Eye of Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico: Forecasters
The eye of Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico early Wednesday, pummeling the island as a Category Four storm with winds of 155 miles per hour, the US National Hurricane Center said.
Sep 20, 2017, 18:37 PM IST
Hurricane Maria pummels Dominica, barrels toward US Virgin Islands
Hurricane Maria, the second major storm to hit the Caribbean this month, crept toward the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday after it ripped through the small island nation of Dominica, causing widespread devastation.
Sep 19, 2017, 16:58 PM IST
Caribbean faces another major hurricane as Maria bears down
Streets were flooded in some residential parts of the island of Barbados, which had been experiencing heavy rain since Sunday as the storm approached.
Sep 19, 2017, 00:28 AM IST
Hurricane Irma kills eight on Saint Martin as it pounds Caribbean
At least half of Puerto Rico`s homes and businesses were without power, according to Twitter posts and a message posted by an island utility executive.
Sep 07, 2017, 13:53 PM IST
Puerto Rico votes in favor of US statehood amid low turnout
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello campaigned for statehood as the best avenue to boost future growth for the island, which has $70 billion in debt.
Puerto Rico girl Stephanie Del Valle wins Miss World 2016 title
Stephanie pipped the other top four finalists from Kenya, Indonesia, Dominican Republic and Philippines to win the title.
Dec 19, 2016, 09:02 AM IST
Nighttime images of Puerto Rico before and after outage - As seen from space! (See pics)
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite captured these nighttime images of Puerto Rico before and after the outage.
Sep 24, 2016, 04:10 AM IST
Stephen Constantine names probable squad for Puerto Rico match
Constantine informed that all the players would be reporting to the camp on August 28 with practice sessions beginning next day.
Aug 25, 2016, 19:13 PM IST
Zika spreading quickly in Puerto Rico: US
The number of Zika infections appears to be increasing quickly in Puerto Rico, US health officials have said, sparking fears that thousands of pregnant women - and their unborn children - could be at risk.
Jun 18, 2016, 06:24 AM IST
Hillary Clinton wins Puerto Rico, on cusp of Democratic nod
Former secretary of state Clinton was ahead with 64.2 percent of the vote, compared to 35.3 percent for Sanders.
Jun 06, 2016, 07:58 AM IST
Zika fears affect boxing convention in Puerto Rico
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that a quarter of Puerto Rico's population will be infected with the Zika virus, which is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
May 13, 2016, 04:00 AM IST
First US Zika-related death in Puerto Rico
The first death related to the mosquito-borne Zika virus infection on US soil was reported today in the US territory of Puerto Rico, health authorities said.
Apr 30, 2016, 00:57 AM IST
US officials warn Zika ''scarier'' than initially thought
Top health officials expressed heightened concern on Monday about the threat posed to the United States by the Zika virus, saying the mosquito that spreads it is now present in about 30 states and hundreds of thousands of infections could appear in Puerto Rico.
Apr 12, 2016, 02:56 AM IST
Puerto Rico may face 100,000 Zika cases by year's end: CDC
Puerto Rico may be on the brink of a massive outbreak of Zika, a mosquito-borne virus which has been linked to birth defects, and cash is urgently needed, warned US health authorities have warned.
Mar 11, 2016, 11:02 AM IST
Marco Rubio wins Puerto Rico primary: US networks
Florida Senator Marco Rubio, 44, had a comfortable lead in the US commonwealth in the Caribbean, according to reports.
Mar 07, 2016, 06:27 AM IST
19 Indians among migrants detained en route to Puerto Rico
US authorities say they have detained 13 people from India who were part of a group of migrants heading to Puerto Rico.
Oct 31, 2015, 02:03 AM IST
Puerto Rico police seize $5.4 million drug shipment
Police said they arrested Teofilo Tineo Gonzalez, a 36-year-old Dominican man, after seizing about 518 pounds (235 kilograms) of cocaine and heroin and a 22-foot (6.7-meter) boat on the coast west of San Juan, but three other suspects got away.
Oct 05, 2015, 02:50 AM IST
Puerto Rico default adds to island`s economic woes
Puerto Rico`s default on a debt payment for the first time will leave the island closed out of the US financial markets, deepening what is already a serious economic crisis.
Aug 05, 2015, 01:21 AM IST
Puerto Rico defaults on bond payment: Moody`s
The US territory of Puerto Rico, deep in economic crisis, has defaulted on part of its $73-billion debt by missing a bond payment due on Monday, rating firm Moody`s said.
Aug 04, 2015, 05:03 AM IST
Moody`s pushes Puerto Rico debt deep into junk status
Ratings company Moody`s on Tuesday slashed Puerto Rico`s debt rating by three notches into even deeper junk status after the US territory passed a debt-restructuring law.
Jul 02, 2014, 03:30 AM IST
