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New York City celebrated the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, the largest demonstration of cultural pride in the nation, on Sunday, June 8, 2025. In its 68th year, the parade took place from 44th … ...
The recent op-ed, “Puerto Rico is Trump’s Perfect Partner in Reshoring,” is a familiar remix of failed economic promises wrapped in patriotic language. It urges the U.S. to use Puerto Rico ...
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has signed a bill into law that formally establishes a trade commission between the state and Puerto Rico. Lamont held a bill signing ceremony in Bridgeport on Friday ...
The annual National Puerto Rican Day Festival is hosted by El Conquistador Latino Newspaper with Noticias Wisconsin from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday near the Mitchell Park Domes.
For the Riveras, "Pitorro is Puerto Rican culture, because culture includes everything that defines a group of people. It encompasses everything from art, music, foods, beverages, and traditions.
The Puerto Rico Power Authority has also grappled with chronic financial problems. Facing $9 billion in debt, the troubled power company effectively filed for bankruptcy in summer 2017.
Beginning with the initial wave of colonization by the Spanish crown in 1508, into the 1898 U.S. occupation of Puerto Rico and the ongoing financial crisis, the history lesson provided in “Debí ...
With beautiful beaches and luxe oceanfront resorts, San Juan, Puerto Rico, is the Caribbean destination dreams are made of — no passport required for U.S. citizens.
He’s exactly right, and his comments show why statehood for Puerto Rico should be a Republican priority. Trump made significant electoral gains among Puerto Ricans stateside.
When President Jimmy Carter commuted the prison sentences of the four Puerto Rican nationalists who attacked members of Congress and President Harry S. Truman in the 1950s, he cited “humane ...
According to The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, Florida residents of Puerto Rican descent represent 5.7% of the state. Ohio, North Carolina, and Wisconsin are at 1%.