Humacao, Puerto Rico News

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Latina actress Rita Moreno burst onto the scene with her roles on Broadway and her portrayal of Anita in the film "West Side Story"; she went on to win all four major entertainment awards.

Puerto Rico's 13,000 guestrooms support more than 70,000 jobs in Puerto Rico, according to the Puerto Rico Tourism Co.

Rita Moreno is one of only 10 performers to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A developer and nine other people, including a former salsa singer, have been charged in an alleged $14 million mortgage fraud in Puerto Rico, federal officials said Tuesday.

Carlos Javier Paz, 33, of Vineland passed away on Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at the South Jersey Healthcare Regional Medical Center.

A 23-year-old prisoner being taken to jail to face car theft charges allegedly shot one police officer to death and gravely wounded a second, then escaped in their squad car, authorities said Sunday.

Department of Biology, 100 Carr. 908, University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus, Humacao, Puerto Rico, 00791-4300, USA and Crest-Catec, Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation, PO Box 23341, University of Puerto Rico, RA o Piedras, Puerto Rico, 00931-3341, USA.

Botanic Garden and Parks Authority, Kings Park and Botanic Garden, West Perth 6005, Western Australia and School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands 6009, Western Australia, Australia.

Department of Biology, 100 Carr. 908, University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus, Humacao, Puerto Rico, 00791-4300, USA and Crest-Catec, Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation, PO Box 23341, University of Puerto Rico, RA o Piedras, Puerto Rico, 00931-3341, USA.

Mike Arroyo, from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico is no ordinary jazz artist. He believes in a higher calling where his devotion to music is secondary to his commitment to his faith.