Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, also Porto Rico and more commonly Puerto Rico, is a United States territory with Commonwealth status located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands... [more]

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, also Porto Rico and more commonly Puerto Rico, is a United States territory with Commonwealth status located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands. The archipelago of Puerto Rico includes the main island of Puerto Rico, the smallest of the Greater Antilles, and a number of smaller islands and keys, the largest of which are Mona, Vieques, and Culebra. Puerto Ricans sometimes refer to their country as Boriken, or the Spanish variant Borínquen, a name for the island used by indigenous Taino people. Find Puerto Rico news, videos, and pictures.

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PONCE, Puerto Rico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Office Depot celebrated the opening of the Company's sixth store in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Office Depot executives were joined by the Mayor of Ponce, Southern Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, and a local school. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=6097799&lang=en  
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Caribbean Petroleum Corp., the company at the center of a massive explosion and fire in Puerto Rico last month, has a spotty environmental record. According to The Miami Herald, over the last ten years, Caribbean Petroleum Corp. has been cited for major environmental violations that have cost it a total of $1.3 million in [...]  
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COTTO ARRIVES AT MGM GRAND! PhilBoxing.com. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11/10/09, Las Vegas,Nevada -- Three-time world champion and the pride of Puerto Rico Miguel Cotto, Caguas, Puerto Rico makes his 'Grand' arrival at the MGM Grand Tuesday for ...  
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The best rumor I heard not long after I arrived at the Somos el Futuro conference was that Sen. Hiram Monserrate was expected to be on the island this weekend to wed his girlfriend, Karla Giraldo, whom he was convicted on a misdemeanor charge of assaulting. That would be one way of getting around the order of protection, although I can't imagine the judge would be too pleased to hear the news when it comes time for the senator's Dec. 4...  
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WHITE PLAINS, USA -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts, has announced that it will double its presence in Puerto Rico in the next year with the opening of the island’s first W and St Regis hotels and its second Sheraton. Sheraton Puerto Rico Convention Center Hotel – the first full-service hotel and casino built in...  
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Police say a U.S. tourist who was pretending to be surfing on the hood of a friend's moving car was killed when he fell and broke his neck in a popular Puerto Rican beach town....  
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Best Rate Guarantee. In addition to Top 3 in San Juan kudos, many Trip Advisor travelers give the Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino an elusive 5-star rating. If possible, these unbeatable savings, make it even better. Travel 1/1/10 – 4/30/10. Share this:  
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 won all five awards it was nominated for Thursday at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, including two of the top awards of the night and honors in both urban and alternative categories. The awards show ran ...  
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LAS VEGAS (November 5, 2009) - Jennifer Lopez ...Carlos Beltran ... Roberto Clemente. . .it takes longer to escape a New York City traffic jam than to drive the length of Puerto Rico, which measures only 100 miles by 35 miles.  
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1981 - Angel J Melendez is born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Nothing else cool happens that year unless you consider people shooting at President Reagan and the Pope cool. 1983 - Angel's mother, Marya, leaves Puerto Rico with her son in tow for ...  
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San Juan, Puerto Rico. . . It’s “BACK TO BUSINESS” for future Hall of Fame fighter Winky Wright (51-5-1/25 KOs) as he takes on Grady “Bad Boy” Brewer (26-11-15KOs) in a middleweight main event of an exciting fight card which will take place on Friday December 11 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico and live on Pay-Per-View. The fight was officially announced this week at a press conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Caribbean International News Corp. has been ordered by a federal court to restore more than $1.2 million to the El Vocero de Puerto Rico Union Employees Savings and Investment Plan, a retirement plan established for the benefit of the company's unionized employees. The corporation does business as El Vocero de Puerto Rico, a newspaper based in San Juan.  
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SAN JUAN (Reuters) - Firefighters in Puerto Rico extinguished a huge fire on Saturday that had raged for more than two days at an oil storage depot outside San Juan and forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 local residents.  Federal agents prepared to make a detailed inspection of the site at the Bayamon facility.  
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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An explosion at a fuel facility that sent damaging earthquake-force shock waves across Puerto Rico last weekend demonstrates the need for more bilingual claims adjusters in the US, said Louis Constancio, President of Viva Adjusters Academy. “The explosion shook people out of their beds in metro San Juan and shattered windows across the bay in colonial Old San Juan. There’s now a huge demand for bilingual claims...  
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The off-season has already been a busy time for Mariners infielder Matt Tuiasosopo and won't slow down at any point soon. Tuiasosopo heads to Puerto Rico on Nov. 1 to begin a lengthy winter ball stint with the Criollos de Caguas squad. He'll be ...  
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