [Imagen] http://t.co/UX7Ujt61

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caribnews: RADAR: Según estimados más de 11" de lluvia han caído en Utuado y municipios del centro de PR [Imagen] http://t.co/UX7Ujt61

caribnews: AHORA: "Sobre 9 pulgadas de lluvia en el area de Utuado y continuan fuertes aguaceros sobre la zona" - NWS http://t.co/dnjHfxAf

via Twitter / caribnews on 3/28/12

caribnews: AHORA: "Sobre 9 pulgadas de lluvia en el area de Utuado y continuan fuertes aguaceros sobre la zona" - NWS http://t.co/dnjHfxAf

caribnews: AHORA: Fuertes lluvias e inundaciones provoca la movilizavización de unidades de rescate de AEMEAD para ayudar a residentes de Utuado.

via Twitter / caribnews on 3/28/12

caribnews: AHORA: Fuertes lluvias e inundaciones provoca la movilizavización de unidades de rescate de AEMEAD para ayudar a residentes de Utuado.

caribnews: "Voy a estar en el cargo hasta diciembre de este año” Emilio Díaz Colón - vía @JoseADelgadoEND

via Twitter / caribnews on 3/28/12

caribnews: "Voy a estar en el cargo hasta diciembre de este año” Emilio Díaz Colón - vía @JoseADelgadoEND

Calmado en el Cuartel General

via Primera Hora : Lo Ultimo on 3/28/12

Tiene un movimiento de personas mínimo y controlado esta noche, a pocas horas de conocerse la renuncia del superintendente Emilio Díaz Colón.

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Derrumbes e inundaciones bloquean carreteras en Utuado y Manatí

via Primera Hora : Lo Ultimo on 3/28/12

En la carretera 111 en el Barrio Hato Arriba y en el Barrio La Cuesta de Caguanao en Utuado ocurrieron nueve derrumbes.

González Cancel opina salida de Emilio Díaz es para desviar escándalo en primarias del PNP

via Primera Hora : Lo Ultimo on 3/28/12

El gobernador Luis Fortuño aceptó la renuncia de Díaz Colón como jefe del cuerpo policiaco y designó de forma interina al coronel José Luis Rivera.

González Cancel opina que la salida de Díaz Colón es para desviar la atenciaón

via Primera Hora : Lo Ultimo on 3/28/12

El gobernador Luis Fortuño aceptó la renuncia de Díaz Colón como jefe del cuerpo policiaco y designó de forma interina al coronel José Luis Rivera.

Salida de Emilio Díaz Colón confirma fracaso de Luis Fortuño

via Primera Hora : Lo Ultimo on 3/28/12

Para García Padilla las prioridades de Fortuño "nunca han estado donde se necesitaban".

primerahora: González Cancel opina salida de Emilio Díaz es para desviar escándalo en primarias del PNP. http://t.co/FPBCTm1H

via Twitter / primerahora on 3/28/12

primerahora: González Cancel opina salida de Emilio Díaz es para desviar escándalo en primarias del PNP. http://t.co/FPBCTm1H

primerahora: Al director ejecutivo de COPS no le sorprende la salida de Díaz Colón. http://t.co/Gl0Q1MqL

via Twitter / primerahora on 3/28/12

primerahora: Al director ejecutivo de COPS no le sorprende la salida de Díaz Colón. http://t.co/Gl0Q1MqL

Al director ejecutivo de COPS no le sorprende la salida de Díaz Colón

via Primera Hora : Lo Ultimo on 3/28/12

Advirtió al nuevo Superintendente, que si no cumple con las necesidades de los agentes no puede garantizarle al pueblo una mejor seguridad.

primerahora: El Coronel José Luis Rivera asumirà la superintendencia de la Policía de manera interina. http://t.co/u9iZgHCL

via Twitter / primerahora on 3/28/12

primerahora: El Coronel José Luis Rivera asumirà la superintendencia de la Policía de manera interina. http://t.co/u9iZgHCL

primerahora: El director de la oficina de prensa de Fortaleza, Edward Zayas, confirmó @primerahora la salida de Emilio Díaz Colón. http://t.co/z7aX2ge8

via Twitter / primerahora on 3/28/12

primerahora: El director de la oficina de prensa de Fortaleza, Edward Zayas, confirmó @primerahora la salida de Emilio Díaz Colón. http://t.co/z7aX2ge8

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ElNuevoDia: El Papa Benedicto XVI se despide de Cuba: "Me llevo en lo más profundo de mi ser a todos y cada uno de los cubanos". http://t.co/N5jG3E3z

via Twitter / ElNuevoDia on 3/28/12

ElNuevoDia: El Papa Benedicto XVI se despide de Cuba: "Me llevo en lo más profundo de mi ser a todos y cada uno de los cubanos". http://t.co/N5jG3E3z

ElNuevoDia: RT @GAlvarado_END: "Le expreso a nombre de Cuba nuestra profunda gratitud y agradecimiento", Raúl Castro al Papa.

via Twitter / ElNuevoDia on 3/28/12

ElNuevoDia: RT @GAlvarado_END: "Le expreso a nombre de Cuba nuestra profunda gratitud y agradecimiento", Raúl Castro al Papa.

