Puerto Rico News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A former correctional officer in Puerto Rico was sentenced to serve 37 months in prison for attempting to smuggle heroin into state prison by delivering it to an inmate in the parking lot of the Medical Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Mauricio "El Maestro" Herrera poses for photos as he makes weight during the official weigh-in at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Friday, March 14, 2014.

Experienced trainer Freddy Trinidad said former two-division world champion Juan Manuel Lopez is in excellent physical condition after two months of intense work for his upcoming rematch on Saturday night in Bayamon against Daniel Ponce de Leon , where the International title of the World Boxing Council will be at stake.

The People's Democratic Party says it believes the Great Council of Chiefs should be re-instated however there should be a thorough consultation with the people.

Two Northern California real estate investors pleaded guilty for their roles in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California.

Crowley's Carib Energy has been awarded a multi-year contract to supply containerized, U.S.-sourced Liquefied Natural Gas to its first industrial customer, Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers in Cayey and Club Caribe in Cidra, both wholly owned subsidiaries of CC1 Companies, LLC. The contract, executed through Crowley's Carib Energy subsidiary, includes ... (more)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A Dominican Republic national was sentenced on Tuesday for his leading role in trafficking the identities and corresponding identity documents of Puerto Rican US citizens.

But Carlos Vives took things to a whole new level during the BMI Latin Music Awards March 11 when he got up to perform after accepting the BMI President's award.

On January 13, 2014, the William E. Gordon radio telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico sustained damage following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that was centered 37 miles northwest of Arecibo.

The officials are set for the fight between World Boxing Association/World Boxing council junior welterweight champion Danny "Swift" Garcia and challenger Mauricio Herrera, will be held on Saturday at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

First, the Catholic Church announced it had defrocked six priests accused of sex abuse in the Puerto Rican town of Arecibo.

In this March 2, 2014 photo, a man gives money to a beggar after Mass outside the San Felipe Cathedral in the Arecibo Diocese in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

The Encanto Group, a Puerto Rican company funded by U.S. investors, said it acquired the Punta Candelero Beach Resort Hotel and the Palmas del Mar marina in Humacao, a city on Puerto Rico's east coast, and planned to invest $200 million to renovate the properties.

GOOD governance will be a critical issue in the upcoming general election, says People's Democratic Party interim president Adi Sivia Qoro.

On March 8, the six-member boy group staged its solo concert titled "Boyfriend, fan meeting en Puerto Rico" for 1,700 local fans who gathered at the Centro De Bellas Artes Luis A Ferre in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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The Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo bout that took place this past Saturday in Las Vegas, NV will open the 'Showtime Championship Boxing' telecast this Saturday night, Stephen Espinoza told Boxingscene.com on Sunday afternoon.

Former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode has the described the People's Democratic Party, PDP, which has been in existence since the past 5 years in Nigeria as a sad testimony of everything that is wrong with the country.

Young Latinas across the United States are engaged in activism and have become a large Democratic voting demographic .