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Byline: DANICA COTO-Associated Press

23 Jan

Racially diverse Puerto Rico debates bill that aims to ban hair discrimination

published on January 23, 2024 - 2:23 PM

Legislators in racially diverse Puerto Rico have opened a public debate on a bill to explicitly prohibit discrimination against hairstyles

27 Jan

Board approves fiscal plan for Puerto Rico amid bankruptcy

published on January 27, 2022 - 2:11 PM

(AP) — Pay raises for teachers, firefighters, corrections officers and other employees were included in a revised fiscal plan approved

18 Jan

Judge signs plan, resolves Puerto Rico bankruptcy battle

published on January 18, 2022 - 1:31 PM

(AP) — Puerto Rico’s nearly five-year bankruptcy battle was resolved Tuesday after a federal judge signed a plan that slashes

28 Jun

Puerto Rico to receive nearly $4B in US pandemic funds

published on June 28, 2021 - 12:26 PM

(AP) — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Monday that Puerto Rico will receive nearly $4 billion in federal education

08 Apr

Eastern Caribbean dollar goes digital, a help for unbanked

published on April 8, 2021 - 1:10 PM

(AP) — The Eastern Caribbean has created its own form of digital currency meant to help speed transactions and serve

09 Mar

Puerto Rico debt-restructuring plan filed amid criticism

published on March 9, 2021 - 1:24 PM

(AP) — A framework that outlines how Puerto Rico will restructure at least $35 billion in public debt and more

18 Dec

Puerto Rico heading into showdown over US ban on cockfights

published on December 18, 2019 - 12:35 PM

(AP) — Puerto Rico defied the U.S. government by adopting a law on Wednesday to keep cockfighting alive, seeking to

01 Aug

Puerto Rico betting on medical marijuana to help ease crisis

published on August 1, 2017 - 10:34 AM

(AP) — Jesus Aponte pushes a door open to reveal hundreds of aromatic, spiky green plants, a crop that Puerto

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