Category: Puerto Rico
Statehood summit and counter-protest in DC reflect Puerto Rico’s divided status debate
From March 3 to 5, the Puerto Rico Statehood Council, Governor Jenniffer González-Colón (NPP, R),...
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#TBT: July 16, 2026
Born April 16, 1866, José de Diego y Martínez was a Puerto Rican statesman, journalist, poet,...
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A Puerto Rico Government Agency Exposed 1 Million Social Security Numbers
by Luis Valentín, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, and Nick...
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Inside the government’s push to divert Puerto Rico solar funds to a bankrupt utility
Internal documents show the Department of Energy knew the decision “may generate negative commentary” and be perceived as “undue favoritism.”
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Nearly a decade after Hurricane María, Añasco to bring back El Salto de La Encantada
The municipality of Añasco broke ground June 8, 2026 on the reconstruction of El Salto de La...
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CENTRO Journal seeks contributors exploring Puerto Rico’s ties to the Black Caribbean
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College has opened a call for contributors to a...
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#TBT: June 11, 2026
Among the versions of the origin of Puerto Rico’s flag design is that the idea of inverting...
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Depoliticizing the judicial system
By Enrique Vázquez Quintana, MD The justices of the Supreme Courts of both Puerto Rico and the...
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Puerto Rico moves its Democratic presidential primary to Super Tuesday
“Our presidential primary is moving to Super Tuesday, so our voters are part of the conversation...
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#TBT: May 7, 2026
On May 7, 1998, NBC aired a Seinfeld episode with the Puerto Rico flag being burned and stomped...
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Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
By Raquel Rutledge. This story was originally published by ProPublica. To the narcotics agents...
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