Puerto Rico news

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Puerto Rico's Reservoirs Climb Out of Alert as Extreme Drought Drops to 37%

Metro Puerto Rico

For the first time in months, all 19 reservoirs that supply drinking water to Puerto Rico have completely left alert and deficit status, according to the daily report published by …

CultureSep 20

William Cepeda Marks 35 Years of Afro Rican Jazz With the Puerto Rico Symphony, After Becoming the First Puerto Rican to Win the $100,000 Jazz Legacies Fellowship

Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular (prpop.org)

EnergySep 20

Puerto Rico's Energy Bureau Summons LUMA and Genera to Justify Up to a $48 Bill Hike in October

Metro Puerto Rico

EducationSep 20

Fifty incoming Mayagüez Campus students receive the Rafael Carrión, Jr. Academic Excellence Award

Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez, UPR

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SportsSep 20

Pitbull Cruz Knocks Out Nestor Bravo in the Sixth Round to Retain WBC Interim Title

BoxingNews24

TransportationSep 19

Sinkhole and repaving collide on Baldorioty Expressway: ACT reopens critical airport access route in record time

Presencia PR

EconomySep 19

Six Weeks Left: How to Claim Your Share of the $554 Million 'Cheque para Ti' Before October 30

Departamento de Hacienda de Puerto Rico

HousingSep 19

Over 20,142 Families Wait for Public Housing as Officials Announce 222 New Senior Units on Ponce de Leon Avenue

Radio Isla 1320

GovernmentSep 19

Senate permanently shields identities of minors under criminal investigation, even when tried as adults

Senado de Puerto Rico

HealthSep 19

One in Eight Babies Born Premature in Puerto Rico: March of Dimes Marks 30 Years, Launches 2026 March for Babies

El Nuevo Día

EducationSep 18

Only Three South Coast Schools Are Under Construction Nearly Six Years After the Earthquakes, as the Federal Funding Clock Runs Out

Metro Puerto Rico

EnergySep 18

Fiscal Board Gives PREPA Until September 23 to Explain Months-Long Delay With Gothams Energy

El Nuevo Dia

HousingSep 18

Nine Years After María, 500 Families Still Live Under Blue Tarps as Federal Funding Clock Runs Out

Metro Puerto Rico

SportsSep 18

Nestor Bravo Chases the Crown: Arecibo Fighter Challenges 'Pitbull' Cruz Saturday for the WBC Interim Belt

El Nuevo Día

CultureSep 18

La Feria de Sevilla Comes to Puerto Rico for the First Time: Flamenco, Casetas and Rebujito at the Old Arsenal

El Nuevo Día

TransportationSep 17

Enterprise Reopens in Hatillo Nearly Nine Years After Maria With $650,000 Investment

El Nuevo Día

HealthSep 17

Forensic Sciences Institute Pushes Bill to Speed Up Hiring of Forensic Pathologists Amid National Shortage

El Nuevo Día

WeatherSep 17

Vigorous Tropical Wave Keeps 21 Municipalities Under Flood Alert With 40 mph Gusts in the West

Primera Hora

EconomySep 17

Puerto Rico's Planning Board Cuts 2026 Growth Forecast to 0.3%

Junta de Planificación de Puerto Rico

GovernmentSep 17

Fiscal Board Threatens to Halt Law 14 Granting Early Retirement to Juvenile Corrections Officers

El Nuevo Día

CultureSep 16

MAC Opens "Diasporican Abstraction," Its Biggest Show of the Season With Work From More Than 50 Diaspora Artists

El Nuevo Día

HousingSep 16

House bill seeks to repeal Puerto Rico's 30-year-old real estate broker law

NotiCel

EnergySep 16

Genera PR Admits It Is $7.3 Million Short on EPA-Mandated Environmental Maintenance

El Nuevo Día

EducationSep 16

UPR Workers' Strike Enters Third Week: Campus-Access Deal Reached, but Health Plan Fight Still Stuck in Court

El Nuevo Día