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Apr 01 2024
News
Search for missing Worcester marine in Puerto Rico enters new phase
The search for a 26-year-old Worcester marine who was swept away by strong currents while vacationing in Puerto Rico has entered a “passive” phase, Puerto Rican authorities said. Samuel Wanjiru was the subject of an active search effort over the course of several days beginning Wednesday, when he “came into distress after going into the water,” according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Wanjiru was in
MassLive.comApr 10 2024
Opinion
Congress Can Help Puerto Rico Escape the Food Stamp Poverty Trap
Each year, the U.S. Congress allocates over $400 million for food assistance to support more than 250,000 residents of Puerto Rico who are able-bodied adults without dependents, and are between the ages of 18 and 54. Notably, this financial assistance does not come with a work obligation. Congress does not apply this approach to any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or even to Guam
NewsweekMar 28 2024
News
Dengue fever outbreak in Puerto Rico creates public health emergency
The risk of getting sick with dengue fever is ever present in Puerto Rico and other places with hot, humid climates — but this year “cases have exceeded historical figures,” according to Puerto Rico Health Secretary Carlos Mellado. Mellado declared a public health emergency this week in an effort to curb the rise in dengue fever cases, saying the decree helps guarantee Puerto Rico has access
NBC News (Online)Mar 28 2024
News
U.S. Coast Guard looking for Marine off coast of Puerto Rico
United Press InternationalMar 25 2024
News
Puerto Rico Declares Public Health Emergency as Dengue Cases Rise
Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency over dengue, a mosquito-borne illness that has surged throughout the Americas this year. Read More: Dengue Fever Is Soaring Worldwide. Here’s What to Know—and How to Stay Protected Health officials in Puerto Rico have identified 549 cases of dengue across the U.S. territory of 3.2 million people, with almost half the cases concentrated in the
Time MagazineApr 19 2024
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Hstoday Coast Guard Medevacs Passenger from Disney Cruise Ship Near Puerto Rico
A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducted a medevac for a Disney Fantasy cruise ship passenger, Monday, in the Atlantic Ocean 180 miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The medevac patient was a 35-year-old pregnant woman, U.S. citizen, who experienced health complications and required a higher level of medical care ashore. Coast Guard watchstanders in Sector San Juan
Homeland Security TodayMar 22 2024
News
Vice President Kamala Harris talks hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Puerto Rico on Friday to discuss its ongoing recovery from back-to-back major hurricanes that affected the island in 2017. This is Harris’ first visit to the island as vice president. She visited once following the hurricanes while she was a U.S. senator. U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy
ABC 5 NEWSApr 01 2024
News
Search for Mass. Marine missing off Puerto Rico moves to passive phase
RAN INTO ROUGH SURF YESTERDAY TO SUCH A FEW MARINES THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DO SHARE THAT BOND. DAVID CHIEF TELLS US MARINES ARE A TIGHT UNIT, EVEN IF THEY DON’T KNOW A FELLOW MARINE. CASE IN POINT, 26 YEAR OLD SAM WANJIRU IS A US MARINE CURRENTLY MISSING IN PUERTO RICO WHILE ON VACATION WITH HIS FAMILY, SAM WAS SWIMMING ON A NORTH SHORE BEACH WHEN THE COAST GUARD SAYS HE WENT INTO DISTRESS. THE
WCVBMar 21 2024
News
Making ‘alcapurrias’, the perfect beach snack, in Destination Delicious: Puerto Rico
The grab-and-go fritters known as alcapurrias hit the spot after a day on the beach. The sweet and savory snack is one of Puerto Rico’s most popular street foods. Angelica Ruiz of La Creacion Bakery in Town & Country shares her recipe, which includes preparing a masa made with green plantains and malanga, then stuffing it with seasoned ground beef, rolling it into a cylinder and frying it
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