It’s no secret that the proliferation of scams targeting elderly Americans has increased dramatically with the expansive spread of information technology. Older Americans are particularly vulnerable to such scams, a disturbing reality that was made clear to me shortly before my father passed away. My parents, both in their 80s, were being inundated by scam phone calls and mailings, including the infamous grandparent scam, literally on a daily basis. Because they, like many older Americans, grew...
Frontier Airlines is getting set to launch two new intra-Caribbean routes this summer as part of a significant scaling up of its service from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Between mid-June and early July, the Denver-based ultra-low-cost carrier will launch new nonstop service from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) to Cibao International Airport (STI) in …
On the week of February 5, several stalls in the bathrooms at public high school Luis Felipe Crespo in Camuy, Puerto Rico, had padlocks on them for no apparent reason. Fed up with the many other maintenance issues at their school, three students, including 17-year-old Alaisha Torres Soto, decided to make a video showing the bathrooms’ conditions. The text overlaid on the video, which they posted on their graduating class’ TikTok account, read: “Uniforme completo jóvenes” (Students, wear your...
Former President Trump secured 23 more delegates for the GOP convention on Sunday with a victory in the Puerto Rico primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Running unopposed, Trump — already the party’s presumptive nominee — easily won the primary. He will officially be named the nominee at the party’s convention in Milwaukee in July.
Sargassum seaweed is back, and massive amounts of it continue to create major problems across the Caribbean, impacting people’s health, the environment, and the tourism industry. The situation is not new, yet in spite of efforts by governments and international agencies, the effects are worsening. “Caribbean Matters” first covered the sargassum story in August 2022, and it is time to revisit. This month, multiple news agencies have tackled this issue. Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from...
President Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary Sunday in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — President Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary Sunday in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico was authorized to open only a dozen voting centers this year compared with more than 100 in previous years given recent austerity measures imposed by a federal control board that oversees
When looking at the impact of climate change on the Caribbean, it is important to pay attention to and support local efforts to mitigate it. Our news agencies tend to cover climate disasters only as they are happening—then they move on, rarely returning to see how people are faring, coping, or recovering. The Caribbean countries are no exception to this rule. That’s the reality for the dual-island Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda. You may remember that Hurricane Irma virtually wiped out...
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s Republican Party held a district assembly and awarded former President Donald Trump all 23 of their national delegates. About 77% of the 1,340 members that make up the U.S. territory’s Republican Party participated Sunday. That’s according to Angel Cintron, who heads the
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s Republican Party held a district assembly and awarded former President Donald Trump all 23 of their national delegates. About 77% of the 1,340 members that make up the U.S. territory’s Republican Party participated Sunday. That’s according to Angel Cintron, who heads the
By DÁNICA COTO (Associated Press) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s Republican Party held a district assembly on Sunday and awarded former President Donald Trump all 23 of their national delegates. About 77% of the 1,340 members that make up the U.S. territory’s Republican Party participated, according to Angel Cintron, who heads the […]
By DÁNICA COTO (Associated Press) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s Republican Party held a district assembly on Sunday and awarded former President Donald Trump all 23 of their national delegates. About 77% of the 1,340 members that make up the U.S. territory’s Republican Party participated, according to Angel Cintron, who heads the […]