Jun 9th, 2008 · It has been five years since the U.S. Navy left the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. Now the area is becoming commercially developed, and that is threatening one of the world's brightest bioluminescent bays.
Aug 30th, 2007 · A new TV drama starting next month follows a Florida sugar cane dynasty of Cuban-Americans. The cast of Cane went through extensive coaching to make sure their accents sounded Cuban, not Puerto Rican or Columbian because audiences increasingly know the difference.
Jul 30th, 2007 · Fifty years ago Monday, Puerto Rican and black gang members in New York City fatally stabbed Michael Farmer, a white teenager. Farmer's killing highlighted the rising problem of gang violence, as well as the city's changing racial demographics.
Jul 12th, 2006 · An increasing number of Cubans are traveling legally to the Dominican Republic, then slipping onto a Puerto Rican island to gain entry to the United States. Once on Mona Island, they are free to enter the rest of the U.S. As resources have increased to block Cubans from coming to Florida, more have taken to this route. Melissa Block talks to Juan Monoz-Torres, press officer for the Customs & Border Protection Service.
Feb 2nd, 2006 · 'Cubist' from Puerto Rico: Piano Jazz February 2, 2006 · Cubist Music is the new recording by Puerto Rican pianist Edsel Gomez. It's on the Zoho label.
Jan 13th, 2005 · She's half-Mexican, half-Puerto Rican, 15 years old, never leaves home without her cell phone - and happens to have spider senses. Araņa Corazon is Marvel Comics' latest -- and most diverse -- addition to the Spider-Man legacy.
Jul 25th, 2004 · Musician Gary Nunez and his band, Plena Libre, revive and re-invent the rhythmic Puerto Rican musical style known as plena.