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Puerto Rico (U.S.)

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Latest stories about Puerto Rico (U.S.)

25 April 2012

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Puerto Rico: Student Detained After Performance Deemed “Indecent”

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Charlene Jane González de Jesús, a student at the University of Puerto Rico, was detained by state police last Thursday, April 19 at the institution's Río Piedras campus after taking her top off in public as part of a performance art piece in protest of gender inequality. The case has ignited intense debate on blogs and social media networks.

14 April 2012

This Week in the Caribbean Blogosphere

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It has been another interesting week in the Caribbean blogosphere, with netizens discussing everything from crime to upcoming elections…

10 April 2012

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Puerto Rico: Kike Estrada's Cartoons Live on the Internet

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Enrique "Kike" Estrada is a cartoonist of an endangered species in Puerto Rico. For a cartoonist with his sense of humor, the Internet is the perfect place to exhibit his work. In this online space, he found the freedom to express his point of view. Angel Carrión interviews him.

28 March 2012

‘Mujeres Construyendo': Empowering Women, One Blog at a Time

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Mujeres Construyendo, the first platform for female bloggers in Spanish, wants to convert Hispanic women into creators of internet content. We talk to its founder, Claudia Calvin, about this growing community of bloggers.

26 March 2012

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Puerto Rico: “National Day of Salsa” in the Conservatory

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The Puerto Rican Conservatory of Music joins the National Day of Salsa celebration in the island. This year, the singer Cheo Feliciano and the singer and trumpet player Jerry Medina participated along with students from the Department of Caribbean Jazz and Music. Wilma Colón shares photos of the event.

22 March 2012

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Puerto Rico: An Archipelago of Indie Music

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The music blog Puerto Rico Indie has launched their first video series titled Archipiélago (Archipelago). The series aims to document the local independent music scene on the island. Global Voices presents Archipiélago's three first recorded sessions with the bands Campo-Formio, Mima, and Tach.dé.

18 March 2012

Puerto Rico: The New Greece?

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The financial analyst Cate Long, in her blog on Reuters.com, highlights the similarities between Greece's and Puerto Rico's economies. Her column became a target of attacks by the governor of Puerto Rico's, Luis Fortuño, administration. Social networks and blogs amplified the debate about the Caribbean island's fragile economy.

15 March 2012

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United States: Errors During the Republican Campaign

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Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are not only competing to become the Republican candidate who will face Barack Obama this coming November, but also for whom commits the greater number of errors in a speech or interview. In his recent visit to Puerto Rico Santorum declared that speaking English was a prerequisite for it to become the 51st state.

9 March 2012

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Puerto Rico: Online Campaign to Stop Unnecessary C-Sections

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Unnecessary Caesarean is the name of the campaign launched on the first week of March in Puerto Rico, aiming to curb the very high percentage of caesarean births in the country: many of them programmed C-sections that don't respond to medical needs.

5 March 2012

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Puerto Rico: “Why So Much Fear of an Image?”

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Photojournalist Ricardo Alcaraz publicly denounced that the University of Puerto Rico censored one of his photos from a photo essay he was preparing for the 25th anniversary edition of the University's monthly newspaper Diálogo, where he has worked since its foundation. Dozens of people have republished the censored photo on their walls on Facebook and distributed the link to the 80grados story on Twitter. There has been an outpouring of solidarity and outrage.

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