All posts by Juan A. Hernández

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  Seniors Rule in Puerto Rico

  Sixty is the new forty

  • Posted May 24, 2017
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  Retailers in Florida Seek Puerto Rican Products for Avid Consumers

  As the Puerto Rican community grows in Florida, so does the yearning for those familiar, everyday things that have been left behind

  • Posted May 11, 2017
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  Students arrested for alleged property damage, aggression during San Juan protest

  SAN JUAN — At least two students from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus were arrested Sunday during a demonstration in front of the Capitol. Joshua Ramos and Adriana Quiles were taken into custody by...

  • Posted April 23, 2017
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  Campaign demonstrates consumers prefer local products

    SAN JUAN – The Puerto Rico Products Association (PRPA) announced Wednesday that the results of its #LoMejorParaTodos (#TheBestForEveryone) campaign reflects that Puerto Rican consumers prefer local products and services over imported ones. The campaign was based on the...

  • Posted April 19, 2017
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  Paradores Expect Surge in P.R Guests Over Easter Weekend

  SAN JUAN – Like customary during Holy Week, thousands of Puerto Ricans and their families will make use of their days off to enjoy themselves at the beach. While just about every beach around the island will...

  • Posted April 12, 2017
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  UN sponsors campaign against sexual harassment in Mexico City

  SAN JUAN – The United Nations and the government of Mexico City have partnered in a campaign to prevent sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence against women in public transport throughout the city as part...

  • Posted April 4, 2017
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  Rosselló Presents Bill in Favor of Puerto Rico Police

  SAN JUAN – Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Sunday that he will present a bill to authorize Puerto Rico Police officers to work as security officers during their spare time at public and private establishments. “Through legislation, we will allow...

  • Posted April 3, 2017
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  Puerto Rico not disclosing Zika-related microcephaly statistics

  SAN JUAN – Neither pediatricians who treat children with neurological disorders and congenital malformations caused by the Zika virus nor researchers know how many children have been born in Puerto Rico with such conditions since the an...

  • Posted March 23, 2017
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  High Noon on Wall Street

  Is Rosselló Dueling With the Board? Despite the seemingly at odds written and verbal exchanges between Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and the members of the Financial Oversight & Management Board (FOMB) on what steps should be taken to...

  • Posted March 17, 2017
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  Senate to request fiscal board members to disclose ownership of Puerto Rico bonds

  SAN JUAN – The Senate had its sights on approving Thursday afternoon Resolution 156 requesting the U.S. Congress to order the fiscal oversight board’s members to disclose whether they personally or through some legal personality own bonds...

  • Posted March 9, 2017