Strong earthquakes strike Puerto Rico
Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:27:06 -0800

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Two strong earthquakes have struck Puerto Rico within minutes of each other. The quakes, with magnitudes of 5.1 and 5.3 respectively, occurred three minutes apart just after 2 am local time Saturday in the Mona Passage, ...

Dulorme, Pedraza, Gonzalez, Del Valle: Top Prospect Nods
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:00:08 -0800

In 2012 I will work harder to give more glory to my Puerto Rico . I am also a proud member of Team Puerto Rico ," said Dulorme. Dulorme is represented promotionally by Universal Promotions, Di Bella Entertainment and Gary Shaw Productions. ...

Jet Blue Airways, Puerto Rico's Largest Carrier, Celebrates its First Flights ...
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:35:36 -0800

12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Jet Blue Airways /quotes/zigman/87304/quotes/nls/jblu JBLU +0.79% , Puerto Rico's largest carrier (b), today celebrates inaugural service to the US Virgin Islands with twice-daily flights between San Juan's Luis Munoz ...

Ex-Miss Venezuela dies of breast cancer at 28
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:50:10 -0800

Ekvall, daughter of a Jamaican and American father, was crowned Miss Venezuela at age 17 in 2000 and the following year she was third runner-up in the Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico . She went on to work as a model, actress and television news ...

Puerto Rico Earthquake Today, Terremoto, Shakes San Juan: Red Sismica
Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:47:03 -0800

Coral gables (LALATE) A Puerto Rico earthquake today, terremoto, was felt in San Juan, Red Sismica reports. A series of temblors were felt in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic today. As many as three different earthquakes have been felt in ...

Miguel Zenon, The Puerto Rican Songbook
Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:16:08 -0800

Preserving the early 20th century's musical heritage of Puerto Rico , great compositions written by great icons, including Rafael Hernandez, Pedro Flores, Sylvia Rexach, Bobby Capo and Tite Curet. One of the great jazz albums of 2011 is Alma Adentra: ...

Puerto Rico's Wounded Troops Get A Holiday Break
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:48:54 -0800

US Army Chief Warrant Officer Diaz-Rivera, center, arrives to San Juan, Puerto Rico , Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. Puerto Rico National Guard officials say they flew home some 20 soldiers for a short break from their medical treatment. Maj. Gen. ...

QBE to Acquire Puerto Rico -based Optima Insurance Group
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:50:16 -0800

The QBE Insurance Group announced that it has agreed to acquire Optima Insurance Group, an underwriting group in Puerto Rico that posted an estimated $100 million in gross written premium in 2011. QBE said the transaction includes Colonial Insurance ...

No Love! Lawyer for Gambino associate Vito Cortesiano wants government to drop ...
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:02:24 -0800

In November, the Daily News reported that a Brooklyn federal judge allowed Cortesiano to jet to Puerto Rico with his fiancee over the Thanksgiving holiday. A Gambino mobster is asking the judge to whack his mob alias Vito Love from a federal ...

US report says no proof of cancer-military link on Puerto Rico island of Vieques
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:05:20 -0800

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico A US agency on Thursday accepted local claims that there is a higher incidence of cancer and other health ills on Vieques island compared with neighboring Puerto Rico , but said there is no proof the problem is linked to US ...

Puerto Rican Mayor Causes A Stir With Wild Christmas Card
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:19:07 -0800

This was the official Christmas card of Jorge Santini, the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico , this year: Yep. Pretty much everyone had the reaction you just had to the Santini family posing in front of a taxidermic leopard killing a taxidermic antelope. ...

Puerto Rican Bank Continues Great Christmas Tradition
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:24:45 -0800

I have been a fan of Puerto Rican Bank, Banco Popular holiday specials since seeing my first one in 1997. That one was dedicated to Puerto Rican composer Bobby Capo, who wrote many hits in the 1950 s and 60 s, including Piel Canela . ...

Andrew Polsky Appointed as Vice President of Digital Sales for Spanish ...
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:37:47 -0800

SBS owns and/or operates 21 radio stations located in the top US Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico , airing the Tropical, Mexican Regional, Spanish Adult Contemporary and Hurban format genres. ...

Let's Terminate Malware in 2012
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:35:25 -0800

[Note: The content of this article was originally presented as the keynote speech for the 6th International Conference on Malicious and Unwanted Software (Malware 2011) this past October in Fajardo, Puerto Rico . Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society, ...

Puerto Rico Government Denies Island Is 'Narco-State'
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:32:39 -0800

The government denied that Puerto Rico has become a "narco-state," after local economists' estimates that the illegal drug trade contributes about 20 percent of the Caribbean island's gross domestic product were released. Important members of Gov. ...

More tiny, but harmful, frogs showing up in Hawaii
Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:40:51 -0800

By Audrey Mc Avoy ap honolulu -- The coqui is a tiny, coin-sized frog whose distinctive nightly mating calls are a beloved sound in Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands. But people in Hawaii don't share the same sentiment. The frogs have been growing ...

1 of Puerto Rico's most-wanted fugitives arrested in Dominican Republic
Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:14:57 -0800

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Federal authorities and police in the Dominican Republic have arrested one of Puerto Rico's most sought-after criminals. Miguel Diaz Rivera was arrested late Friday in the Dominican capital of Santo Domingo. ...

Cardinals are a good 'fit' for Carlos Beltran
Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:24:22 -0800

LOUIS -- About 50 or 60 feet from his house in Puerto Rico is a daily reminder of the work Carlos Beltran needs to put in during the offseason to keep his swing honed and game healthy. Spring training is less than two months away, and yet already he's ...

Lawyers in USS Cole case seek to overrule Guantanamo commander, hold meeting ...
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:42:18 -0800

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico The Guantanamo Bay prisoner accused of orchestrating the attacks on the USS Cole should be permitted to be unshackled when he attends legal meetings at the US base in Cuba, his lawyers said in a legal motion released Thursday. ...

Cooking For Good Luck In The New Year
Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:51:29 -0800

The Indian, Spanish and African races came together on the island of Puerto Rico , contributing their blood and traditions to the formation of the Puerto Rican culture. The original inhabitants of Puerto Rico at the time of the Spanish conquest were the ...