Puerto Rico
Connecticut school district recruits Puerto Rican teachers to help meet bilingual needs
US schools suffer from a critical shortage of bilingual teachers. But the public schools in Hartford, Connecticut, had a novel idea: recruit bilingual teachers from Puerto Rico with diverse teaching experience.
Elvis Costello’s ‘Spanish Model’ brings back rock-and-roll classics to a Spanish-speaking audience
Iconic distilleries turn to hand sanitizer production around the world
Earth's hottest decade on record marked by extreme storms, deadly wildfires
'Colonialism is scary as hell': Puerto Rican activists in Chicago stage a haunted house
Caribbean fish love catastrophic hurricanes
While hurricanes can be disastrous for people, river fish may be benefiting from them. See how Puerto Rico's fish thrived after Hurricane Maria.
Puerto Rico’s new land-use zoning map strikes a nerve with fed-up citizens
The proposed map could potentially speed up the development of — and radically transform — popular natural landscapes and historically protected urban architecture. It was rolled out in the midst of an unprecedented political uprising, which might have doomed the proposal to obscurity. Instead, it struck a nerve.
In Puerto Rico, Hurricane Dorian's tropical winds blow up fear and frustration among residents
The islands — still recovering, slowly and haltingly, from the catastrophic impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 — dodged a bullet, but the threat of a direct hit was enough to trigger the entire country into a state of anxious preparation and reflection.
Puerto Rico power grid official feels 'prepared' for Dorian as Trump slams 'corrupt' island
Trump slammed "corrupt" politicians in Puerto Rico, which is still struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria. As the island now faces Hurricane Dorian, a power grid official says they have 'prepared on various fronts' for the storm.
3 governors in Puerto Rico? A plot twist beyond ‘House of Cards,’ says minority leader.
Wanda Vásquez is the third person to hold Puerto Rico's governorship in one week's time. The World speaks with Eduardo Bhatia, minority leader in the Puerto Rico Senate, about the state and future of Puerto Rico's democracy.
The soundtrack of Puerto Rico's protests
Puerto Rican singer iLe is one of many high-profile artists who've spoken out in support of the protesters in Puerto Rico. And one of her songs titled “Afilando Los Cuchillos” or “Sharpening the Knives” is part of the soundtrack for Puerto Rico’s political crisis.
Poet laureate says despite poverty, Puerto Ricans are ‘very powerful’ in fight against corruption
Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans participated in protests demanding the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. Poet laureate Raquel Salas Rivera speaks with Marco Werman about the movement for change in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico’s Vieques island ousted the US Navy. Now the fight’s against Airbnb.
As gentrification takes hold on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, many local residents find they're being priced out of living there.
As hurricane season nears in Puerto Rico, a doctor tries to help pregnant women prepare themselves
Carmen Zorrilla, an obstetrician in San Juan, Puerto Rico's main public hospital and the principal investigator at the Maternal-Infant Studies Center, heard of several unplanned home births after the storm. It worried her.
Photo essay: Puerto Rico’s small farmers rebuild, with help from chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen
A year and a half after Hurricane Maria struck the island, grants from World Central Kitchen are helping dozens of small farmers start fresh.