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The Value of Puerto Rico
PR51st
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June 11, 2025
Reader Rafael Flores wrote, “The question is not how to request statehood for Puerto Rico given recent plebiscite results. The question is what will we, as a state, bring forth to the table of the 50. What can we contribute to the union that will...
St. Jude Stories: Puerto Rican has a new life thanks to St. Jude and public donations
WTVA 9 News - Mississippi
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WTVA’s Avery Hilliard spoke with former St. Jude patient Reynaldo about his cancer diagnosis, travel to the United States and his life-saving treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. You can help by participating in the Tupelo St. Jude...
The New York Times announces a new role for Charo Henríquez
Editor and Publisher
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Charo Henríquez Monica Drake, Matt Ericson and Dick Stevenson | The New York Times Our Washington bureau plays a critical role in our daily report, never more so than in the nonstop news generated by the second Trump administration. The expanding...
Puerto Rico lodging revenues hit $819M as rentals lead ’25 growth
News is My Business
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June 9, 2025
Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s destination marketing organization, released a report on early 2025 tourism performance as the global travel industry faces challenges, including tariff concerns and weaker international demand. (Credit: Mihai...
A couple started buying real estate to free themselves from 80-hour workweeks. After scaling to more than 100 units, they work part-time and travel half the year.
Insider
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June 14, 2025
At the height of their medical careers, Letizia Alto and Kenji Asakura had to block off time on their calendars if they wanted to see each other. "We would schedule out a month in advance, days that we could spend together because it was so busy,"...
JetBlue Has a Secret VIP Travel Program — And Now It’s Expanded to Puerto Rico
Caribbean Journal
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June 10, 2025
You may not know that JetBlue has a special VIP travel program as part of its JetBlue Vacations wing. Now, it’s added another Caribbean destination: Puerto Rico. You land in San Juan. A local Insider meets you at the airport, gets you to your...
Meadows Museum at SMU is first stop of traveling art exhibit
NBC 5 DFW - Texas
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June 13, 2025
When you wander through the Meadows Museum at SMU exhibit 'The Sense of Beauty', your senses come alive. Many of the artworks are bursts of bright color. "There's something clearly unique about the art that is made in Puerto Rico," Meadows Museum...
Arajet starts flying to San Juan, Puerto Rico
DR1
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Even before the flights began, the competition effect was positive for consumers. Leading airlines serving the routes began dropping their fares to keep their customers from being lured by the new competition. On Wednesday, 4 June 2025, Tourism...
Without Tourism or Migrants, Including Cubans, the Economy of Tapachula Declines
14ymedio
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June 14, 2025
Revenues from hotels, shops, restaurants, and pharmacies have fallen by almost 30%. Migrants gather near the Comar (Comar) to apply for asylum. / Facebook/Rey Garcia Villa 14ymedio, Angel Salinas, Mexico City, June 11, 2025 — “Some businesses are...
Puerto Rico’s Democratic Party boss offers rare endorsement of Andrew Cuomo for NYC mayor
New York Daily News
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June 8, 2025
The head of the Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is endorsing Andrew Cuomo for mayor of New York City, marking an unusual foray into Big Apple politics for the organization, which typically only focuses on issues local to the island. Luis Dávila...
Tourism Minister expecting major cruise industry growth by the year 2027
NBC SVG
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June 11, 2025
This country is expecting to see continued growth of the Cruise Tourism Industry in the years ahead. That’s according to Minister of Tourism, Carlos James who was speaking during a joint media briefing hosted in collaboration with the Carnival...
The ACLU demands the US release and return a Dominican woman living legally in Puerto Rico
Winnipeg Sun
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June 9, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Author of the article: Published Jun 09, 2025 • 2 minute read Article content By Danica Coto SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — In late May, a 47-year-old woman from the Dominican Republic was detained by police in Puerto Rico...
Diver's disappearance off Ponce Inlet solved nearly 20 years later
WESH 2 - Florida
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June 13, 2025
YOUR HOBBY ENDS UP SOLVING A MYSTERY THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER IN VOLUSIA COUNTY, WHO SO HAPPENS TO BE AN AVID DIVER, AND HIS PERSONAL PASSION HELPED BRING CLOSURE TO A COLD CASE. WESH TWO PAMELA COMME SHOWS US HOW IT SOLVED...
At trial, Casey Ramirez’s small-town generosity revealed as sordid shield for his cocaine smuggling
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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June 17, 2025
ST. PAUL — Casey Ramirez, awaiting trial in August 1984 for conspiring to smuggle cocaine, didn’t have to wait too long for sympathetic residents of Princeton, Minnesota, to bail him out. Then he promptly squandered their generosity. Attorney Ron...
TSA issues warning to not bring popular souvenir in your hand luggage – it’ll be taken away if it’s over a certain size
The U.S. Sun
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June 17, 2025
FLYERS have been warned not to pack a popular souvenir in their hand luggage – as it will be taken away if it's over a certain size. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) posted its warning on secret sauce marinade for beef jerky on...
Pride Around The World
Out South Florida
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From the “Love that dare not speak its name” we have become, “Say it loud, I’m out and I’m proud.” In the U.S., June is traditionally Pride month in honor of the Stonewall rebellion, although that was hardly the first time the queer community...
T-Mobile marks 9 years of Tuesdays with Puerto Rico-exclusive perks
News is My Business
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June 9, 2025
T-Mobile says Puerto Rican customers receive the same branded merchandise as those in the mainland United States and that it continues to advocate for inclusion in national promotions. T-Mobile is marking the ninth anniversary of its T-Mobile...
Greeks of Puerto Rico: A Small But Vibrant Community in the Caribbean
Greek Reporter
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June 9, 2025
The Greeks of Puerto Rico form a small but vibrant community. Credit: Brad Clinesmith / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 2.0 The Greek diaspora can be found thriving across the world. Indeed, the Greeks of Puerto Rico have established a small but...
The 7 Best Places To Travel This Summer, According To An Expert
HuffPost
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June 13, 2025
Whether you’re looking to explore a new country or visit cities and towns within the U.S., summer is the perfect time to travel with your friends, family or even by yourself. While traveling is an unmatched experience, there’s a lot of planning...
Giant 'Saharan dust' plume swirls around Africa a week before it hit Florida — Earth from space
LiveScience
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June 17, 2025
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Mid-Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of West Africa What's in the photo? A giant, comma-shaped cloud of Saharan dust being blown out to sea Which satellite took the photo? GOES-19 When was it taken? May 28, 2025 Satellites...