Tag Archives: Puerto Rico

Protesters in Puerto Rico have begun organizing against a measure to build a bike lane alongside the beach. The proposed plan would build a bicycle lane crossing a forest (Bosque La Armonia) which would lead to its deforestation and would also be built alongside the beach causing soil erosion. Protesters carried out a walk across […]

On December 31st, 2024 Puerto Ricans rang in the new year in darkness. Nearly 90% of Luma Energy’s utility customers experienced a blackout which spread throughout the island (NYT 1). This instance is only a small part of the larger ongoing power grid crisis in Puerto Rico (PR). Puerto Rico’s weak energy grid has repeatedly […]

Puerto Rico, a current territory of the United States, is once again at a crossroads regarding its political future. This issue was a central focus of the 2024 gubernatorial elections, with the island’s main political parties offering competing visions for its relationship with the United States (PR51st, 2024). The New Progressive Party (PNP), led by […]

Dental care is vital to individuals’ well-being. Dental care can help prevent future diseases such as bacteria from the mouth spreading onto other parts of the body, causing further infection and chronic disease (Penn Dental Medicine, 2022). From common cavities to abscess or periodontal disease that require teeth removal, individuals are likely to face oral […]

Join GPII and the UCF Puerto Rico Research Hub for an lively conversation with guest speakers Iraida Rodríguez-Negrón, Curator at the Museo de Arte De Ponce in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Gisela Carbonell, Curator at the Rollins Museum of Art, Orlando, FL, and Dr. Fernando Rivera, Director of the UCF Puerto Rico Research Hub to discuss […]

The Puerto Rico Museum of Natural History (MHNPR) and Conservation is key to the future of Puerto Rico. During the event, MHNPR members will highlight the island’s natural and historical richness spanning over 100 million years. They will cover topics from Puerto Rico’s biodiversity and geology to its Taíno and colonial heritage, aiming to inspire […]

Join GPII and the UCF Puerto Rico Research Hub for an lively conversation with guest speakers Iraida Rodríguez-Negrón, Curator at the Museo de Arte De Ponce in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Gisela Carbonell, Curator at the Rollins Museum of Art, Orlando, FL, and Dr. Fernando Rivera, Director of the UCF Puerto Rico Research Hub to discuss […]

With the start of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris came renewed discussion about Puerto Rico’s participation at the Olympics. This is evidenced by a surge in Google searches questioning if the U.S. territory has its own Olympic team (13 News Now). Since 1948, Puerto Rico has competed as an independent entity with its own […]

On January 10, a United States federal report revealed that rates of cesarean delivery in Puerto Rico (PR) have soared 12% from 2018 to 2022 for each age group younger than 40 (The Guardian). Now Puerto Rico represents one of the world’s largest c-section rates at more than 50% of infants delivered through surgery. While […]

Puerto Rico’s tourism industry is among the most prominent sectors of the island’s economy–almost $8.9 billion was generated in 2022 alone from travel and tourism and the island has more than 91,500 individuals employed in tourism-related jobs in the same year. These are all record highs (PR Newswire). Making up half of all tourists that […]