A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew airlifted a Florida man from a life raft off Puerto Rico and flew him to safety this weekend after he had fled his boat from fear that the larger vessel would capsize. Coast Guard personnel in the San Juan sector first got an alert from the pleasure boat Solamar […]
Vice President Kamala Harris found herself in an awkward situation last week outside a community center during a visit to Puerto Rico. As she stood in the courtyard following her visit to the Goyoco Community Center in San Juan, a man began singing in Spanish. Oblivious to the message behind the melody, Harris enthusiastically […]
On a recent trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Vice President Kamala Harris encountered an unexpected event as she clapped to music that, unbeknownst to her, contained lyrics protesting her visit. The situation occurred outside the Goyoco community center and swiftly caught attention after a video clip circulated online. The footage captures a moment in […]
They weren’t playing her song. Vice President Kamala Harris brought a new definition of embarrassment to her office on Friday during a visit to Puerto Rico as she stood and clapped cluelessly for a band serenading her in Spanish in San Juan. She didn’t know they were mocking her in the process. According to The Associated Press, […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Puerto Rico on Friday as part of a whirlwind trip to tout the federal aid the U.S. territory has received following deadly hurricanes and attend a Democratic fundraiser. Her visit comes days after U.S. President Joe Biden launched a campaign targeting Latino […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico is trudging through reconstruction work after two devastating hurricanes and a string of strong earthquakes, and has spent less than 10% of more than $23 billion in available federal funds, according to a U.S. government report released Tuesday. The U.S. territory has “a substantial amount” of permanent projects […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Legislators in racially diverse Puerto Rico have opened a public debate on a bill to explicitly prohibit discrimination against hairstyles such as cornrows and Afros, sparking a heated debate. Local government officials argue the legislation is unnecessary because federal and local laws already ban such discrimination. But Puerto Rican activists […]
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