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Lamont signs bill to bolster business relations with Puerto Rico
A new commission will look for ways to bolster trade between Connecticut and Puerto Rico. Lawmakers say the commission recognizes the important role that Puerto Ricans play in Connecticut. Puerto Ricans make up 8% of Connecticut’s population, the most of any state. “We don’t know what’s going to happen nationally, but we know here in Connecticut, Puerto Ricans are...
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Governor signs bill creating new trade commission with Puerto Rico
Connecticut has a new trade commission with Puerto Rico. It’s one of many things lawmakers approved, and it’s the first bill the governor celebrated with a public bill signing.
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Puerto Rico federal court allows ‘X' as a third gender choice on birth certificates
Activists are celebrating a decision by Puerto Rico’s federal district court to allow nonbinary and gender nonconforming people to update their birth certificates. The ruling comes after a group of six nonbinary people filed a lawsuit against Puerto Rico’s governor, its health secretary and other officials. The ruling means that nonbinary and gender nonconforming people will now be able to...
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After island-wide blackout, crews restore power to nearly all Puerto Rico customers
Power was restored to 98.8% of customers early Friday after an island-wide blackout hit Puerto earlier this week, authorities said.
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Officials demand answers as crews work to restore power after Puerto Rico blackout
Crews worked early Thursday to restore power to Puerto Rico after a blackout that hit the entire island.
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Several Puerto Rican parades and festivals to be held in Connecticut this summer
There will be Puerto Rican parades or festivals held in seven cities across Connecticut, beginning in June and ending in September.
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Power blackout hits Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend
A power blackout hit all of Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the heavily Catholic U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend.
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Man accused of groping teenage girl through airplane seat on flight to Boston
A man has been arrested on suspicion of groping a 17-year-old girl in the seat in front of him on a flight from Puerto Rico to Boston last year, federal prosecutors said Friday. Jonathan Alan Lefman, of Newton, was arrested Friday on a charge of abusive sexual contact, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts said in a statement. Lefman, who...
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Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout
Electric power has been restored to nearly all affected customers across Puerto Rico after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve.
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Coast Guard rescues stranded fishermen from ocean near Puerto Rico
The two fishermen ran out of fuel and capsized 5 miles south of Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico, and were rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter aircrew.
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Massive blackout hits Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve
Grid manager Luma says full restoration will take 24 to 48 hours but it is working to fix the outage that has left more than 1.2 million people without power.
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Power restoration begins in Puerto Rico after massive New Year's Eve blackout
More than 700,000 clients, including 16 hospitals and Puerto Rico’s water and sewer company, had power back by Tuesday night, according to Luma.
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Maria C. Sanchez awards to benefit those that exemplify her pioneering spirit
The Hartford Puerto Rican Parade Committee is hosting the 2024 Maria C. Sanchez awards banquet this weekend. The awards go out to individuals or organizations that exemplify Sanchez’s pioneering spirit.
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Puerto Rico has a major election of its own on Tuesday. Here's what's at stake
The two parties that have dominated Puerto Rican politics for decades are losing their grip as they face the stiffest competition yet from a younger generation fed up with the island’s corruption, chronic power outages and mismanagement of public funds.
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Reggaeton star Nicky Jam walks back Trump endorsement over Puerto Rico ‘garbage' comment
Last month, the Puerto Rican Dominican singer appeared onstage with Trump at a rally endorsing him.
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Puerto Rican flags go up in Hartford ahead of Sunday's parade
On Wednesday, Puerto Rican flags were raised at the Capitol building and at Hartford’s City Hall. This comes before Sunday’s Puerto Rican parade in Hartford. “This is the way to show how we are honoring the past and at the same time that we are celebrating the future,” Hartford City Councilman Amilcar Hernandez said. At the flag raisings, honorees...
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Puerto Rican flags go up in Hartford ahead of Sunday's parade
On Wednesday, Puerto Rican flags were raised at the Capitol building and at Hartford’s City Hall. This comes before Sunday’s Puerto Rican parade in Hartford.
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CT LIVE!: 2024 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade & Festival
The celebrations are September 22nd.
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Pride of Puerto Rico
NBC CT and Telemundo CT are celebrating Puerto Rican pride by highlighting festivals around the state and traveling to San Juan for their first-ever Puerto Rican Day Parade.
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CT LIVE!: “Pride of Puerto Rico”
The special airs September 12th at 7:30pm on NBC CT, and September 14th at 6pm on Telemundo.