Susanne Ramírez De Arellano  “There is a place. Like no place on Earth. A land full of wonder, mystery, and danger! Some say to survive it: You need to be as mad as a hatter”. The Mad Hatter. ¿Soy yo o la Isla del Encanto cada día se parece más a “Alicia en el país de las maravillas” (libro de Lewis Carroll que juro escribió luego de tomarse un rico mate de hongos)? Es como descender... 

Miércoles, 14 de diciembre de 2011 – Se adopta la Resolución 1514 (XV) de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU): “La Declaración de Garantías de Independencia para las Colonias y los Pueblos” Precisamente un día miércoles, al igual que hoy, hace 51 años, se aprobó la Resolución 1514, lo que se considera alrededor de prácticamente todo el mundo como uno de los hitos de las Naciones... 

We're a small, diverse group of music lovers of Puerto Rican descent who set out almost 20 years ago to discover all we could about the the musical and craft traditions that surround the various native Puerto Rican stringed musical instruments, with a special focus on the cuatro--the island's "national instrument." This website represents a summary of our twenty years’ (and ongoing)... 

By Elga Castro-Ramos How many countries are in the world? Anyone would think this might be an easy question to answer, because it should be a concrete issue. In theory, it would be enough to count them all. Anyhow, the answer varies drastically depending whether we consider the numbers of members provided by the United Nations (UN), those given by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), or if we... 

SAN JUAN, PR – Ricardo Alegría, an icon of Puerto Rican culture, an anthropologist and tireless defender of la puertorriqueñidad,  died today. He was 90 years old and had been suffering from a debilitating heart condition. Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño has declared five days of mourning for the Alegría, whose contributions to the intersection of culture and politics was without equal in Puerto... 

You are invited to attend a briefing concerning ongoing First Amendment, police misconduct and other human rights abuses against U.S. citizens iThe Puerto Rican government has subjected citizens to abuses including infringement of rights to free speech, peaceful assembly, and freedom from police brutality. Tuesday, July 12 at 10 a.m. EDT 2226 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC   Panelists: Anthony... 

Puerto Rico riot police beat down government protestors Reported by Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines news magazine Dozens of university students are arrested for demonstrating against a tuition hike. But Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuno remains steadfast in charging students more to help close a $3.2 billion budget gap. The students’ fight is representative of a larger debate in Puerto Rico,... 

Felita was born in Naranjito, Puerto Rico on May 4, 1924, the eldest of the eleven children of Julián Oyola and María Cruz. Her schooling only went as far as the second grade of elementary school, but even as a child she showed artistic inclinations, taking part in school programs. At age 15 she married Joaquín Rivera Padilla, but divorced him after eight years of marriage and four children:... 

Ray Suárez By Ray Suárez Host, HITN’s Destination Casa Blanca Few political columnists in the United States are Puerto Rican. Few political columnists in the United States follow the twists and turns in the debates over the island’s status closely, if at all. Yet, as the President boarded Air Force One for a five-hour visit to La Isla del Encanto you saw and heard it again and again;... 

By Natalia Muñoz Hispanic Heritage Month has already begun. Usually celebrated between Sept. 15-Oct. 15, the 2012 presidential elections have moved up the deserved but obligatory Rita Moreno tributes and vida loca awards for Marc Anthony and JLo. On June 13, President Barack Obama was in North Carolina to talk about job creation in the crucial state  he needs for his own job continuation. In 2008,...