Puerto Rico NewsNews on Puerto Rico continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Acevedo Vil signs general fund budget for FY '09 - Caribbean Business - 220708- July 22, 2008 Approved budget totals $9.48 billion; governor vetoes $4.2 million reserved for Legislature's food and vehicle expenses As first reported in CARIBBEAN BUSINESS ONLINE, Gov. Anbal Acevedo Vil has signed the general-fund budget for Fiscal Year 2009 (which started in July 1 and ends June 30, 2009) with an approved total of $9.48 billion, approximately $4.2 million less than the Legislature had approved earlier. The $4.2 million reduction originally was allocated to cover legislators' food and...http://www.topix.net/world/puerto-rico/2008/07/acevedo-vil-signs-general-fund-budget-for-f... Puerto Rico Win Optimist Team Racing Worlds - Optimist World Championship 2008- July 22, 2008 Photo: The Optimists in action in Cesme -- ©Esra Karahan The team from Puerto Rico were jubilant after winning the Optimist Team event at the 46th Optimist World Championship in Cesme on the west coast of Turkey. A new record 255 sailors from 54 countries are for the 46th Optimist Worlds, where 16 teams, selected on the first five races of the fleet Worlds, participated in the battle for the Team Racing World title. The event, held over a single day, uses a 'direct elimination with...http://www.topix.net/world/puerto-rico/2008/07/puerto-rico-win-optimist-team-racing-worlds... Mexico vs Puerto Rico: A Sweet Science With Bitter Chemistry - East Side Boxing - 210708- July 21, 2008 Photo: Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto, left, and Mexico's Antonio Margarito at a news conference in Mexico City, May 19. In the world of sports there's only one thing that parallels the accomplishment of reaching ultimate supremacy in the form of a championship. That one thing is, always has been, and always will be, the passionate feeling relative to defeating an arch nemesis....... .....The ring-wars between the two nations technically got under way back in October of 1978 when famed Puerto Rican.http://www.topix.net/world/puerto-rico/2008/07/mexico-vs-puerto-rico-a-sweet-science-with-... Germany gains final slot in Olympic tournament - International Herald Tribune - 200708- July 21, 2008 ATHENS: Germany won the final spot in the 12-team Olympic basketball tournament, getting 32 points from Dirk Nowitzki on Sunday in a 96-82 victory over Puerto Rico. Croatia and Greece earned the other two men's berths at stake in this qualifier a day earlier. Jos Barea, who plays with Nowitzki on the Dallas Mavericks, led Puerto Rico with 18 points. Germany drew on its outside shooting to take a 48-39 halftime lead. Three consecutive 3-pointers within 46 seconds - two by Robert Garrett, one by..http://www.topix.net/world/puerto-rico/2008/07/germany-gains-final-slot-in-olympic-tournam... Fuel costs, U.S. economy force airlines to limit flights to tourism-dependent islands - 200708- July 20, 2008 People walk and play on a beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico on June 12. Expensive jet fuel and a soft American economy are threatening to sink Caribbean tourism as airline ticket prices soar and flights are sharply reduced, choking the flow of the travelers that the region depends upon, according to some tourism officials. (AP PhotoBrennan Linsley) SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO: Expensive jet fuel and a soft American economy are threatening to sink Caribbean tourism as airline ticket prices soar and...http://www.topix.net/world/puerto-rico/2008/07/fuel-costs-u-s-economy-force-airlines-to-li... The presidential primary in Puerto Rico - CARLOS ROMERO BARCEL - 170708- July 19, 2008 One of the most-often-heard arguments against voting in the Democratic presidential primary held in Puerto Rico was how meaningless and what a waste of time it was to participate in the selection of the presidential candidate when we are disenfranchised U.S. citizens. Why should we vote in the primary when we can't vote to elect the candidate we help to nominate At first glance, the argument seems unassailable. However, upon participating in the process and analyzing its positive and negative...http://www.topix.net/world/puerto-rico/2008/07/the-presidential-primary-in-puerto-rico-car... San Juan Attractions - Museo de Arte - New York Times Review - 190708- July 19, 2008 Access the following news items for the full stories: Address 299 Av. Jos de Diego, San Juan Location Santurce -- Phone 787977-6277 Web Site www.mapr.org -- Price Admission $6 adults, $2.50 seniors, $3 children under age 12 New York Times Review -- This grand institution houses the island's most important works of art. Some date back to the 17th century, but also contemporary works and - apart from some facile criticisms of Puerto Rico's relationship with the United States - fascinating. The...http://www.topix.net/world/puerto-rico/2008/07/san-juan-attractions-museo-de-arte-new-york... PURSLO - Surprise package Puerto Rico shoot down Slovenia - FIBA - 180708- July 18, 2008 Photo: Carlos ARROYO (Puerto Rico). 14 finals, FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament for men, Athens, Greece, 18.07.2008 ATHENS (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men) - Puerto Rico made seven three-pointers in the third quarter and then withstood a brave fight-back by Slovenia to advance to the semi-finals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Puerto Rico got a game-high 17 points from Carlos Arroyo in the 81-70 victory. Next up for Manolo Cintron's team are Greece, unless New Zealand...http://www.topix.net/world/puerto-rico/2008/07/pur-slo-surprise-package-puerto-rico-shoot-... Almost half of Puerto Rican adults drink - Caribbean Business - 170708- July 18, 2008 Nearly half of Puerto Ricans consume alcoholic beverages, according to this week's CARIBBEAN BUSINESSWOSO RadioGaither International poll. A whopping 46% of the island's population admits they do, a percentage lower than that of their U.S. mainland counterparts. Puerto Ricans under the age of 55 are significantly more likely to be drinkers than those aged 55 and older. While 54% of Puerto Ricans between the ages of 18 and 34 drink and half of those between 35 and 54 also do, only 30% of those...http://www.topix.net/world/puerto-rico/2008/07/almost-half-of-puerto-rican-adults-drink-ca... New, expanded, improved Caribbean Business- July 17, 2008 http:caribbeanbusinessonline.net New, expanded, improved Caribbean Business newspaper now on internet. Loaded with great news and viewpoints about Puerto Rico. Worth checking out if you are eager for great stories on the latest news. The current issue has a story about not-too-honest Acevedo getting caught in a big lie. There is a commentary by Carlos Romero Barcelo. Also, a commentary by Rafael Hernandez Colon. I am delighted that POW is back bigger and better than ever before.http://www.topix.net/world/puerto-rico/2008/07/new-expanded-improved-caribbean-business?fr... |