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Vieques (Puerto Rico)

Type: City

Name: Vieques (Puerto Rico)

Country: Puerto Rico

Latitude: 18.08

Longitude: -65.480003

population: 4,531

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Christy Turlington teams up with Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein has announced Christy Turlington will be the face of their underwear line in a new global advertising campaign set to debut this autumn.The 44 year-old model presently devotes much of her time to charity work. In 2010, she founded Every Mother ... [Published Lingerie Insight - May 17 2013]

Entities: Christy Turlington, Calvin Klein Inc, Edward Burns, Mario Sorrenti, Vieques (Puerto Rico)

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Calvin Klein Inc

Nostalgia

When I was about 16, I remember ripping the Calvin Klein Eternity campaign shot by Bruce Weber from a magazine and blue-tacking it to my wall. In it, (then) Christy Turlington wore the simple black sports bra and pulled her jeans up as though she was ... [Published Rush Magazine - May 16 2013]

Entities: Christy Turlington, Calvin Klein Inc, Mario Sorrenti, Vieques (Puerto Rico)

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

US Navy

Maritza Stanchich, Ph.D.: Ten Years After Ousting US Navy, Vieques Confronts Contamination

The island of Vieques -- referred to as la Isla Nena in Puerto Rico--recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary of a struggle that became an international cause célèbre and ended 60 years of U.S. Navy test bombing there. Yet the legacy of Navy devastation ... [Published Huffington Post - May 15 2013]

Entities: Vieques (Puerto Rico), US Navy, Contamination

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

AT&T Inc

AT&T Puerto Rico launches 4G LTE in Vieques

Vieques is getting faster wireless service through AT&T’s LTE signal.Wireless carrier AT&T Puerto Rico announced today it has turned on 4G LTE service in Vieques, to offer customers the latest generation of wireless network technology.“The 4G LTE launch ... [Published News is my Business - May 08 2013]

Entities: Vieques (Puerto Rico), Long Term Evolution, 4G, AT&T Inc, Puerto Rico

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Claro Puerto Rico testing solar power at Vieques site

RES Solar is installing equipment to harness the sun’s power to run Claro’s cell site in Vieques. (www.renewablesolutions.com)Claro de Puerto Rico announced Tuesday it has begun testing the benefits of using solar technology at its cellular towers, with ... [Published News is my Business - May 08 2013]

Entities: Vieques (Puerto Rico), Puerto Rico, Solar Power

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Punishing Vieques: Puerto Rico Struggles With Contamination 10 Years After Activists Expel U.S. Navy

On the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, thousands are commemorating the 10th anniversary of when the U.S. Navy stopped using their home as a bombing range. Since the 1940s, the Navy used nearly three-quarters of the island for bombing practice, war games ... [Published Democracy Now! - May 02 2013]

Entities: Vieques (Puerto Rico), US Navy, Puerto Rico, Contamination

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Gonzalez: 10 years later, devastation in Vieques w...

Fisherman Cacimar Zenón discovered the huge undetonated bomb several months ago in waters 80 feet deep off the coast of Vieques, Puerto Rico.Its nose was buried in the ocean floor. Its hulking frame rose more than 12 feet high, enveloping a chilling amount ... [Published New York Daily News - May 02 2013]

Entities: Vieques (Puerto Rico), Al Sharpton, Bomb

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

10 Years Since The U.S. Navy Left Effects Still Felt

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Thousands of activists on Wednesday celebrated the anniversary of the U.S. Navy's departure from the Puerto Rican island of Vieques 10 years ago, despite concerns that progress has been slow in cleaning up and developing a place ... [Published Huffington Post - May 02 2013]

Entities: Vieques (Puerto Rico), Ordnance, US Navy, George Withers

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Vieques ponders future 10 years after Navy left

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Thousands of activists on Wednesday celebrated the anniversary of the U.S. Navy's departure from the Puerto Rican island of Vieques 10 years ago, despite concerns that progress has been slow in cleaning up and developing a place ... [Published Greenfield Daily Reporter - May 01 2013]

Entities: Vieques (Puerto Rico), Ordnance, George Withers, Puerto Rico, Munition

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Vieques ponders future 10 years after Navy left

With the military's departure, the decades-long practice bombing of Vieques stopped, and the island has become one of the more exclusive tourist destinations in the Caribbean.But the cleanup of the bombing range on an island the Navy once called its "crown ... [Published Chambersburg Public Opinion - May 01 2013]

Entities: Vieques (Puerto Rico), Ordnance, Munition, Puerto Rico, Bombing

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Vieques Marks 10 Years Since Closing Bombing Range

WASHINGTON - April 22 - May 1st is the 10th anniversary of the closing of the U.S. Navy bombing range in Vieques, Puerto Rico. For six decades prior to 2003, approximately one trillion pounds of explosives were dropped on Vieques by the U.S. military, ... [Published Common Dreams - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Vieques (Puerto Rico), Puerto Rico, Bombing

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Vieques Vive La Lucha Continua 10 yrs after bombing stopped

Vieques Vive La Lucha Continua 10 years after the bombing stoppedBy Helen Jaccard and David SwansonApril 16, 2013 Ten years ago May 1, the people of Vieques, Puerto Rico and their supporters from around the world defeated the most powerful military machine ... [Published Scoop - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Vieques (Puerto Rico), Bombing, Puerto Rico, Bomb

Quotes

"Does it dry up/ like a raisin in the sun?/ Or fester like a sore--/ and then run?/ Does it stink like rotten meat?/ Or crust and sugar over--/ like a syrupy sweet?/ Maybe it just sags/ like a heavy load./ ...Or does it explode?"

