Hurricane Fiona Five Years After Maria Devastated Puerto Rico, The Island Is Still on a Road to Recovery Five years after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, killing at least 3,000 residents and destroying the island’s power grid in 2017, the island is yet again facing the aftermath of another devastating storm. David Guadalupe, Puerto Rico’s Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Chair, joins LX to discuss Puerto Rico’s road to recovery.
Hurricane Fiona Fiona Brings Heavy Rain, Blackouts and Destruction in Puerto Rico Hurricane Fiona left most of Puerto Rico without power on Sunday after the storm battered the island with heavy rain and whipping winds.
Wanda Vázquez Former Puerto Rico Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez was arrested on corruption charges Thursday, becoming the first governor of the U.S. territory to face federal charges.
clear the shelters How Rescuing Dogs from Puerto Rico Became This New Yorker's Mission Julie Sinaw was on vacation in Puerto Rico when she first became aware of the island’s large population of stray dogs. That’s when the seed was planted to form Animal Lighthouse Rescue, a nonprofit organization that rescues stray dogs in Puerto Rico and brings them to New York for adoption.
Puerto Rico La AEE Es Una Mina De Oro Para Las Empresas Estadounidenses La Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica de Puerto Rico ha otorgado miles de millones de dólares en contratos a compañías norteamericanas pero algunos puertorriqueños todavía sufren apagones. En este reportaje con HuffPost analizamos a dónde ha ido el dinero de la agencia.
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico's Troubled Utility Is A Goldmine For U.S. Contractors Billions of dollars in contracts have been awarded to politically connected Americans, even as Puerto Ricans suffer electricity outages
Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, U.S. Companies Profit While People Still Don't Have Reliable Power Critics say Puerto Rico’s power grid isn’t much more resilient than it was before Hurricane Maria, despite billions of dollars awarded in contracts. After Maria, some Puerto Ricans went nine months without power, and they fear it could happen again this hurricane season. NBCLX storyteller Bianca Graulau spoke to a family who lost a loved one when he had an...
Puerto Rico He Lost His Dad and Son to COVID-19. This Is What He Thinks About Reopening the Country Luis Sanchez has suffered some of the cruelest losses of the coronavirus pandemic.
Puerto Rico Coronavirus: How Puerto Rico Communities Are Taking Action Puerto Rico was already the first to impose the strictest lockdown in the US due to coronavirus, and then the governor kicked it up a notch. She’s restricting what days people can go out to get essential things like food and medicine based on their license plates.
Puerto Rico The History of Puerto Rico's Second-Class Status NBCLX storyteller Bianca Graulau examines the history of the island’s unusual relationship with the U.S., and the statehood debate that has divided even Puerto Ricans.
