Por Esther Alaejos San Juan, Oct. 5 (EFE).- Prison inmates use fentanyl and other drugs as an escape from reality and the leading cause of the increase in deaths in Puerto Rico’s prisons, where activists denounce the lack of adequate health and rehabilitation services. In Puerto Rico, an average of 7,000 people are incarcerated; between …
Esther Alaejos San Juan, Sept 22 (EFE).- Same-sex couples are challenging the prejudices of society by dancing in Puerto Rico, one of the cradles of salsa, also demolishing the roles of this tropical rhythm that has traditionally marked men lead and women follow. Three years ago, the Puerto Rican Amalís M. Cintron began to create …
By Esther Alaejos San Juan, Jun 1 (EFE).- A new generation of Puerto Rican salsa artists are helping to keep that genre alive and thriving on the United States commonwealth, where it remains a highly popular musical style at dance clubs and nightspots. More than 60 years after salsa emerged in New York City thanks …
By Esther Alaejos San Juan, May 3 (EFE).- The residents of Vieques island, part of the United States commonwealth of Puerto Rico, are now facing a double dose of misfortune. In addition to a high incidence of various diseases that local inhabitants attribute to more than 60 years of US military exercises, that municipality eight …
By Esther Alaejos San Juan, Feb 21 (EFE).- Thirty-two years ago, a stray bullet struck Angel Gabriel Roman, seriously inhibiting his mobility. Since then, each day he faces the challenge of moving in his wheelchair through the streets of Puerto Rico, which are not configured for the handicapped and are filled with parked vehicles that …