Maritza Stanchich, Ph.D.: Ten Years After Ousting US Navy, Vieques Confronts Contamination [Published Huffington Post - May 15 2013]

"This is a very exciting development and we are pleased that Seaborne Airlines has taken over the San Juan - Fort-de-France route, allowing convenient connections with major US cities and the Caribbean. This new route, thanks to the interline agreement with American Airlines, will also allow more possibilities for Martinique locals to travel to North America."

Seaborne Airlines Launches Two New Routes to Guadeloupe and Martinique Marketwired [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 14 2013]

"As a recent arrival at the bank, I was pleasantly surprised to know the Mujeres d Éxito initiative existed, which is now in its second year. Last year, the program benefited five women. This year, the program will provide capital to help expand the businesses of 20 professional women in Puerto Rico" Méndez commented

Women are an important segment for Doral [Published Caribbean Business Online - May 09 2013]

"Suniva is very proud to partner with an innovative company like RES to deliver a high quality, reliable solution for the wireless telecommunications industry" said Suniva Chief Marketing Officer Bryan Ashley

RES Systems Begins a DC-DC Converter pilot test in Claro's facilities in Vieques Puerto Rico [Published NewsBlaze - May 07 2013]

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Seaborne Airlines Launches Two New Routes to Gu... [Published Caribbean News Digital - May 15 2013]
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Maritza Stanchich, Ph.D.: Ten Years After Ousti... [Published Huffington Post - May 15 2013]
Maritza Stanchich, Ph.D.: Ten Years After Ousti... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - May 15 2013]
Seaborne Airlines Launches Two New Routes to Gu... [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 14 2013]
Inside Story Americas - Special report on the V... [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 14 2013]
Inside Story Americas - The US legacy in Puerto... [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 14 2013]
Women are an important segment for Doral [Published Caribbean Business Online - May 09 2013]
Puerto Rico Takes Over Ex-US Naval Station Land [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 09 2013]
AT&T Puerto Rico launches 4G LTE in Vieques [Published News is my Business - May 08 2013]
Claro Puerto Rico testing solar power at Vieque... [Published News is my Business - May 08 2013]
Red 4G LTE de AT&T disponible en Vieques [Published PR Newswire: General Business - May 08 2013]
AT&T 4G LTE Available in Vieques [Published PR Newswire: General Business - May 08 2013]
Puerto Rico takes over ex-US naval station land [Published Chambersburg Public Opinion - May 07 2013]
Award-Winning W Retreat & Spa Vieques Island S... [Published JustLuxe - May 07 2013]
RES Systems Begins a DC-DC Converter pilot test... [Published NewsBlaze - May 07 2013]
RES Systems Begins a DC-DC Converter pilot test... [Published Staten Island Live - May 07 2013]
RES Systems Begins a DC-DC Converter pilot test... [Published PR Newswire: Environment - May 07 2013]
A Microscopic Bloom from Space [Published Slate Magazine - May 03 2013]

Blogs

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Maritza Stanchich, Ph.D.: Ten Years After Ousti... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - May 15 2013] The island of Vieques in Puerto Rico recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary of a struggle that ended 60 years of U.S. Navy test bombing there. Yet the legacy of Navy devastation is sobering, and Viequenses remain dispossessed of their lands. Read ...
Puerto Rico Takes Over Ex-US Naval Station Land [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 09 2013] More than 8,700 acres (3,500 hectares) that once formed part of a busy U.S. naval station in eastern Puerto Rico have been turned over to the government of the U.S. territory, the island’s governor said Tuesday. The transfer comes nine years after U.S. ...
The Fruit of Justice [Published New. Clear. Vision. - May 02 2013] There’s a Revolution and It’s Not Being Televised by David Swanson Hundreds gathered in Dallas to reject the Bush Lie Bury, and three went to jail. I flew from Dallas to Syracuse, where hundreds protested Obama’s drone-murder program, and 32 went ...
Vieques 10 Years After the Bombing Stopped [Published OpEdNews - Apr 17 2013] Ten years ago May 1, the people of Vieques, Puerto Rico and their supporters from around the world defeated the most powerful military machine ever, through mass civil disobedience and without firing a single shot. ...
Relist watch [Published SCOTUSblog - Mar 27 2013] John Elwood reviews Monday’s relisted cases. Welcome to the only Supreme Court blog post you will read this week that will say nary a word about Hollingsworth v. Perry , United States v. Windsor , gay marriage, Proposition 8, or DOMA other than ...

Audio/Video

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Inside Story Americas - Special report on the V... [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 14 2013]
Inside Story Americas - The US legacy in Puerto... [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 14 2013]

Press Releases

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Calvin Klein Underwear to Feature Model-Activis... [Published EON Retail - May 15 2013]
Calvin Klein Underwear to Feature Model-Activis... [Published Business Wire Retail News - May 15 2013]
Calvin Klein Underwear to Feature Model-Activis... [Published Business Wire Photo/Multimedia News - May 15 2013]
Calvin Klein Underwear to Feature Model-Activis... [Published Business Wire Manufacturing News - May 15 2013]
Calvin Klein Underwear to Feature Model-Activis... [Published Business Wire News with Multimedia - May 15 2013]