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New debt plan proposes spike in Puerto Rico power bills

Residential electric bills in Puerto Rico could increase by an average of $19 a month if a federal bankruptcy judge approves a proposal to restructure the staggering debt held by Puerto Rico’s power company

The Independent UK

Three American tourists stabbed after being told to stop filming in popular Puerto Rico neighbourhood

Police say three US tourists were stabbed in Puerto Rico after someone told them to stop filming in a renowned seaside community known as La Perla that is popular with visitors

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3 US tourists stabbed in popular Puerto Rican neighborhood

Police say three U.S. tourists were stabbed in Puerto Rico after someone told them to stop filming in a renowned seaside community known as La Perla that is popular with visitors

The Independent UK

'I had to breastfeed my husband on holiday – it was the weirdest thing we've done'

TikToker Janelle recently went on holiday to Puerto Rico with her husband Josh but things soon took a turn when she realised she had left her breast pump at home

Daily Mirror

TikTok star dies after falling off 70ft coastal cliff while shooting videos

The young men fell off the 70ft high cliff in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, while trying to capture footage for social media despite warnings from his cousin to stay well clear of the cliff edge

Daily Mirror

Puerto Rico's southern region fights for cleaner air, water

Puerto Rico’s southeast coast has long been considered one of the U.S. territory’s most contaminated regions

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Puerto Rico selects company to privatize power generation

Puerto Rico privatized its electricity production on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Study: Puerto Rico should go solar to meet clean energy goal

A U.S. government study aimed at helping Puerto Rico shift to clean energy has found there’s not enough available land for large-scale solar farms and installation of wind generators

The Independent UK

Puerto Rico pushes for private power generation amid secrecy

The governing board of Puerto Rico’s power company says it has approved a plan to privatize electric generation in the U.S. territory after meeting for nearly two hours behind closed doors

The Independent UK

Puerto Rico to privatize power generation amid outages

Puerto Rico's government says it plans to privatize electricity generation, a first for a U.S. territory facing chronic power outages as it struggles to rebuild a crumbling electric grid

The Independent UK

The Supreme Court Weighs State Sovereignty and the Status of Puerto Rico

The justices heard oral arguments in Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo.

Reason

Supreme Court weighs immunity of Puerto Rico oversight board - Roll Call

The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with lawsuit protections for a government board created by Congress to oversee Puerto Rico's debt.

Roll Call

Golfweek’s Best 2023: Top 50 courses in Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic islands and Central America

The 2023 Golfweek's Best ranking of tropical courses include plenty of water views.

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Forest lizards have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers say

The Puerto Rican crested anole has sprouted special scales to better cling to smooth surfaces like walls and windows and grown larger limbs to sprint across open areas, scientists say.

The Independent UK

Forest lizards genetically morph to survive life in the city

U.S. scientists in Puerto Rico have found that forest-dwelling lizards have genetically morphed to survive life in the city

The Independent UK

Puerto Rico reggaeton singer accused of domestic violence

Authorities in Puerto Rico have arrested Randy Ortiz Acevedo of the popular reggaeton duo Jowell & Randy on domestic violence charges after a judge ruled there was sufficient evidence against the singer

WEKU

Hurricane-damaged roofs in Puerto Rico remain a problem. One group is offering a fix.

Five years after Hurricane Maria, PRoTechos, a local nonprofit, helps repair damaged roofs the government overlooked or that were fixed poorly. It also trains people to make future repairs themselves.

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50 years after tragic plane crash, Roberto Clemente's incredible legacy only continues to grow

PITTSBURGH — New Year's Eve marked 50 years since a plane carrying Roberto Clemente crashed while delivering earthquake relief supplies to Nicaragua. In those five decades, the iconic Pirates outfielder's legacy has soared to incredible and unimaginable heights.

Los Angeles Times

'Almost a saint': Roberto Clemente is as influential as ever 50 years after his death

When Roberto Clemente Jr. woke on the morning of Dec. 31, 1972, he immediately tiptoed to his parents' bedroom to see whether his father was up.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Roberto Clemente’s death 50 years ago forever changed his son, a former Phillies minor leaguer

PHILADELPHIA — Roberto Clemente Jr. was dressing for his first spring training workout in February 1986 when a Phillies official alerted him to a group of reporters waiting outside the clubhouse in Clearwater, Fla. He signed with the team a month earlier for $40,000. Now the press wanted to know…

The Independent UK

Roberto Clemente remains Latino legend 50 years after death

Roberto Clemente remains one of the most revered figures in Puerto Rico and Latin America 50 years after his death

Miami Herald

Haitian child dies after migrant boat capsizes on Puerto Rican beach

A 3-year-old child presumed to be from Haiti died Friday morning after a migrant boat capsized on the beaches of the Puerto Rican beach town of Rincón, according to local and federal authorities, the latest such voyage near the American territory to turn deadly.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Ballot for all: Let Puerto Rico have a binding vote on its status

We talk a lot in these pages about self-determination, whether it be for the people of Iran, China, Ukraine or elsewhere where the preferences of ordinary folks are made secondary to grander designs by self-appointed leaders (including certain U.S. leaders who would like to choose their voters as opposed to…

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This Military Spending Bill Will Make Puerto Rico's Next Hurricane Disaster Even Worse

The maritime industry inserted some protectionism into the National Defense Authorization Act.

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