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El Vocero de Puerto Rico (August 2025-Present)

Articles written for publication at El Vocero and its English language platform, The News Journal.

The Weekly Journal •

Calle Cerra Revival Brings Mixed Reactions from Locals

Pablo Aponte is the owner of Aponte Distributors on Santurce's famous Calle Cerra and has seen the street change over time."I've been here for 53 years, since 1966. My father worked here and started his business in 1968. But that was a record distributor. My business, Aponte Distributors, which distributes musical instruments, has been on this street since the 1980s," he said.The famous street was once home to some of the most important record labels and offices in salsa, including the famous Fa...
The Weekly Journal •

International Tourism Fair a Success for Local Communities

The International Tourism Fair (FITUR, its Spanish acronym) held in Madrid in January was an opportunity to showcase what Puerto Rico has to offer.The four-day event opened many doors of possibility, with many centered on creating easily accessible ways to get to Puerto Rico and attract new tourists.“FITUR is one of the most important tourism events in the world, held every January in Madrid. Annually, the Fair becomes a key platform for connecting and strengthening tourism marketing with Europe...
The Weekly Journal •

Attracting Cruise Ships Beyond San Juan

The government of Puerto Rico is taking the opportunity of hosting this year’s Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association’s (FCCA) Cruise Convention in October to market new ports as possible docking sites for cruise ships.The five-day event will provide the island with the opportunity to meet with key sector members to discuss and establish short and long terms strategies to determine economic development for Puerto Rico.“We often only see the San Juan area, and in the past, only on routes when we've...
The Weekly Journal •

Uncertainty and Resistance from Taxi Services

With the arrival of Lyft to Puerto Rico in July, taxi services are in the center of an even greater challenge in managing their operations.“With the arrival of Uber, the income of taxi driver decreased easily by 50%,” said Angel Arroyo, president of the United Transportation Collective.”However, Arroyo claims the problem extends further from just loss of clientele.“The problem is not that they’re taking our passengers, because that’s why there’s a free market. The problem is that when you have i...
The Weekly Journal •

Proposal Created Against Privatization of Power Grid

Following the approval of an increase in the electricity bill starting in September, a group of community and environmental organizations propose that the government reverse the privatization of the electric system and return to the public model that existed for decades under the Electric Power Authority (AEE in Spanish Acronym).As the main argument to justify the proposal for a ‘reformed AEE,’ the groups claimed that the operation of the system is more expensive after the privatization with LUM...