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Ballet Hispanico in “A Vueltas con los Ochenta,” on Saturday at the Apollo Theater. The dance reflects the mood of Spain in the 1980s, not long after the death of Francisco Franco.
When Ballet Hispanico played the Apollo Theater last December, it was the troupe’s debut there. Its return uptown for a one-night-only event on Saturday felt like a tradition in the making. Three premieres, live music and an enthusiastic audience combined with the theater’s historic vibrations for a sense of special occasion.
Hector "Macho" Camacho, a boxer known for his lightning-quick hands and flamboyant personality who emerged from a delinquent childhood in New York’s Spanish Harlem to become a world champion in three weight classes, died Saturday in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Take a look back at Macho Camacho.
Hector Camacho, 50, Boxer Who Lived Dangerously, Dies www.nytimes.com Mr. Camacho, the flamboyant boxer known as Macho, emerged from a delinquent childhood in New York City’s Spanish Harlem to become a world champion in three different weight classes.
Hector “Macho” Camacho, one of the most colorful and charismatic boxers of his generation, who won world championships in three weight divisions but was continually shadowed by drug problems and legal entanglements, died Nov. 24 at a hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was 50. Read full article >>
While petitions for states to be allowed to leave the Union have flooded the White House website, there is one territory which actually wants to join the party.
Should Puerto Rico Become the 51st State? Opposing Views
The United Nations has long described the U.S. control of Puerto Rico as a form of colonialism, and demanded that the island's inhabitants be allowed to exercise their rights to sovereignty and self-determination. (Americans tend to laugh off such ... The battle for the 51st stateEastern Echo
7 Oct 2010 – In the biggest crackdown on police corruption in the FBI's 102-year history, authorities charged a total of 133 individuals in Puerto Rico...
6 Oct 2010 – Dozens of police officers are arrested on drugs charges in Puerto Rico following the biggest police corruption investigation in the history of the ...
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Many different videos and angles on the current events in Puerto Rico on the Northern coast. Billowing smoke ...
On November 6th, the people of Puerto Rico voted to end their island’s status as a territory of the United States. The ballot consisted of two questions, and the results were as follows:
Do you agree that Puerto Rico should continue to have its present form of territorial status?
Yes: 46%
No: 54%
Irrespective of your answer to the first question, indicate which of the following non-territorial options you prefer.
This is an important issue for all Americans and there is still a long process ahead. This is an important issue for all Americans, and there is still a long process ahead. The Puerto Rico Report will provide news and analysis about Puerto Rico’s rejection of their status as a U.S. territory and the next steps in this historic change.
Some analyses of the recent status vote in Puerto Rico imply that voters were confused and did not actually intend to vote for statehood. In light ... Read more...
A solid majority of Puerto Ricans have voted to end the island’s 114-year old relationship as a territory of the United States and become the nation’s ... Read more...
Crime Scene. Latino Times. Norberto Gonzalez-Claudio, a leader in the underground movement for Puerto Rican independence, faces a five-year prison sentence Wednesday for planning a notorious, $7 million armored car ...
WASHINGTON – A former Police of Puerto Rico officer was sentenced today to 181 months in prison for her role in providing armed security for a drug transaction, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the ...
Congresistas buscan determinar cuánto costaría que Puerto Rico fuera el estado 51 Congressmen seek to determine what it would cost make Puerto Rico the 51st state
