Puerto Rico News

The four registered political parties in the country are calling on the Electoral Commission to seek changes to the ballot paper to be used for the September 17th general elections.

Cheo Feliciano, a Grammy-winning salsa singer whose career spanned six decades and encompassed romantic boleros and masterful work as a sonero, a vocalist who improvises rhymes and melodies over thunderous rhythms, died April 17 in a car accident in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Work is underway to complete the construction of an ionospheric research facility at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico that bears some similarities to the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program far to the north in Alaska, but on a different scale and with different research goals.

John Paulson is expected to expand his investment in Puerto Rico to $1 billion by the end of next year, as the hedge fund titan leads a growing brigade of wealthy U.S. business owners who are taking advantage of the languishing island's efforts to transform itself into a tax haven.

We are a race that was born from a mix of native Indians from the island known as the " Tainos ", the conquerors from Spain, and the African slaves.

Consumers are searching for more extensive and expensive vacations during the summer 2014, according to online travel booking site Expedia .

Country singer Kevin Sharp died from "complications due to cancer" on April 19, his mother told CNN.

Either Gamalier Rodriguez is finally enjoying a long overdue career revival, or Orlando Cruz is at the end of the road.

Unless you are a snow skier or enjoy pushing your car out of a 3-foot snow bank, I suggest that you take your next near term vacation way south.

Los Genuinos, Inc ., a Bayamon, Puerto Rico, food manufacturer, has agreed under terms of a court order not to process or distribute food after FDA investigators found that the owner, Nicolas Rivera Berrios "failed to "take effective measures to protect food against contamination from pests, adequately clean and sanitize equipment and utensils and ... (more)

Reversed by the Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit finally conceded Friday that Las Vegas is the wrong venue for professional gamblers to sue the Georgia police officer who seized their money.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Seaborne Airlines, the fastest growing airline in the Caribbean, launched its non-stop daily service from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan to Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on April 15, 2014.

With social media, self, discovery and self-discovery have taken on new meanings, and La Concha Renaissance San Juan Resort is inviting guests to explore them all with its creative Take a Selfie Adventure package at its hotel in Old San Juan .

Three days of mourning have been declared in Puerto Rico following the death of salsa great Cheo Feliciano in a car accident there early Thursday.

A trio of Penn State gymnasts featuring junior Craig Hernandez , sophomore Trevor Howard and Alexis Torres recorded three top eight finishes in the individual finals to All-America honors in the 2014 NCAA National Championships Saturday evening at Crisler Arena.

Consumers are searching for more extensive and expensive vacations during the summer 2014, according to online travel booking site Expedia .

Caribbean: Crossroads of the World, opening April 18, 2014 at Perez Art Museum Miami , explores the diverse cultural history of the Caribbean and its diaspora, highlighting over two centuries of rarely seen works dating from after the Haitian Revolution to the present.

NASA confirms the discovery of an Earth-sized planet that may have potential for life, but its sun is dimmer than ours.

Cheo Feliciano receives the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award from The Latin Recording Academy presented at the Hobby Center for Performing Arts on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, in Houston.

Puerto Rican salsa music singer Jose Luis "Cheo" Feliciano was killed in a car crash in Puerto Rico early Thursday morning, according to local media reports.