Tag: Hurricane Maria
The colony of a colony: Vieques’ struggles, ...
Posted by Daniel Stewart | Jan 19, 2022 | Headlines, Puerto Rico | 0 |
Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands brace for im...
Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Aug 27, 2019 | Headlines, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands | 0 |
The effects of displacement on Puerto Rican K-12 s...
Posted by Sarah McMichael | Jan 3, 2019 | Headlines, Puerto Rico | 0 |
Puerto Rico has the least safe water of any state ...
Posted by Sarah McMichael | Oct 17, 2018 | Headlines, Puerto Rico | 0 |
Why there’s controversy on the death toll af...
Posted by Devorah Levy-Pearlman | Jul 22, 2018 | Headlines, Puerto Rico | 0 |
Brain drain crisis in the US territories is a hidden threat to economic stability
by Roxana Nasrin | Oct 8, 2025 | Economy, Headlines, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico | 0 |
In the last 20 years, US territories have faced a serious problem: the loss of population. For...
Read MorePuerto Ricans are devising the food system of tomorrow
by Grist | Oct 7, 2025 | Puerto Rico, Science and Environment | 0 |
Following a history of disinvestment and destructive climate disasters, communities across the archipelago are developing living blueprints of food sovereignty.
Read MoreThe October surprise is Puerto Rico
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Oct 28, 2024 | Elections, Headlines, Puerto Rico | 0 |
At approximately 1:00 pm EDT, the Kamala Harris campaign posted a video outlining the Vice...
Read MoreIn seeking connection to Puerto Rico, Vice President Kamala Harris finds a complicated picture
by Harper Godsey | Apr 22, 2024 | Federal Government, Headlines, Puerto Rico | 0 |
Vice President Kamala Harris (D), accompanied by US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and...
Read MoreFEMA: hero or villain in Puerto Rico’s energy rebuild?
by Tucker Gauss | Jun 21, 2023 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico | 0 |
Following the devastation of Hurricane Fiona and the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Emergency...
Read MorePuerto Rican schools suffer in the aftermath of natural disasters
by Aditi Vikram | Apr 10, 2023 | Puerto Rico | 0 |
For years, Puerto Rico has been hit with natural disaster after disaster, making it hard for every...
Read MoreUS ships generators to Puerto Rico, aiding with power outages
by Keegan Sweeney | Mar 28, 2023 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico | 0 |
Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierlusi (NPP, R) announced on Friday, March 17, that the United States...
Read MorePuerto Rico’s artistic response to Hurricane Maria
by Aditi Vikram | Dec 9, 2022 | Headlines, Puerto Rico | 0 |
Five years after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans are still facing hardships that were only...
Read MoreHow the United States is Handling Maria versus Fiona
by Thomas Cole | Nov 30, 2022 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico, Science and Environment | 0 |
In 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a category 4 hurricane with winds as high...
Read MoreRemnants of blackouts and Hurricanes continue to haunt Puerto Ricans
by Karizma Avila | Nov 9, 2022 | Headlines, Puerto Rico, Science and Environment | 0 |
Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico for only 48 hours. Yet, it left a long-lasting humanitarian...
Read MoreUS Territories’ October 24-30, 2022 news week in tweets
by Noah Killeen | Oct 31, 2022 | News Week in Tweets | 0 |
Proposed tax on sugar and tobacco products in the Northern Mariana Islands faces backlash A...
Read MoreHow Puerto Rico’s recovery is going after Fiona
by Kaitlyn Sullivan | Oct 25, 2022 | Puerto Rico | 0 |
Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico on September 18, 2022, creating havoc territory-wide. With...
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