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[Fact Check] Can the U.S. President Remove Puerto Rico from the Police Reform at the Governor’s Request?
Puerto Rico Faces Global Transparency Downgrade as Senate Moves to Restrict Access to Information
New Women’s Advocate Vows Independence, Seeks to Win Over Feminist Critics
UPR Begins Repairs on Main Library After Years of Leaks and Mold
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Centro de Periodismo Investigativo Celebrates Medioscopio 2025, a Media Literacy and Citizen Reporting Initiative
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Students from Lares, Jayuya, and Adjuntas received training on how to critically consume media and create their own stories.
Actualidad
Corrections Department Questioned Over $500K in Payments to Company Linked to Health Spokesperson
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The Office of the Inspector General has flagged unusual procurement practices at the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which hired professional services through purchase orders — sometimes without withholding taxes — and paid invoices that lacked detailed descriptions of the work performed.
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Head Start Cuts Could Strip Early Education from over 25,000 Children in Puerto Rico
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Families, mayors, teachers, and assistants are on high alert as the Trump administration threatens to cut funding for the Head Start and Early Head Start programs, which serve the poorest families in the United States, including its territories.
Actualidad
Act 22 Beneficiary Charged in Florida with Tax Evasion Founded Puerto Rico Nonprofit That Received Thousands in Donations
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Six months after becoming a resident investor in Puerto Rico, Suresh Gajwani registered SGNG Foundation Corp., a nonprofit organization that went on to receive at least $150,000 in donations from other Act 22 beneficiaries, despite not being eligible to receive them.
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Puerto Rico Elections Commission Admits 70% of Polling Sites Failed to Transmit Results
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The agency paid nearly $1.3 million to Dominion Voting Systems to upgrade equipment with 4G modems for result transmission, and an additional $23,379 to Claro for the SIM cards required for the connection.
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COR3 Director Walks an Ethical Tightrope
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Amid a web of conflicts, Eduardo Soria Rivera — who has led Puerto Rico’s main recovery office since January — also chairs the Governing Board of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.
Actualidad
Puerto Rico’s Space Dreams Threaten Protected Lands
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The launch of space rockets from the grounds of the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Base in Ceiba could negatively impact ecologically valuable species.