Published On: September 30th, 2024BoricuActivatEd’s 7th anniversary event was a tremendous success. The sold-out evening held on September 25 in Washington, D.C. was attended by numerous elected and appointed officials, BoricuActivatEd board members and supporters, as well as by honored guests. To put it
Published On: September 30th, 2024BoricuActivatEd is incredibly grateful to the @ucla School of Medicine and the Early Head Start program for supporting us for two years in a row. A huge thank you to @pucschoolsofficial for hosting us every time, and we are eternally
- Published On: June 3rd, 2022
Outrage over illegal construction in protected areas in Puerto Rico For months now, permits have been approved for the construction of homes in the protected Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Salinas, Puerto Rico. At least 3,600 mangrove trees
- Published On: June 3rd, 2022
Supreme Court upholds rule that Puerto Ricans are NOT eligible for full benefits In a major decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that residents of Puerto Rico may be excluded from accessing Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the federal safety
- Published On: June 3rd, 2022
Puerto Rican legislators push for abortion restrictions Abortion rights were thrust into the spotlight this week, as the Puerto Rico Senate’s Life and Family Affairs Committee voted 10 to 3 in favor of Senate Bill 693, banning, with exceptions, the procedure
- Published On: June 3rd, 2022
FOMB approves 18 renewable energy projects In one of the final acts of Natalie Jaresko’s tenure as its Executive Director, the Financial Oversight and Management Board approved 18 renewable energy projects last week. The decision comes more than two years after the
- Published On: June 3rd, 2022
Pierluisi cancels PREPA restructuring agreement Governor Pedro Pierluisi announced last week the cancelation of the Restructuring Support Agreement (RSA) for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), arguing that its implementation would no longer be in Puerto Rico’s best interests
- Published On: October 19th, 2021
Puerto Rico coronavirus statistics for October 18 According to the Puerto Rico Health Department, 320,676 people are believed to have been infected with COVID-19, an increase of 738 since October 11. This points to a continuing decrease in the rate
- Published On: October 12th, 2021
Puerto Rico coronavirus statistics for October 11 According to the Puerto Rico Health Department, 319,938 people are believed to have been infected with COVID-19, an increase of 940 since October 4. The increase between September 27 and October 4 was
- Published On: September 28th, 2021
Puerto Rico coronavirus statistics for September 27 According to the Puerto Rico Health Department, 317,982 people are believed to have been infected with COVID-19, an increase of 1,423 since September 20. This points to another significant decrease in the rate
