Hurricane Maria
Puerto Rico contends with two storms: Fiona and colonialism

The island’s recovery from the mid-September storm has been afflicted by the reality of 500 years of colonialism, according to activist

Response to Hurricane Fiona raises concerns about discrimination, public health

Puerto Ricans are concerned about the response to Hurricane Fiona as US federal measures are set to leave behind poor communities even as lacunae in the health system remain unaddressed

Majority of Puerto Rico still without power after Hurricane Fiona

Hurricane Fiona has exacerbated the situation in Puerto Rico, which is still recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Maria, which destroyed the power grid and killed more than 3,000 people in 2017

Puerto Ricans resist austerity measures and corporate corruption

5 years after PROMESA was signed into law which established the control of the Fiscal Control Board over the island’s economy, conditions in Puerto Rico are worse than ever before

Puerto Rican statehood wins at the polls

Pedro Pierluisi is holding a narrow lead of less than 1% of the votes in the gubernatorial race over the centrist candidate Carlos Delgado

COVID crisis in Puerto Rico worsened by US neglect

After hurricanes and earthquakes, the COVID-19 pandemic is the third major health crisis in Puerto Rico in three years

Puerto Rico between neoliberalism and ‘natural’ disasters

January saw a wave of protests in Puerto Rico after a series of earthquakes hit the south of the island and a video circulated showing a warehouse full of unused emergency supplies from 2017 Hurricane Maria

Puerto Rico Protest_Victory Puerto Rico governor forced to resign, protestors say this is only first step

Ricardo Rosselló, the governor of Puerto Rico, announced his resignation yesterday after week long mass protests on the island

Puerto Rican governor Ricardo Rosselló resigns after a week of massive protests

Rosselló’s resignation is a victory of the hard fought battle of the Puerto Rican people, but their struggle will not end with him

Puerto Rican protesters give Ricardo Rosselló ultimatum for resignation

Hundreds of thousands are mobilizing today in Puerto Rico and gave Governor Ricardo Rosselló until tonight at midnight to resign

Massive protests in Puerto Rico seek governor’s resignation and an end to colonization

The protesters’ immediate demand is for governor Ricardo Rosselló to resign, but the mobilizations have also highlighted the widespread rejection of Puerto Rico’s status as a colony of the US

‘2975, these numbers don’t lie’: Puerto Rico solidarity rally marks one year of Hurricane Maria

The US had been accused of aggravating the death and destruction related to Hurricane by imposing austerity measures on Puerto Rico and delaying delivery of essential supplies.