Delta employees, baggage handler in US Virgin Islands charged with smuggling illegal migrantsSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A federal grand jury in the U.S. Virgin Islands has indicted two former Delta Airlines ticket agents and an airport employee on charges of conspiracy to smuggle illegal immigrants into the U.S. US asks Jamaica to extradite alleged leader of ‘Shower Posse’ gang on drug, weapons chargesSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The United States has asked Jamaica to extradite a suspected crime boss to face federal drug and weapons-trafficking charges in New York, officials said Monday. US says Gitmo prisoner sent to Portugal was Syrian who complained of harsh conditions, abuseSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Guantanamo inmate who said the prison’s harsh conditions drove him to attempt suicide has been sent to Portugal, the U.S. said in court documents. Judge sets bail at $2.6 million for man charged with killing police officer in Puerto RicoSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A judge has set bail at $2.6 million for a Puerto Rican man accused of fatally shooting a police officer and wounding a second before stealing their squad car earlier this month. Airline passenger released on bail in mercury spill that disrupted Puerto Rico airportSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An airline passenger charged in a mercury spill that disrupted flights at Puerto Rico’s main airport was released on bail Friday. US military judge in 9/11 case at Guantanamo denies defense request to see secret CIA prisonsSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lawyers for a Guantanamo prisoner charged in the Sept. 11 attack do not need to visit secret CIA prisons where he was once held since the sites have likely changed and are no longer relevant, a military judge ruled. Small mercury spill inside Puerto Rico’s main airport closes terminals, delays flightsSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A small amount of mercury spilled inside Puerto Rico’s main airport Tuesday and authorities closed three terminals as a precaution, delaying about a dozen flights. Young Guantanamo prisoner back in Afghanistan after grenade-attack case unravels over abuseKABUL — One of the youngest people ever held at Guantanamo was welcomed home Monday by Afghanistan’s president and joyful relatives after almost seven years in prison — freed by a military judge who ruled he was coerced into confessing to wounding U.S. soldiers with a grenade. Puerto Rico governor seeks to restrict alcohol sales as part of campaign to reduce crimeSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Gov. Luis Fortuno said Tuesday he will submit a proposal for the legislature to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages after certain hours as a way to cut down on crime in Puerto Rico. Report: Caribbean hotel plans will stall due to visitor dropSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A new report offers a bleak outlook for the Caribbean hotel industry. Hurricane Bill strengthens in open Atlantic on track to Bermuda; Claudette loses steamPENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. — A tropical storm that lost steam after blowing ashore Monday dumped rain on Florida and Alabama, while the first hurricane of this year’s Atlantic season picked up strength over open waters on a path toward Bermuda. Prisoner allegedly kills Puerto Rican policeman, wounds another while being driven to jailSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A 23-year-old prisoner being taken to jail to face car theft charges allegedly shot one police officer to death and gravely wounded a second, then escaped in their squad car, authorities said Sunday. Puerto Rico jury convicts 4 police officers of federal civil rights charges in beating deathSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A jury in U.S. federal court has convicted four Puerto Rican police officers in the beating death of a man in their custody. US to review contested study that found no adverse effects of military exercises in ViequesVIEQUES, Puerto Rico — U.S. authorities have begun a review of a five-year study that found no ill effects caused by decades of military exercises on the tiny island of Vieques. Puerto Ricans cheer Sotomayor’s swearing-in as 1st Hispanic Supreme Court justiceSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico —Puerto Ricans cheered Sonia Sotomayor’s swearing-in Saturday as the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court, calling her rise to the nation’s highest court a huge source of pride in the U.S. territory. FBI agent faces negligent homicide charge in shooting death of Puerto Rico officer during raidSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities charged an FBI agent with negligent homicide on Friday in the alleged “friendly fire” shooting death of a Puerto Rican policeman during a gunbattle with kidnappers last year. US Department of Agriculture fined $30,000 for underground storage tanks in Puerto RicoSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been fined tens of thousands of dollars for alleged improper maintenance of underground storage tanks in Puerto Rico. Yemeni official: Detainee died of asphyxiation in recent apparent suicide at GuantanamoSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Guantanamo detainee whose death has been blamed on suicide apparently died of asphyxiation, a Yemeni official said Saturday. A look at government subsidies for flights in and out of rural communitiesMore than 100 communities in 32 states and Puerto Rico benefit from taxpayer-susidized air service. Costs of the program have spiraled to $175 million or more for the upcoming budget year. The subsidies can amount to hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars for each passenger ticket. Below are communities that benefit from the program, and the per ticket subsidy, in dollars, according to the Senate Appropriations Committee: New report by rights group makes case for moving Guantanamo trials to US civilian courtsSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The vast majority of recent terrorism prosecutions in the U.S. ended in conviction and prison sentences, a human rights group said Thursday in a study arguing that American government doesn’t need its special war crimes court or indefinite detention to deal with the nearly 230 men held at Guantanamo. House panel approves another bill to allow Puerto Rican voters to decide island’s statusWASHINGTON — A House committee approved a proposal Wednesday that would let Puerto Ricans decide their island’s political status. It was unclear whether the full Congress would consider the bill. US Virgin Islands researchers unveil trove of records detailing slave journeys to New WorldSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A collection of slavery records newly available over the Internet may help thousands of people trace their families back to Africa through St. Croix, a former slave-trading hub in the Caribbean. Sotomayor embraces Puerto Rican heritage, avoids hot-button issue: statehood vs. independenceSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor wrote as a Princeton undergraduate that she supported independence for Puerto Rico — a radical, fringe position, even today. Puerto Ricans follow Sotomayor hearings; ‘Nuyorican’s’ nomination a source of prideSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Ricans tuned in to Sonia Sotomayor’s Senate confirmation hearings on Monday to cheer on the judge with local roots whose nomination to the Supreme Court has boosted pride across the island. Biking _ and whale-watching _ in Washington’s magical San Juan IslandsSAN JUAN ISLANDS, Wash. — Bicycle touring is a whale of a good time on the magical San Juan Islands. NYC Hispanic rights group’s links to Sotomayor fodder for GOP criticism before hearingsNEW YORK — Cesar Perales has fought his share of critics over the years, in legal battles for minorities denied jobs, bilingual classes in schools and more Latino police officers. Defense in Sept. 11 case seeks access to secret CIA prisons to gauge psychological impactSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lawyers for an alleged Sept. 11 plotter held at Guantanamo want to inspect secret CIA overseas prisons, saying in court papers Monday the conditions in the so-called black sites may yield insight into a mental disorder that has raised questions about whether he is competent to stand trial. Sotomayor’s Puerto Rico relatives hope to attend her confirmation hearings for high courtMAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rican relatives of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor — the New York-born federal appeals judge who is vying to be the first Hispanic justice on the high court — hope to attend her confirmation hearings in Washington. Analysis: Republicans, outnumbered and politically wary, lack cohesive opposition to SotomayorWASHINGTON — A week before her Senate hearings, Republicans are floundering in their efforts to trip up Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, unable to find an effective message about why she’s not fit to serve. GOP senator: Civil rights group Sotomayor advised took ‘extreme positions’ on raceWASHINGTON — A top Republican senator says a Puerto Rican legal advocacy group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor took extreme positions on capital punishment, abortion and racial quotas. |
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