PUERTO RICO SUN

Prominentes figuras de América Latina apoyan la independencia de Puerto Rico Comunicado de Prensa "Gabriel García Márquez, Premio Nobel de Literatura y Ernesto Sábato considerado el más grande de los escritores argentinos vivos, y quien presidiera la Comisión Nacional sobre la Desaparición de Personas que abrió las puertas al enjuiciamiento de las juntas militares de la dictadura, encabezan la lista de prominentes figuras de la América Latina que han manifestado su apoyo a la independencia de Puerto Rico a través de su adhesión a la Proclama de Panamá aprobada por unanimidad en el Congreso Latinoamericano y Caribeño por la Independencia de Puerto Rico celebrado en Panamá en noviembre pasado", anunció en conferencia de prensa el Presidente del Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño, Rubén Berríos Martínez. "Por Puerto Rico suscribieron la adhesión los reconocidos escritores Luis Rafael Sánchez, Ana Lydia Vega y Mayra Montero. A ellos se suman de Uruguay el poeta y nov...

From the News: The Tampa Tribune Puerto Rico: State Or Not? TAMPA - Take away the option of the status quo, and Puerto Ricans will choose to become a state, their highest ranking senator said Friday. For more, go to http://news.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBSJ66KVWE.html

Book Review One Nation, Polarized? Herman Badillo and the Limits of Liberalism Review of Herman Badillo’s One Nation, One Standard by Angelo Falcón, National Institute for Latino Policy (January 1, 2007) In One Nation, One Standard: An Ex-Liberal on How Hispanics Can Succeed Just Like Other Immigrant Groups (New York: Sentinel, 2006), Herman Badillo at age 77 sums up his considerable life’s lessons for the Puerto Rican and Hispanic community. Published under the auspices of the Manhattan Institute for Public Policy, where Mr. Badillo is a senior fellow, this book has created a big stir within the Latino community even before it was released. First announced in the infamous tabloid, the New York Post, on December 19th with the headline, “Badillo lashes Latinos, Rips Hispanic Values,” it generated strong feelings, not only about Badillo’s views on the issues, but also about him personally. It was a little eerie in the manner this response was so similar to the reactions in the Black comm...

Happy New Year. Puerto Rico Sun wishes you peace, love, good health, prosperity, happiness and ... in the new year. Felicidades.

PUERTO RICO'S CAPITAL Vital Old San Juan Leslie Jones Contributing Writer The aromas of tostones (fried plantains) and asopao (a traditional chicken-and-rice soup) drift out of local eateries. Visitors pause in front of colourful storefront displays, and a sea of pedestrians and cars moves past. Narrow cobblestone streets beckon in each direction I turn, while the sounds of salsa resonate from a nearby plaza, enticing me to move a little closer. My longtime friend Lori and I are on the first port of call of a week-long Caribbean cruise. It's a crystal-clear Sunday afternoon in the old town district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The city of San Juan is made up of three distinct areas: Old San Juan, the beach and resort area and outlying communities. Old San Juan, founded in 1508, is the second-oldest city in the Americas. An infectious energy fills the air as the sounds of the park rotunda's steel drums intensify. Children play nearby as adults gather to visit. Passing tourists ...

Three Kings rule in Puerto Rico MARY ELLEN BOTTER The Dallas Morning News JUANA DIAZ, Puerto Rico -- It's Bethlehem in the New World. The Three Kings seem to be everywhere in Puerto Rico. In art stores. Souvenir shops. On the wall of a bakery. Among gamers in San Juan's Pool Palace. Beside expensive watches in a jeweler's display. They even have their own museum in this small city five miles northeast of Ponce in southern Puerto Rico. That isn't to say Christmas itself is trumped by the island's love of the Wise Men reputed to have visited the baby Jesus in the manger. Puerto Ricans are wild about that holiday, celebrating it with joyous abandon, decorating homes, plazas and buildings as early as the beginning of November, and reveling in family gatherings and Christmas Eve church services. Festivities stretch through the second week of January. For more, go to www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061224/Lives01/612240481

In Latino tradition, Three Kings is an important part of Christmas. Mark your calendar. EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY THREE KINGS DAY PARADE ¡FELIZ DIA DE REYES! Friday, January 5, 2007 Starting at 11:00 a.m. Press Invited at 10:30 a.m. to Parade Line-Up with Three Kings, 30 Madrinas and Padrinos 106th Street between Madison and Park Avenues NEW YORK, December 2006 – On Friday, January 5, 2007, El Museo del Barrio once again brings the spirit of the holidays to el barrio and to all of New York City with the 30th Anniversary of El Museo’s Annual Three Kings Day Parade and Community Celebration. The parade kicks off at 11:00 a.m. at 106th Street and Madison Avenue, continuing through East Harlem up Third Avenue to 116th Street, then heads west and culminates at La Marqueta Plaza, located along Park Avenue between 116th and 115th Streets. Following the parade, the Three Kings will offer a gift to each of the children marching in the event. As the most festive event of the holida...