


Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats will be removed from grounds surrounding historic fortress
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hundreds of stray cats that roam a historic seaside tourist area of Puerto Rico’s capital where they are considered both a delight and a nuisance will be removed over the coming year, under a plan unveiled by the U.S. National Park Service. The...
‘Perreo,’ term for popular reggaeton dance, makes it into ‘official’ Spanish-language dictionary
“Perreo,” the name of the dance performed to the rhythm of the widely popular Latin urban genre reggaeton, which has deep roots in Puerto Rico, is officially a Spanish word. It’s one of the more than 4,000 new terms and definitions added to the...
The longer power was out, the deadlier it was for Puerto Rico
Communities in Puerto Rico with lengthy power outages after major hurricanes experienced higher death rates in the months following the storms than those that recovered quickly, according to a Washington Post analysis of satellite imagery and death records data. The...
More people are dying in Puerto Rico as its health-care system crumbles
Islanders died of chronic conditions and covid-19 in 2022 at numbers that surpassed even Hurricane Maria’s toll By Omaya Sosa Pascual, Jeniffer Wiscovitch, Andrew Ba Tran, Arelis R. Hernández and Dylan Moriarty AGUAS BUENAS, Puerto Rico — In a purple house along a...