ElNuevoDia: RT @GAlvarado_END: Raúl Castro se dirige por última vez al Papa. Le dice que pudo conocer de cerca al pueblo cubano.

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March 29, 2012 02:35 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Rico's police chief has quit nearly one year after being appointed to lead a department that federal agents have accused of corruption, illegal killings and civil rights violations.

The resignation of former National Guard general Emilio Diaz Colon comes amid criticism that he did not do enough to combat violence that resulted in more than 1,100 homicides last year.

Gov. Luis Fortuno said in a statement late Wednesday that Diaz resigned because he didn't want his continued leadership to negatively affect reforms being undertaken inside the police department.

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Le llegó la hora a Emilio Díaz Colón

Héctor Pesquera, exjefe de la oficina local del FBI, suena como sustituto

Fotos: Conoce al posible sustituto

Díaz Colón estuvo casi nueve meses en la Policía, pues fue designado el 6 de julio, cuatro días después de la salida, también abrupta, de José Figueroa Sancha. (Archivo El Nuevo Día)

Por Javier Colón Dávila / puertoricohoy@elnuevodia.com

Díaz Colón al parecer se levantó ayer sin saber que era su último día en la Policía. Pero en la tarde tuvo una extensa reunión con Fortuño y varios líderes del Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP), incluido el presidente del Senado, Thomas Rivera Schatz, y ahí se selló su destino, dijo a una estación de radio (WKAQ) el senador Carmelo Ríos.

La Fortaleza hizo el anuncio en un parte de prensa difundido a las 7:32 de la noche. “Díaz Colón nos dejo saber que no desea afectar los planes de trabajo actuales de la Uniformada, ni las reformas esenciales que se están llevando a cabo en ese cuerpo”, dijo Fortuño.

Fortuño designó anoche al coronel José Luis Rivera como superintendente interino y destacó que en los próximos días anunciará un posible sustituto.

Varias fuentes dijeron a El Nuevo Día que el sustituto es Héctor Pesquera, quien dirigió la oficina del FBI en San Juan entre 1996 y 1998, tras lo cual encabezó la oficina de dicha dependencia en Miami, donde reside ahora.

Lo sacaron del retiro

Pesquera, de 65 años, se retiró del FBI en diciembre de 2003, tras lo cual trabajó como asesor en la Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Broward. Recientemente, trabajaba como director de puertos en Miami, dijeron fuentes.

Díaz Colón, un exjefe de la Guardia Nacional, vivía retirado hasta que en los primeros días de julio, su amigo Fortuño lo llamó para que sustituyera a José Figueroa Sancha, a quien también se le pidió la renuncia por su incapacidad para manejar la histórica ola criminal que ha vivido el País durante los pasados tres años.

Díaz Colón asumió el reto de buen ánimo. Pero nunca pareció estar en control del cuerpo y fueron múltiples las ocasiones en que no podía responder con precisión a preguntas básicas sobre el funcionamiento de la Policía, sobre pesquisas en proceso o sobre los sucesos policiacos de los que los periodistas lo preguntaban continuamente.

Muchos alcaldes, incluidos del PNP, pedían continuamente su renuncia. Uno de ellos, Abel Nazario, de Yauco, dijo hace un par de meses que no iba a hablar más del tema por petición de Fortuño, pero que seguía pensando igual sobre Díaz Colón.

Muchos sorprendidos

El anuncio de la renuncia sorprendió a muchos. Por ejemplo, varios jefes regionales dijeron desconocer la noticia en momentos en que ya era del dominio del todo el País.

Miguel Colón March, de la región de Guayama, dijo que no haría comentarios porque el gobierno no había confirmado la noticia y se cantó sorprendido.

El martes Díaz Colón había reunido a los jefes de región. “Nos felicitó por el plan de trabajo y porque se habían dado muchas intervenciones por tintes en los vehículos”, dijo Colón March.

“Yo no sabía eso”, agregó, por su parte, el comandante Carlos Miranda, jefe de Carolina, quien precisamente el martes divulgó un comunicado en que elogiaba la labor de su ahora exjefe.

Carlos Colón Alsina, de Humacao, dijo que se enteró por la prensa.

El presidente del Frente Unido de Policías Organizados, Diego Figueroa, aseguró que no le sorprendía la noticia.

