Julian Castro visits Puerto Rico in bid for presidency
Monday, 14 January 2019 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. presidential candidate Julian Castro joined dozens of high-profile Latinos in Puerto Rico on Monday to talk about how to mobilize voters ahead of the 2020 elections and increase Latino political representation. The group condemned President Donald Trump’s plan to build a border wall, and Castro also criticized Trump for his response to Hurricane Maria, which hit the U.S. territory in September 2017 and is estimated to have caused more than $100 billion in damage. “The administration failed to...
According to Reuters, Texas Democrat Julian Castro was expected to formally announce his White House bid on Saturday, the first Hispanic in what looks like to be a large field of candidates for the November 2020 election. Castro served as secretary of Housing and Urban Development under former...
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—There was no playbook for the advertising and media community in Puerto Rico to help itself—much less consumers—deal with Hurricane Maria in 2017. But until such a template..
The Beet Retreat gala dinner and fundraiser at the 400-year old San Cristobal Fort was the subject of this news segment on the San Juan/CBS affiliate station. It was a special night as we raised..
Watch the heartwarming moment when the 'Hamilton' audience in Puerto Rico sang 'Feliz Cumpleaños' to a half-dressed Lin-Manuel Miranda. This video, "'Hamilton' Audience in Puerto Rico Sings to..
On January 13, 2019, the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund (“Relief Fund”) directly handed out $1,000 Payoneer® prepaid cards to approximately 4,000 families in Puerto Rico who are still recovering..
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—As an after-school organization that provides supplemental education services to 15,000 mostly impoverished youths, Boys and Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico found itself in the..
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a big debt restructuring plan for Puerto Rico in the first deal of its kind for the U.S.... Seattle Times Also reported by •WorldNews •Christian Science Monitor
FedEx has doubled down on its investment in Puerto Rico. FedEx Express — a subsidiary of the Memphis-based logistics and delivery provider FedEx Corp. — just... bizjournals Also reported by •Seattle Times
More than 100 bodies are still awaiting autopsies at a morgue in Puerto Rico more than a year after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. The Puerto Rican... CBS News