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 — This isn't a book about Puerto Rico's economic situation, with facts presented and then conclusions drawn from those facts. It's a rant by a Marxist who lives in NYC and is somehow part of the establishment, with family from Puerto Rico, who uses a few examples from the past ~40 years of Puerto Rico's history to try to advance his …

 — Puerto Rico is also part of this framework, as shown by our investigations (Rey, Hernández-Angueira, 2010,2014, 2019). ... domestic trafficking of Puerto Rican children appears to be the most common form in Puerto Rico. This exploitation takes on many forms, from prostitution and other forms of sexual exploitation, such as …

Fantasy Island: Colonialism, Exploitation, and the Betrayal of Puerto Rico. New York: Bold Type Books, 2019. 343 pp. $28.00. Puerto Rico has been an American fantasy island throughout its 122 years as a US possession. Many on the mainland consider it a US Caribbean playground, if they know of its colonial status at all.

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A crucial, clear-eyed accounting of Puerto Rico's 122 years as a colony of the US.Since its acquisition by the US in 1898, Puerto Rico has served as a testing ground for the most aggressive and exploitative US economic, political, and social policies. The devastation that ensued finally grew impossible to ignore in 2017, in the wake of Hurricane María, as the …

 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On October 6, 2023, Special agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested Pedro Juan Molina-Falconi, a 34-year-old security guard from a school in Manatí, P.R. ... Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and …

 — Mining has never been a major source of income for Puerto Rico. The Spaniards mined gold placer deposits during 1509-1579, and extracted an estimated ... The highest gold and silver values were apparently found in samples with visible chalcopyrite and sphalerite (Bergey, 1960). ... Exploitation of commercial minerals can only be …

 — A crucial, clear-eyed accounting of Puerto Rico's 122 years as a colony of the US. Since its acquisition by the US in 1898, Puerto Rico has served as a testing ground for the most aggressive and exploitative US economic, political, and social policies.

 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –Today, Bryan Xavier Pérez Hernández was sentenced by United States District Court Judge María Antongiorgi-Jordan to 235 months (19 years and seven months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for production of child exploitation material and drug trafficking charges. ... This sentencing …

The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism, 2019. This essay aims to briefly collect the historical context of colonialism in Puerto Rico since the Spanish era but primarily focuses on revealing the reasons to consider Puerto Rico as a colony and non-self-governing territory of the US-rather than a neocolony of the US.

A crucial, clear-eyed accounting of Puerto Rico's 122 years as a colony of the US. Since its acquisition by the US in 1898, Puerto Rico has served as a testing ground for the most aggressive and exploitative US economic, political, and social policies. The devastation that ensued finally grew impossible to ignore in 2017, in the wake of Hurricane María, as the …

The most commonly listed primary commodities in Puerto Rico mines are Copper, Iron, and Gold . At the time these mines were surveyed, 150 mines in Puerto Rico were observed to have ore mineralization in an …

 — Sierra de la Plata literally means 'Mountain of Silver', and is a legend about a city that was filled with a quantity of silver that was almost inconceivable. Although the Spanish would eventually discover the silver mines of Potosi in 1545, this was not the same as the legendary Sierra de la Plata .

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The Puerto Rico Project is a large, multi-target carbonate replacement mining district, with approximately one million tonnes of past production of direct-shipping, shallow, high-grade zinc ore. Discovery controls …

 — Killer whale records in the Caribbean Sea, May 1851 to January 2023, classified by record type. The gray diamond indicates 35 take events involving at least 83 individuals landed in Barrouallie ...

During the sixteenth century the population of Potosi grew to over 200,000 and its silver mine became the source of 60% of the world's silver. Between 1545 and 1810 Potosi's silver contributed nearly 20% of all known silver produced in the world across 265 years. It was at the core of the Spanish Empire's great wealth. …

 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Eduardo Luis Marrero Casanova, 53, a religious leader in Cayey, was sentenced on February 27, 2024, by Chief Judge Raul M. Arias Marxuach, to 240 months of imprisonment for two counts of production of child pornography. ... 2024, to 51 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release …

About Puerto Rico: The Puerto Rico project is a large, multi-target carbonate replacement (CRD) silver-zinc-lead mining district that has historically produced approximately one …

 — Since my latest book, Fantasy Island: Colonialism, Exploitation and the Betrayal of Puerto Rico (Bold Type Press) went on sale last September, I've had an amazing time doing talks and interacting with people who are passionate about the island-nation.The book is a historical overview of Puerto Rico's colonial relationship with the …

 — Nelson A. Denis: In 1897, Spain granted Puerto Rico a Carta de Autonomia (Charter of Autonomy), which gave the island the right to its own legislature, constitution, tariffs, monetary system, treasury, judiciary, shipping industry, international trading rights and coastal control. All of this was rescinded when the US assumed "ownership" of …

 — The actions of the Fiscal Control Board have further impoverished Puerto Rico as multimillionaires from the United States buy up properties and displace entire communities, he noted. However, there are winds of change in Puerto Rico, he said, pointing to growing support for his party and appealing for greater international support …

 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Puerto Rico Crimes Against Children Task Force (PRCACTF), along with the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPB) arrested Bryan Xavier Pérez Hernández, 26, from San Sebastián, PR, and Melanie Cruz Clivilles, 31, from Aguadilla, PR, for charges related to the death …

 — About the Author Ed Morales is an author and journalist who has written for The Nation, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Jacobin, and the Guardian.He was staff writer at the Village Voice and columnist at Newsday.He is the author of Latinx: The New Force in Politics and Culture (Verso Books, 2018), Living in …

 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An officer from the Puerto Rico Police Bureau was arrested on criminal charges related to child exploitation April 15. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) San Juan special …

 — Readers who are in search of an explanation of Puerto Rico's history should read Rudolph Adams Van Middeldyk's The History of Puerto Rico: From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation, which provides a concise discussion of its origins and development. The book is tainted only by the author's bigoted views towards the end.

 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Lionel Albino Galindo, 52, of Vega Alta, PR, for child exploitation. According to court documents, from February 2024 throughout March 19, 2024, Lionel Albino Galindo sexually exploited a 13-year-old minor.

A crucial, clear-eyed accounting of Puerto Rico's 122 years as a colony of the US.Since its acquisition by the US in 1898, Puerto Rico has served as a testing ground for the most aggressive and exploitative US economic, political, and social policies. The devastation that ensued finally grew impossible to ignore in 2017, in the wake of Hurricane María, as the …

Near La Plena, Puerto Rico is the Cerro Avispa Silver Occurrence. A small ore deposit has been found at this location, but its exact grade, volume, and extent are unknown. Aside from routine claim maintenance, there has …