Foundation for Puerto Rico blog: Puerto Rico in DC “Since the Summer of 2013, the vast majority of the news stories about Puerto Rico that appear in US news outlets have focused on the negative aspects of the financial crisis and other challenges facing the country,” said Federico. “However, there is a growing social enterprise movement […]
(From left: Federico de Jesús, Laura Cantero, Miguel Columna, Denisse Rodríguez, & Steve Vetter) El Nuevo Día: Civil Society Driven Economic Development, Puerto Rican groups bet on social enterprise English summary: The forum hosted by FDJ Solutions and American University’s Social Enterprise program was covered in this in-depth story. Panelists included Laura Cantero, from Grupo Guayacán; Miguel Columna, from […]
ENDI: Possible solutions to deal with Puerto Rico’s financial crisis to be discussed There will be a debate tomorrow in American University in Washington, D.C. Sunday, May 3, 2015 – 2:22 PM By ELNUEVODIA.COM WASHINGTON – Searching for solutions to Puerto Rico’s fiscal crisis, civil society representatives will discuss possible entrepreneurial alternatives focused on innovation, tomorrow […]
Legisladores en EE. UU. solicitan revisar reglamento de la DEA tras la renuncia de su directora NTN24: US legislators request revision of DEA rules after resignation of administrator After the resignation of DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, US legislators have requested a revision of internal rules regarding sanctions to employees at the agency that commit misconduct that could […]
Foro Interamericano Voice of America: “Foro Interamericano” [tw_divider]
Reacciones republicanas por aspiraciones de Hillary Univisión: Republicans react to Hillary’s aspirations Before announcing her candidacy, she was criticized by Jeb Bush in a video sent through social media. Antes de anunciar su candidatura fue criticada por Jeb Bush en un video difundido en sus redes sociales. [tw_divider]
NTN24: High level US officials try to tone down discussion over Venezuela executive order (Spanish Video)
Rand Paul lanza su candidatura a la Casa Blanca Univisión: Rand Paul announces White House bid (Spanish video) Republican Senator Rand Paul officially announced his candidacy for his party’s nomination in the 2016 presidential elections. El senador republicano Rand Paul se lanzó oficialmente como pre candidato de su partido para contender en las elecciones presidenciales de […]
NTN24: Ted Cruz announces his (presidential) candidacy in the U.S. (Spanish Video)
Telemundo: Texas Republican Senator announces 2016 presidential candidacy He is the first Cuban American to run for the White House. Winning the Latino vote will be a challenge due to his immigration policies. Es el primer cubanoamericano que inicia la carrera hacia La Casa Blanca. Ganarse el voto latino sería un reto por sus posiciones […]
Univisión: Aaron Shock paid the price of his vanity with his political career (Spanish video) He resigned his position as US Congressman after news broke of his use of public funds for personal gain. Renunció a su puesto de congresista federal tras conocerse que usó fondos públicos para beneficio personal.
Mundo FOX: Hillary Clinton seeks the support of the Latino community by appointing Amanda Rentería as her new Deputy Political Director (sic) (Spanish video) Involved in a federal scandal over the allegedly improper use of email, Hillary Clinton is already thinking about how to attract the support of Latinos. Although her candidacy for president of the […]
Univisión: Personal email account might be trouble for Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State, only used her personal email to conduct official matters, violating requirements that say that officials should preserve their official correspondence. Univisión: Cuenta de correo personal pone en aprietos a Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton, ex secretaria de Estado, utilizó únicamente su correo […]
Univisión: DHS Employees wait for their paychecks Congress approved temporary funding for the Department but the agreement expries in 5 days and the battle continues. (Spanish) Univisión: Empleados del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional esperan sus sueldos El congreso aprobó temporalmente los fondos para el departamento pero el acuerdo vence en 5 días y la batalla […]