At the party level, the Citizen Victory Movement procured the highest number of donations from the United States between January 2021 and July 2024. #NewsismyBusiness
As we all have watched in great amazement the outsize rise in COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant, particularly in most southern states, I wondered if there was a trend between vaccination rates and party affiliation. I know the mere thought sounds absurd; however, after watching a recent program on “Jugando Pelota Dura” in […]
Puerto Rico’s “Conciencia Movement” independent gubernatorial candidate Eliezer Molina believes the production economy can be a strategy of economic development for Puerto Rico, according to several interviews he has granted in the media. “We will propel economic development in all sectors of Puerto Rico using manufacturing as part of the industry’s growth,” Molina said in […]
As the 2020 elections approach, the candidates running for governor of Puerto Rico have revealed their political platforms, which in the case of Alexandra Lúgaro of the Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana (MVC), dedicates two chapters to the economy. In them she states from the start that she envisions creating systems favorable to nature, therefore, “efficient and dynamic.” […]
Former Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño will advise the International Republican Institute on global political issues, the Washington-based nonprofit announced this week.
Newspaper headlines and radio and TV news reports have become a definitive recipe for depression. As a matter of fact, I can’t watch the evening news unless I want to guarantee my usual insomnia. Furthermore, these articles and stories have made me realize that Puerto Rico has become “bizarre” country, an unforgiving “La-la land.”
In the months leading up to the Nov. 6 elections, when Puerto Rico residents will decide this year’s heated race, Google searches on all matters related to the democratic process have been increasing by as much as 30 percent per week.
While saying Puerto Rico is not “America’s Greece,” a senior analyst with Wells Fargo Securities said the time has come for the island to implement drastic change or risk facing an even bigger economic collapse.
It really, really unnerves me whenever a journalist or talk show host — especially on the radio — while criticizing or making fun of a politician’s discourse, event or photograph in the news media, almost always identifies the action as a “public relations gimmick” or “public relations stunt.”
"The impact of social networks in the democratic process" is the title of the conference slated for Feb. 25 at the Sacred Heart University in Santurce, when panelists will discuss how social networks will impact the island’s 2012 political campaign and elections. The group will also talk about how the platforms are being used to spread political messages.
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