Lawmakers push to dissolve Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, sparking backlash
Under the proposed law, a specialized division within the DDEC would take over the ICP’s essential cultural responsibilities.
Under the proposed law, a specialized division within the DDEC would take over the ICP’s essential cultural responsibilities.
The pilot is one of 67 victims who died after an American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. on approach to Reagan National Airport.
Este año los temas principales del evento son educación, vivienda, salud y negocios. Expertos en cada área los discutirán con los participantes.
Expert warns that Trump’s administration’s denial of science and lack of action on climate change will affect vulnerable coastal communities and even inland regions, as well as coastal areas like Puerto Rico and Florida.
During Trump's first term in office, from 2017 to 2021, the Puerto Rican Legislature proposed erecting a statue after he visited the island following Hurricane Maria. Some lawmakers did not agree in 2018.
El concepto que tendrá hasta ahora el monumento incluye 49 columnas con los nombres de cada una de las víctimas, un jardín de sanación, un espacio para la reflexión, una fuente para rendir tributo, un espacio privado para reuniones y un pabellón educativo.
On Wednesday afternoon, it was announced that the residency would be extended through September.
This year’s edition will honor José Vega Santana, better known as the Payaso Remi; Olympic medalist Jasmine Camacho-Quinn; and rapper Vico C.
After Hurricane Fiona, in September 2022, President Biden tasked Granholm to expedite the modernization of the island’s electric grid, deteriorated for decades by the lack of investment in its infrastructure, maintenance, and the scourge of Hurricane Maria, in 2017.
In addition, the first case of bird flu was confirmed in Puerto Rico last week.