All posts by Center for Investigative Journalism

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  A year later, legal authorities have yet to close investigation into the Telegram chat ‘brothers’

  By Damaris Suárez Ayear after the conversations between former Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and his closest collaborators contained in 889 pages of a Telegram chat were revealed, the Special Independent Prosecutor Panel (PFEI, in Spanish) has been unable...

  • Posted July 27, 2020
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  Puerto Rico’s Chronically Ill Health System Blocks Effective COVID-19 Response

  By  Jeniffer Wiscovitch and Omaya Sosa Pascual While Joshua James Sánchez Antillón was hospitalized, seriously ill due to COVID-19, his father, Luis Ángel “Wichy” Sánchez Soler, got a bill for $65,000. It did not even itemize the services the hospital...

  • Posted July 27, 2020
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  Reverse mortgages in Puerto Rico cause financial calamity for many seniors

  An analysis by USA TODAY and the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo in Puerto Rico found waves of reverse mortgages headed to foreclosure for reasons other than death, the natural way the loans are supposed to end. Almost...

  • Posted July 2, 2020
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  Puerto Ricans in the US live in counties with the highest possibility of COVID-19 infection and death

  The trend is strongly observed in the state of New York. Urban poverty and social vulnerability factors increase the possibility of becoming infected or dying from the virus in places where most Puerto Ricans live.

  • Posted June 25, 2020
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  More Deaths in Puerto Rico than Announced During the Pandemic

  By  Omaya Sosa Pascual  and  Jeniffer Wiscovitch Deaths in Puerto Rico have increased over the past three months despite the few COVID-19 losses reported on the island and the drop in fatalities from accidents and crimes due to quarantine confinement,...

  • Posted June 12, 2020
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  Unsuitable 23% of Shelters Listed by the Government of Puerto Rico for the Hurricane Season

  Municipalities demand clear communication from the Departments of Housing and Health, facing a potential triple emergency due to earthquakes, the coronavirus and hurricanes.

  • Posted June 12, 2020
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  Department of Education Must Respond in Court for Severe Pattern of Lack of Transparency

  Center for Investigative Journalism sues to learn about schools closed after Hurricane Maria, and the dept.'s budget, organizational chart and auditors

  • Posted June 2, 2020
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  PR Department of Health Still has Problems Producing Correct and Updated COVID-19 Data

  The agency asked for an extension of up to 60 days to comply with the information request from Puerto Rico’s Institute of Statistics, claiming the data is produced manually, that they have problems with the computer systems,...

  • Posted May 29, 2020
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  Hundreds of employees file complaints in OSHA against employers in midst of pandemic

  Executives of some of the companies facing complaints are part of the economic Task Force that advises the government

  • Posted May 15, 2020
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  Study reveals that Puerto Rico’s transparency laws are worse than in most countries

  Puerto Rico ranked 87th in comparison to 128 other countries.

  • Posted May 15, 2020