The Latest Breaking News from Puerto Rico

Chicago’s Puerto Rican community raises funds as storm-battered island remains without power

The Puerto Rican Agenda of Chicago and other community organizations are aiming to raise at least $100,000 to send to local Puerto Rican communities as they recover from Hurricane Fiona.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 21, 2022

The river roared into their homes: A Puerto Rican town struggles after Hurricane Fiona

When Jose Albaladejo Santiago opened the white gates of his home Tuesday morning for the first time after Hurricane Fiona flooded Puerto Rico, his dirty refrigerator blocked the entrance.

Miami Herald · Sep 20, 2022

Millions in Caribbean left without power and water in wake of Category 3 Hurricane Fiona

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Maria, a devastating killer storm that left still-unhealed scars, Puerto Ricans awoke Tuesday to a fresh scene of ruin from Hurricane Fiona.

Miami Herald · Sep 20, 2022

Bad Bunny, Christina Aguilera, Rauw Alejandro lead 2022 Latin Grammy nominees

The Latin Recording Academy has announced its nominations for the 23rd Latin Grammy Awards, with top nominees spanning the globe from Puerto Rico to Texas to Spain.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 20, 2022

Hurricane Fiona is getting stronger, and 2 other systems could turn into depressions

Hurricane Fiona, which left devastating damage in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, is bringing stormy conditions to the Turks and Caicos Tuesday morning as a Category 3 storm. Forecasters are also monitoring two other systems in the Atlantic that could turn into tropical depressions this week.

Miami Herald · Sep 20, 2022

Liz Truss gives chief of staff Mark Fullbrook her ‘full support’ amid FBI probe

Prime Minister Liz Truss’s chief of staff was questioned as a witness as part of an FBI probe into corruption claims in Puerto Rico.

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022

White House rejects ‘sham referendums’ in occupied Ukraine – as it happened

National security adviser makes remark while Biden will ‘rebuke Russia’ at UN summit

The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2022

How climate change is fueling hurricanes

After a quiet start to the season, Hurricane Fiona slammed into Puerto Rico and then battered the Dominican Republic, leaving more than 1 million people without running water or power.

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022

Puerto Rico power grid no match for Fiona; residents unsurprised

Some 80% of homes and businesses in Puerto Rico still lacked power on Tuesday as rains from Hurricane Fiona receded, leaving residents complaining that the island's troubled electrical grid was still a mess before the storm, despite billions of dollars in funding to improve it.

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022

Fiona barrels toward Turks and Caicos as a Category 3 hurricane

The intensifying storm kept dropping copious rain over the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, where a 58-year-old man died after police said he was swept away by a river in a central mountain town.

WEKU · Sep 20, 2022