Category: Island Life

Lopez Rivera Urges UN to End U.S. Colonialism in Puerto Rico

… board that dictates to the Puerto Rican people how they will spend … ideas, recalled how five million Puerto Ricans live outside the country and … and sovereignty of Puerto Rico, he reiterated.
Puerto Ricans must govern Puerto Rico, they should have …

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Nine months after hurricanes, Puerto Rican students continue to apply to Central Florida colleges

… , Valencia College enrolled 35 new Puerto Rican students for the summer term … also offered in-state tuition for Puerto Rican students this spring and summer … for Puerto Rican students »
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After offering in-state tuition to students from Puerto Rico

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Sunwing Adding More Punta Cana Flights

 

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Canadian travel giant Sunwing is expanding again in the Caribbean, with increased service to the region out of Val-d’Or, Quebec.

In addition to nonstop flights to both Cancun in the Mexican Caribbean and Santa Maria in Cuba, Sunwing will be relaunching its nonstop flights to Punta Cana.

The company will be operating weekly flights to Cancun from Dec. 10-April 15, 2019, with regular Tuesday service to Cayo Santa Maria in Cuba from Dec. 11 to April 16, 2019.

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The Punta Cana flights will launch on Dec. 10 and run through April 15, 2019.

“We are justly proud to have operated flights from Val-d’Or for over a decade,” said Executive Vice President of Sunwing Travel Group in Quebec, Sam Char. “We are delighted to be able to offer even more flight options than ever and look forward to returning to Val-d’Or for an 11th consecutive winter season.”

“Val-d’Or’s regional airport is very proud to offer this third sunny destination,” said Louise Beaulieu, General Manager for Val-d’Or Regional Airport. “We are more than happy to offer Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic to people from Abitibi-Témiscamingue this upcoming winter.”

—  CJ

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After Hurricane, Puerto Rico Water Difficulties Remain

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Hurricane Maria decimated Puerto Rico’s drinking water infrastructure last … last year’s hurricane season.
Puerto Rican officials claim that water service … report added.
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Puerto Rico struggles with jump in asthma cases post-Maria

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Then Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, strewing mold-producing wreckage across the … hurricane remain in many neighborhoods.
Puerto Rico recorded the highest levels of … and Culebra, just east of Puerto Rico, that are still completely dependent …

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