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# puerto-rico - Tuesday 7 January, 2020
'Iconic' Punta Ventana stone arch collapses as earthquake hits Puerto Rico
Damage was caused across the island by the 5.8-magnitude earthquake.
# puerto-rico - Thursday 29 August, 2019
Hurricane Dorian appears to spare Puerto Rico, heads for eastern coast of Florida
“The threat has already passed,” Puerto Rico’s new governor, Wanda Vazquez, told a news conference.
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 28 August, 2019
Puerto Ricans braced for Hurricane Dorian just two years after last lethal catastrophe
The latest path also puts Dorian on a trajectory to strike the Atlantic coast of Florida or Georgia by the weekend.
# puerto-rico - Tuesday 23 July, 2019
Explainer: Why are thousands of protesters calling for Puerto Rico's governor to resign?
Messages from a leaked Telegram group revealed alleged homophobic and sexist messages from Governor Ricardo Rossello.
# puerto-rico - Friday 28 December, 2018
Search for missing 20 year-old believed to have fallen overboard cruise ship in Caribbean suspended
Arron Hough was reported missing after failing to report for work on Christmas Day.
# puerto-rico - Thursday 13 September, 2018
Donald Trump's latest claim is that Democrats plotted to inflate the Puerto Rico hurricane death count
A new investigation has put the death count at nearly 3,000 people.
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 12 September, 2018
Trump criticised for hailing US response to Hurricane Maria last year as 'tremendous'
Hurricane Maria wreaked widespread devastation and killed almost 3,000 people last September.
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 29 August, 2018
Puerto Rico government said 64 people died during Hurricane Maria. The actual number was 2,975
Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico in September 2017.
# puerto-rico - Thursday 9 August, 2018
Puerto Rico says Hurricane Maria killed 1,400 people, but death toll remains at 64
Widespread flooding left many sick and elderly people unable to get medical treatment.
# puerto-rico - Monday 11 June, 2018
Puerto Rico's morgue is overflowing with unclaimed dead bodies after a storm nine months ago
Hurricane Maria struck the island 20 September.
# puerto-rico - Tuesday 29 May, 2018
Death toll from Hurricane Maria likely to be 70 times official estimates
The government death toll was just 64, but researchers said today it could be 4,600.
# puerto-rico - Thursday 12 October, 2017
Donald Trump labelled 'hater-in-chief' as he goes on the attack about Puerto Rico
The US President says they have a financial crisis ‘of their own making’.
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 11 October, 2017
Mark Zuckerberg apologises for use of VR video to highlight Puerto Rico aid message
Yesterday, Zuckerberg used Facebook’s app Spaces to roam through a VR-produced 360 video of Puerto Rico.
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 4 October, 2017
Trump tells Puerto Rican hurricane survivors to be 'proud' and tosses paper towels at them
The president’s basketball style method of doling out supplies has attracted a lot of attention on social media.
# puerto-rico - Tuesday 3 October, 2017
After berating San Juan's mayor, Trump is visiting Puerto Rico
Trump wants to show that the federal government is on top of the daunting recovery effort.
# puerto-rico - Monday 2 October, 2017
Donald Trump has dedicated a golf tournament victory to hurricane victims
The Presidents Cup was won by the USA.
# puerto-rico - Saturday 30 September, 2017
Donald Trump has accused Puerto Ricans of wanting 'everything done for them'
The island has been left without electricity and running water due to two hurricanes hurtling across the island.
# puerto-rico - Friday 29 September, 2017
Loads of celebs are posting cringey pics of themselves as teens to raise money for Puerto Rico
Stephen Colbert and Nick Kroll are donating $1000 each for every photo. Good eggs!
Rihanna urges Donald Trump not to ignore the people dying in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria
Many celebrities are attempting to help in the wake of this immense disaster.
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 27 September, 2017
Trump defends response to Puerto Rico disaster as he plans visit to island
Trump has come under fire for tweeting repeatedly over the weekend about American football players kneeling during the national anthem while failing to mention Puerto Rico.
