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Puerto Rico’s Climate Change Committee Left Powerless by Politics and Lack of Funding
With no operating budget, three vacancies left by the resignation of half its scientific members, and not a single meeting held in nine months, the Committee of Experts and Advisors on Climate Change (CEACC) has been left powerless. Created by...

New Fortress Energy signs long-term gas supply agreement with Puerto Rican government
New Fortress Energy Inc. has reached agreement on contract terms with the Third-Party Procurement Office (3PPO) and the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority (P3A) for the long-term supply of LNG to Puerto Rico. The contract is...

Oman lifts import ban on birds and poultry products from India, Nepal, Turkey, Australia, and Puerto Rico
MUSCAT : The decision, issued by the Minister His Excellency Dr. Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed Al Habsi, applies to the states of Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka in the Republic of India; the Republic of Nepal, Konya Province and Kayseri...

Puerto Ricans Protest Military Build-up, Warn of Vieques Déjà Vu
Last week’s protests across Puerto Rico against a new wave of U.S. military operations drew little response from officials or mainstream media. For residents of Vieques and Culebra, ignoring them risks reopening the wounds of contamination,...

New Fortress Energy Gets New Deal to Supply Gas to Puerto Rico
New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) said Tuesday it had agreed contract terms with local authorities to continue delivering natural gas for Puerto Rico's power system for seven more years. The agreement with the Third-Party Procurement Office and the...

Puerto Rico Dismissal Deals Climate Lawfare Campaign Another Setback
2017 AP YEAR END PHOTOS - Rafael Reyes embraces his wife Xarelis Negron and his son Xariel as they stand in the remains of their home destroyed by Hurricane Maria, in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 7, 2017. A federal...

Puerto Rico secures gas supply through multi-year LNG deal with US firm
U.S. energy infrastructure player New Fortress Energy (NFE) has ironed out the terms of a long-term gas supply contract with the government of Puerto Rico, which will enable it to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Caribbean nation....

ETI: Housing affordability crisis persists in Puerto Rico
Housing unit sales in Puerto Rico rose to 2,467 in the first quarter of 2025, but remain below the 2021 peak of 3,326, according to the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions. (Screen capture) Puerto Rico’s housing affordability...

Alicia Kennedy blends Puerto Rican flavors, Wisconsin produce
As a food and culture writer who cultivates a spirit of abundance, Alicia Kennedy is coming to the Upper Midwest at the perfect time. Kennedy is the author of the 2023 book “No Meat Required: The Cultural and Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating”...

New Fortress Energy Stock Surges On $4B Puerto Rico Deal LNG Supply Deal
New Fortress Energy stock (NFE) jumped over 35% in extended trading on Tuesday after the company confirmed that it has struck an agreement to sell liquefied natural gas to Puerto Rico. Earlier in the day, Puerto Rico's Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez...

Aibonito celebra el 2do Aniversario del Reloj de Puerto Rico con música, cultura y tradiciones
AIBONITO – El próximo sábado, 4 de octubre de 2025, el pueblo de Aibonito se vestirá de fiesta para conmemorar el 2do Aniversario del Reloj de Puerto Rico, una de las atracciones más emblemáticas de la zona central de la Isla. La celebración, que...

Housing remains unaffordable for a great many in Puerto Rico
A slight improvement in the Housing Affordability Index does not signify a real enhancement in the affordability issues plaguing Puerto Rico’s housing market, according to Estudios Técnicos Inc. (Pexels) The Housing Affordability Index, prepared...

Puerto Rico Tech Chief Ousted After Rejecting Contract for Digital Health Platform
On April 28, Gov. Jenniffer González Colón withdrew the appointment of Antonio Ramos Guardiola as executive director of the Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service (PRITS). The announcement drew little attention amid the political fallout...

Puerto Rican flag raised in the city
NEW BRITAIN — The Puerto Rican flag rose again in Central Park on Friday evening, as local leaders and residents gathered to recognize the Puerto Rican population, leading up to Hispanic Heritage Month and the New Britain Puerto Rican Festival....

New Fortress Energy signs $4 billion LNG contract in Puerto Rico
In a social media post posted on Tuesday, Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez announced that Puerto Rico had negotiated a $4 Billion liquefied gas contract with New Fortress Energy. The contract, which was signed after the talks on a larger contract in...
US judge throws out Puerto Rico climate lawsuit against oil and gas majors
A US federal judge in Puerto Rico has tossed a climate-related lawsuit against several oil and gas majors that dozens of municipalities in the US territory filed about five years after hurricanes ravaged the region in 2017. Signed Thursday by US...

Couldn’t make it to see Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico? He's livestreaming his last concert
In addition to the concert, Amazon announced further collaborations with Bad Bunny to help strengthen the Puerto Rican community, including a storefront called ‘comPRa Local’ on the Amazon website that will feature Puerto Rican products. Other...

Mia Castillo Brings Her CUNYAC Talent to Puerto Rico Pro League; NBC New York Aired Feature Story
Via Baruch College Athletics, 5h ago WNBC CHANNEL 4 NEW YORK NEWS STORY LINK Mia Castillo, the all-time leading scorer in both Baruch College and CUNYAC basketball history, was recently featured on NBC New York Channel 4. Currently playing...
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Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rico residency livestream: When and where to watch
Bad Bunny has turned Puerto Rico into the center of the music universe this summer. His groundbreaking residency, “No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí” (“I Don’t Want to Leave Here”), has not only been a musical spectacle but also a cultural and economic...

It’s Hispanic Heritage Month! Are Mainland Schools Studying Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico Report has been watching classroom instruction in the states for more than a decade and we have consistently seen that Puerto Rico is not covered in state or national standards or in most classrooms. Have things improved? Are mainland...