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Feds charge 4 for possessing endangered species
Issued: September 2, 2010
Federal authorities have charged four local men with violations related to possessing endangered species, U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez...
P.R. in line for $1M to monitor health insurers
Issued: September 2, 2010
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) informed Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi on Thursday that Puerto Rico is eligible to...
Bill seeks constitutional ban on gay marriage
Issued: September 2, 2010
New Progressive Party Rep. Norman Ramírez filed a measure Thursday that would amend the island Constitution to explicitly define marriage as a union...
Justice Rivera García sworn in to Supreme Court
Issued: September 2, 2010
Associate Justice Edgardo Rivera García was sworn in to the seven-member Puerto Rico Supreme Court in a ceremony that was delayed by Hurricane Earl. ...
Gaston weakens far out in ‘Hurricane Alley’
Issued: September 2, 2010
Tropical Storm Gaston had weakened to a tropical depression far out in the Atlantic by Thursday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said. ...
Prepa: Almost all service restored in wake of Earl
Issued: September 2, 2010
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (Prepa) Executive Director Miguel Cordero said Thursday power has been restored 99 percent of the areas that were...
P.R. shown the door in 88-79 loss to Ivory Coast
Issued: September 2, 2010
A lackluster Puerto Rico squad was finally knocked out of the basketball world championship with its 88-79 loss to previously winless Ivory Coast in...
Health chief: 7 more deaths eyed for dengue link
Issued: September 2, 2010
Another seven deaths remain under analysis to determine whether dengue was the blame, Health Secretary Lorenzo González said Thursday. ...
Housing stimulus package clears Capitol
Issued: September 1, 2010
The housing stimulus bill aimed at spurring residential real estate sales and rentals was headed to Gov. Luis Fortuño’s desk to be signed into law...
Governor moves to improve special education
Issued: September 1, 2010
Gov. Luis Fortuño met with parents of special education students Wednesday to discuss a new plan aimed at improving Education Department services...
P.R. squanders lead in 79-77 loss to Turkey
Issued: September 1, 2010
ANKARA, Turkey ― Host Turkey maintained its perfect record at the basketball world championship by narrowly beating Puerto Rico 79-77 Wednesday,...
House speaker pushes Farinacci ethics probe
Issued: September 1, 2010
House Speaker Jenniffer González submitted three sworn statements Wednesday to the House Ethics Committee to jumpstart an ethics probe into domestic...
Insurance: Earl could cost $150M in Caribbean
Issued: September 1, 2010
Hurricane Earl caused as much as $150 million in insured losses in the Caribbean, according to estimates released Wednesday by catastrophe modeling...
States restricting Puerto Rico birth certificates
Issued: September 1, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Elizabeth Torres was stung when her 19-year-old son said he’d been turned down for a state-issued Ohio identification card because...
SBA: Disaster plan vital in hurricane high season
Issued: September 1, 2010
The U.S. Small Business Administration is encouraging business owners, homeowners and others to create their own disaster preparedness plan during...
Top 50 US banks list: Popular up, FirstBank out
Issued: September 1, 2010
NEW YORK — First Niagara Financial Group Inc.’s $1.15 billion takeover of NewAlliance Bancshares Inc. catapulted the regional bank to the 38th largest...
UPR Mayagüez gets $307K federal farm grant
Issued: September 1, 2010
The University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez has been awarded more than $300,000 in federal funds under a program aimed at helping to create jobs and...
Feds hit Bus Authority with $1.2M enviro penalty
Issued: September 1, 2010
Puerto Rico’s Metropolitan Bus Authority (MBA) recently signed a proposed consent decree with the federal government over violations of hazardous...
Statistics Institute chief suspended in CPI flap
Issued: August 31, 2010
The Puerto Rico Statistics Institute Board of Directors has named Manuel Cardona Martínez as the entity’s interim director while it investigates...
Humana: Mi Salud deal to add 140,000 members
Issued: August 31, 2010
Humana Inc. will add about 140,000 members through its selection to administer three of the eight regions under the island government’s Mi Salud...
P.R. Chrysler Group dealers vying for Fiat outlets
Issued: August 31, 2010
Chrysler Group dealers from the U.S. including Puerto Rico attending the Fiat Experience event outside Detroit were upbeat about the possibility of...
Bilingual ballots deal reached for Ohio primary
Issued: August 31, 2010
The U.S. Department of Justice and Cuyahoga County, Ohio have reached an agreement concerning bilingual ballots, at least for next week’s special...
Cape Verde season keeps forecasters on the alert
Issued: August 31, 2010
The Cape Verde storm season is in full swing with two named storms churning in the Atlantic and forecasters keeping a wary eye on a third system off...
P.R. beats China 84-76 to get first win at worlds
Issued: August 31, 2010
Puerto Rico earned its first win at the basketball world championships in Turkey by beating China 84-76 Tuesday, using its strong transition game to...
P.R. calm as Earl spins north; no power for 200K
Issued: August 31, 2010
Puerto Rico was mostly calm Tuesday as Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled away from the island toward the U.S. coast after...


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