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Machete Fight Capsizes Migrant Boat Near Puerto Rico — 3 Dead, 10 Still Missing

Machete fight capsized a vessel carrying 62 migrants near Mona Island. Three dead, 49 rescued, 10 still missing as the Coast Guard search continues.

Latin Times · Sep 30

Haiti Deportations Are Surging — Returnees Handed a Meal and 10,000 Gourdes; Experience Ongoing Instability

Deportations to Haiti have surged since TPS ended, with 450+ sent back into gang-held territory and little support, HRW finds.

Latin Times · Sep 21

Puerto Rico is rationing water, but many residents stopped trusting the tap long before the drought

Imagine turning on your kitchen faucet and nothing comes out. Not for an hour, but for two full days. Then the water returns, only to stop again two days later.

The Conversation · Aug 20

Puerto Rican municipal workers pitch in as power outages persist

Puerto Rican government workers tried to forge their own path to restoring power on Monday, when about 40% of the island was without electricity more than a week after Hurricane Fiona struck.

Reuters · Sep 26, 2022

Hurricane Fiona extends Puerto Rico's energy problems beyond power grid

Puerto Rico's widespread power outages caused by Hurricane Fiona have led to cascading energy problems for the island, where fuel distribution limitations and surging demand for fuel to run backup generators has left many gas stations dry.

Reuters · Sep 23, 2022

Medical device makers see little impact from Fiona on Puerto Rico operations

Medical device companies and some drugmakers with manufacturing operations in Puerto Rico said they do not expect meaningful disruption from Hurricane Fiona, which knocked out power for over 3 million people and caused flooding and landslides on the island.

Reuters · Sep 23, 2022

Former governor of Puerto Rico arrested on corruption charges

Wanda Vazquez is charged with conspiracy, federal programmes bribery and honest services wire fraud, officials say.

Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2022

‘The beaches belong to the people’: inside Puerto Rico’s anti-gentrification protests

Locals and climate activists battle against coastal development and privatization of public beaches as luxury condos proliferate

The Guardian - US · Jul 23, 2022

Hundreds protest to demand Puerto Rico scrap contract with power grid operator

Hundreds of people marched on Wednesday in Puerto Rico's capital San Juan to demand that the island's government cancel its contract with power grid operator LUMA Energy over chronic power outages and frequent rate hikes.

Reuters · Jul 20, 2022