Although the government is betting on building two breakwaters to contain the sea’s progression into this municipality, residents question the projects. #NewsismyBusiness
The grants were part of the Climate Action Oversight Project. #NewsismyBusiness
Minet will hold the position for three years starting in January. #NewsismyBusiness
The Board will have until Nov. 17 to present its argument on the merits of the case before the SCOTUS, and the CPI must do the same before Dec. 19.
In its filing, the CPI also asks the Court to order ASES to prospectively disclose information.
The web provides many platforms for such risky, tedious, in-depth research reporting.
Five years ago, the CPI sued the Board to gain access to several categories of public information.
The jobs and economic impact anticipated by the Puerto Rico government never materialized. From being an instrument to attract millionaires and foreign investment, Act 22 went on to become a haven for cryptocurrency fans, YouTube personalities and consultants. By Luis J. Valentín Ortiz, Joel Cintrón Arbasetti and Dalila M. Olmo LópezCenter for Investigative Journalism A […]
By Luis Joel Méndez González | Center for Investigative Journalism WeChat, a Chinese mobile app similar to Facebook that she uses to text and call, is open on her phone. Meili Deng, who emigrated in 2010 to work as a visiting professor of Mandarin at Sacred Heart University, connects through WeChat with 1,500 Chinese living […]
By Rafael R. Díaz TorresCenter for Investigative Journalism Machines costing thousands of dollars are operated from a small office on the college campus. Keeping them in good condition costs the government’s coffers several million annually. They are seismic and tide-gauge station devices that are part of the tsunami and earthquake detection system. Monitoring this information […]
By Luis J. Valentín-OrtizCenter for Investigative Journalism It was the morning of Nov. 18 when federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain asked several times if anyone had come to the offices of Piloto 151 in Hato Rey to participate in the hearing. A dozen people with masks waited outside, but the official from the federal court […]
The Facebook Journalism Project announced it is awarding $16 million in funds to support the operations of more than 200 news organizations in the United States and its territories. Among those selected is Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI, in Spanish), which will receive a contribution of $100,000 for its coverage related to the […]
By Eliván Martínez MercadoCenter for Investigative Journalism President Donald Trump’s administration is steering the response to the coronavirus like a pilot who flies blindfolded. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for 12 years has failed to comply with its obligation to operate a centralized digital platform to share information, as close as possible […]
The Health Department has been unable to specify how many rapid tests it has conducted nor their results. Mistakes, delays, overpaying, questionable interventions, bureaucracy and deals between officials and suppliers with political ties have characterized the government’s procurement efforts to confront the epidemic. The latter adds to an already difficult situation in which Puerto Rico […]
Passenger flow from the areas of largest spread of the virus in the United States has dropped but has not stopped. Those areas also have the highest concentrations of Puerto Rican residing there. That is coupled with the fact that island airports did not take preventive health measures for weeks and tracing people who were […]
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