“No dio pie con bola, no pudo engranar y no tenía conocimiento administrativo de la Policía. En ocasiones (bajo Díaz Colón) la Policía se quedó sin su líder y otros tomaban las decisiones y tenían el poder. Ahora la Policía esta totalmente desmoralizada”, dijo.

Nombramiento inexplicable

El exsuperintendente de la Policía y ahora candidato al Senado por el opositor Partido Popular Democrático, Miguel Pereira, se cuestionó no por qué lo sacan ahora sino por qué lo nombraron en un principio. “Este señor no tenía ninguna experiencia en nada que tuviera que ver con actividades investigativas”, dijo Pereira.

Sobre Pesquera, Pereira dijo que lo considera su amigo, y que le tiene afecto personal. “Le deseo bien y que triunfe, pero en los ocho meses que restan no puede cambiar nada en la Policía”, dijo Pereira.

Irónicamente, Díaz Colón tuvo ayer el que quizás fue su momento de mayor lucidez en público.

Logró explicar sin mayores problemas el esquema de una pandilla detenida ayer por clonación de tarjetas de crédito, fue amable, le leyó a los periodistas los nombres borrosos del organigrama ya que estaba cerca del cartelón) y hasta soltó una sonrisa.

It was time to Emilio Diaz Colon
Hector Pesquera, former head of the local FBI office, it sounds as a substitute
Photos: Meet the possible replacement
Colon Diaz was nearly nine months in the police, having been appointed on July 6, four days after the start, too abrupt, Jose Figueroa Sancha. (Archive The New Day)
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By Javier Davila Colon / puertoricohoy@elnuevodia.com
Emilio Diaz Colon, Superintendent of Police for nearly nine turbulent months in which he never seemed fully in control of the position, abruptly left yesterday from his position, after Gov. Luis Fortuño, who took out a peaceful retirement last summer, asked him to resign.
Colon Diaz apparently stood up yesterday without knowing it was his last day in the police. But in the afternoon had a lengthy meeting with several leaders Fortuño and the New Progressive Party (PNP), including Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz, and there he sealed his fate, he told a radio station (WKAQ) senator Carmel Rivers.
Fortress made the announcement in a press release distributed at 7:32 pm. "Colon Diaz let you know we do not want to affect the plans of work of the Uniform, or the essential reforms that are taking place in that body," Fortuño said.
Fortuño appointed last night to Colonel Jose Luis Rivera as interim superintendent, adding that in the coming days, announce a possible replacement.
Several sources told El Nuevo Dia that the substitute is Hector Pesquera, who led the FBI office in San Juan between 1996 and 1998, after which he led that agency's office in Miami, where he lives now.
They took him out of retirement
Pesquera, 65, retired from the FBI in December 2003, after which he worked as a consultant in the Sheriff's Office Broward County. Recently, he worked as director of ports in Miami, sources said.
Colon Diaz, a former head of the National Guard, lived in retirement until the first days of July, his friend called him to Fortuño to replace Jose Figueroa Sancha, who also asked to resign for his inability to handle the historic wave criminal who has lived the country over the past three years.
Colon Diaz took on the challenge of good cheer. But never seemed to be in control of the body and were multiple occasions when I could not accurately answer basic questions about the functioning of the police on investigations in progress or police about the events of the journalists asked him continuously.
Many mayors, including the PNP, continually asked for his resignation. One of them, Abel Nazario, of Yauco, said a couple of months I was not going to talk more about it at the request of Fortuño, but Diaz kept thinking the same about Columbus.
Many surprised
The announcement of the resignation surprised many. For example, several regional leaders claimed to know the news at a time when it was the dominion of the whole country.
Miguel Colon March, the region of Guayama, said he would not comment because the government had not confirmed the news and sang surprised.
On Tuesday Diaz Columbus had brought together the heads of region. "We welcomed the work plan and because there had been many interventions by dyes in vehicles," Colon said March.
"I did not know that," he added, for its part, the commander Carlos Miranda, head of Carolina, who precisely on Tuesday issued a statement praising the work of his now ex-chief.
Colon Carlos Alsina, Humacao, said he learned from the press.
President of the United Front of Cops Organized, Diego Figueroa, said he was not surprised by the news.
"He did not stand with ball, could not engage and had no knowledge of police administration. Sometimes (under Diaz Columbus) Police was left without its leader and other decision makers and had power. Now the police is completely demoralized, "he said.
Appointment unexplained
The Police exsuperintendente and now Senate candidate for the opposition Popular Democratic Party, Miguel Pereira, questioned why not take it out now but why he was named at first. "This man had no experience in anything having to do with research activities," said Pereira.
On Fisheries, Pereira said he believes his friend, and he has personal affection. "I wish him well and succeed, but in the eight remaining months can not change anything in the police," said Pereira.
Ironically, Diaz Columbus had yesterday was perhaps his greatest moment of lucidity in public.
Achieved without major problems explain the outline of a gang arrested yesterday by cloning credit cards, was friendly, read to reporters blurred the organizational names as it was near the poster) and even gave a smile.