# puerto-rico - Saturday 23 September, 2017
70,000 people ordered to evacuate homes after dam fails in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has been ravaged by the storm.
# puerto-rico - Friday 22 September, 2017
Video captures dramatic rescue of woman and children from capsized boat following Hurricane Maria
The rescue took place amid 20-foot waves and 100-knot winds.
'We have reports of complete devastation' - Hurricane Maria death toll rises to 33
Maria has been blamed for at least 33 deaths, including 15 in Dominica, three in Haiti and two in Guadeloupe.
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 20 September, 2017
Whole of Puerto Rico without power as Hurricane Maria hammers through the island
People calling local radio stations reported that doors were flying off hinges and a water tank flew away in the island’s southern region.
# puerto-rico - Monday 12 June, 2017
Puerto Rico votes to become 51st US state
However, turnout was low and the referendum result isn’t binding.
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 3 May, 2017
US territory of Puerto Rico wants to go bankrupt over $70 billion debt
The island’s poverty rate is over 45%.
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 29 March, 2017
Puerto Rican man who bit off the head of girlfriend's chihuahua gets jailed for seven years
No motive was given for the attack.
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 31 August, 2016
Four-year-old Irish boy drowns in Caribbean pool
Police on the island have confirmed they are treating the incident as a tragic accident.
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 17 August, 2016
Cruise ship catches fire while out on the Caribbean Sea
Passengers were rescued and no major injuries have been reported.
# puerto-rico - Thursday 16 April, 2015
Irishman missing overboard from Caribbean cruise ship
The search is concentrated near the Puerto Rican island of Vieques.
# puerto-rico - Thursday 2 April, 2015
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Tourists swim for their lives for 14 hours after boat sinks
The brother and sister thought they were going to drown or be eaten by a shark when the found themselves stranded at sea.
# puerto-rico - Friday 26 April, 2013
Well, this newsreader didn’t realise his mic was on…
But at least his vocal cords are nice and loose now.
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
Puerto Ricans say goodbye to 'Macho' Camacho
Camacho died after doctors disconnected him from a respirator which had been keeping him alive since he was shot in the face last Tuesday .
# puerto-rico - Sunday 25 November, 2012
Former world champion Hector Camacho dead at 50
The boxer had won world titles at junior-lightweight and junior-welterweight over the course of his career.
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 7 November, 2012
Puerto Rico votes in favour of becoming a full US state
The island is officially an ‘unincorporated territory’ of the US – but wants to be treated as a full state of the Union.
# puerto-rico - Saturday 12 May, 2012
Lemon in the armpit? Pickled sheep eye? 7 strange hangover cures
Fancy some rabbit dropping tea after a night out? Some fried canary? Thought not…
# puerto-rico - Thursday 25 August, 2011
Debate over evacuation as Hurricane Irene heads for US east coast
A hurricane watch has been issued for the outer banks of North Carolina which means hurricane conditions could hit the US east coast within 36 hours.
# puerto-rico - Monday 22 August, 2011
Hurricane Irene slams Puerto Rico; could hit US
Hurricane Irene is making its way to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and possibly Florida. Nearly 600,000 people in Haiti are still without shelter after last year’s earthquake.
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 3 August, 2011
Tropical Storm Emily on path toward Haiti
The UN has put 11,500 troops on standby in Haiti, with the biggest threat to lives believed to be flooding following fatal mudslides in June.
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Poll: Do you welcome new garda powers for restricting movement during Covid-19 crisis?
GARDAÍ HAVE NEW powers to arrest and detain members of the public who flout the advice of the public health authorities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cabinet members signed off on the measures yesterday, and they were signed by Health Minister Simon Harris, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the Attorney General last night.
Measures in place at present mean members of the public must stay at home, except to gather essential goods, to provide essential care, or to get a brief spell of exercise within 2km of their home.
However, some people are not abiding by these guidelines and authorities are worried more people will flout the guidelines over the Easter weekend.
Those convicted under the new rules could face a maximum of six months in prison or a fine of €2,500.
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