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Emilio Díaz Colón sale de la Policía

Gobernador acepta la renuncia
El gobernador Luis G. Fortuño informó que Emilio Díaz Colón, presentó su renuncia al puesto de Superintendente de la Policía.
"Díaz Colón nos dejo saber que no desea afectar los planes de trabajo actuales de la Uniformada, ni las reformas esenciales que se están llevando a cabo en ese cuerpo", afirmó el Gobernador en un comunicado recibido hoy pasadas las 7:30 p.m..

El Primer Ejecutivo aceptó su dimisión y destacó su profesionalismo y caballerosidad. "El General ha sido un gran ejemplo de profesionalismo y un extraordinario ser humano. Agradezco su dedicación y su entrega en estos meses. Los resultados de su esfuerzo ya se empiezan a ver. En ese sentido, debemos destacar que llevamos 5 meses consecutivos con menos asesinatos que el año anterior para esa misma fecha. En lo que va de año se han registrado 67 asesinatos menos", concluyó el Ejecutivo.

Aunque Fortaleza informó que el coronel José Luis Rivera asumirá la superintendencia interinamente y, próximamente, se daría a conocer quién sustituirá a Díaz Colón en su cargo permanentemente, Primera Hora supo que será el pasado director del FBI en Puerto Rico, Héctor Pesquera, quien ocupará este puesto.
Recientes sondeos periodísticos revelaban disgusto por las ejecutorias de Díaz Colón al frente de la Policía, debido a que el alza en la criminalidad es uno de los asuntos que más preocupa a la gente.
El ex ayudante general de la Guardia Nacional de Puerto RicoDíaz Colón había sido designado por el gobernador Luis Fortuño el pasado 6 de julio de 2011.
Ya era hora de que se fuera
La candidata del PPD a la alcaldía de San Juan, Camen Yulín Cruz, aseguró que “ya era hora de que este señor se sumara al catálogo de funcionarios ineptos que han tenido que renunciar en esta administración. En el día de hoy, el gobernador Luis Fortuño tuvo que reconocer lo que durante meses el país le ha dicho en repetidas ocasiones, más sin embargo él nunca quiso escuchar: Una ola criminal nos arropa y Emilio Diaz Colón no ha podido presentar un plan para combatir el crimen. Pero esto va mucho más allá que un cambio de Supertintente. El país necesita que se presente y se ejecute un plan integrado que atienda la problemática a corto y largo plazo. Hago un llamado al Gobernador, y a quien quiera que vaya a ocupar este cargo, a que presenten al país un plan para atender el crimen, y que presten atención a San Juan, que se ha convertido en una de las ciudades más sangrientas del mundo".

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Emilio Diaz Colon leaves Police
Governor accepts the resignation
Governor Luis G. Fortuño said that Emilio Diaz Colon, has resigned the post of Superintendent of Police.
"Colon Diaz let you know we do not want to affect the plans of work of the Uniform, or the essential reforms that are taking place in that body," the Governor said in a statement received today just after 7:30 pm.
The Governor accepted his resignation and highlighted their professionalism and sportsmanship. "The General has been a great example of professionalism and an extraordinary human being. I appreciate your commitment and dedication during these months. The results of their efforts are beginning to see. In this regard, we note that we have 5 consecutive months with less murders last year to that date. So far this year there have been 67 murders so, "concluded the Executive.
Although Fortress reported that Colonel Jose Luis Rivera will assume interim superintendent and soon would become known who will replace Diaz in office permanently Columbus, Primera Hora learned that will be the last director of the FBI in Puerto Rico, Hector Pesquera, who occupy this position.
Recent newspaper polls showed distaste for Diaz enforceable Columbus in front of the police, because the rise in crime is one of the issues that most concern people.
Former Adjutant General of the National Guard of Puerto RicoDíaz Columbus had been appointed by Gov. Luis Fortuño on 6 July 2011.
It was time to leave
The PDP candidate for mayor of San Juan, Camen Yulin Cruz, said "it was time that this man be joined with the catalog of inept officials have had to resign in this administration. On this day, Governor Luis Fortuño had to admit that for months the country has repeatedly said, but however he never wanted to hear: A crime wave envelops us and Emilio Colon Diaz has failed to submit a plan to fight crime. But this goes far beyond a change of Supertintente. The country needs to present and implement a comprehensive plan that addresses the problems in the short and long term. I call on the Governor, and whoever will occupy this position, the country to submit a plan to address crime and pay attention to San Juan, which has become one of the bloodiest cities the world " .

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