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Joel Franqui G de L
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Sustainable tourism holds “significant promise for #PuertoRico , offering a pathway to economic growth while preserving the island’s natural and cultural heritage,” according to a study released by Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s destination marketing organization (DMO),
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Sustainable tourism holds ‘significant promise’ for Puerto Rico, study shows – News is My Business

Discover Puerto Rico engaged SKIFT to identify best practices in sustainable tourism both locally and internationally. #NewsismyBusiness

12:10 PM - May 06, 2024
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Joel Franqui G de L
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On 22 April, Dominica’s High Court struck down two sections of the country’s Sexual Offences Act that criminalised consensual same-sex relations, finding them unconstitutional.
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Civil Society Scores LGBTQI+ Rights Victory in Dominica | Inter Press Service

On 22 April, Dominica’s High Court struck down two sections of the country’s Sexual Offences Act that criminalised consensual same-sex relations, finding them unconstitutional. This made Dominica the sixth country in the Commonwealth Caribbean – and the fourth in the Eastern Caribbean – to decrimina..

07:01 AM - May 06, 2024
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Joel Franqui G de L
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Know ye, verily, that the happiness of mankind lieth in the unity and the harmony of the human race, and that spiritual and material developments are conditioned upon love and amity among all men. – #AbdulBaha
#Bahai #Spirituality #Unity #Humanity
(Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá)
07:52 AM - Apr 28, 2024
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Joel Franqui G de L
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Colabora con VAMOS-Concertación Ciudadana y participa de la rifa de la obra de Rafi Trelles titulada "Andando de noche sola", homenaje a Juan Antonio Corretjer.

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07:07 AM - Apr 28, 2024
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Joel Franqui G de L
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It is a common misconception that Puerto Rico does not pay federal taxes. While Puerto Rico is poorer than all of the states in the United States, residents do contribute a significant amount in federal taxes and do not receive the same federal benefits. #PuertoRico #FederalTaxes #OldestColony

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07:56 AM - Apr 27, 2024
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The 2024 Census of Agriculture from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reveals a growing number of new and beginning and young producers in the United States.
06:56 AM - Apr 02, 2024
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It’s high time we recognize the flaws in this system and take action to build a more #equitable and #sustainable approach, one that embraces widespread access to healthy foods: #UniversalBasicFood .
09:17 AM - Mar 29, 2024
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Joel Franqui G de L
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Communities can do a lot to advance energy democracy, but some tools must be granted by state policy. This annual scorecard from ILSR’s Energy Democracy Initiative surveys a suite of 18 policies that help or hinder local clean energy action.…

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The 2024 Community Power Scorecard

Communities can do a lot to advance energy democracy, but some tools must be granted by state policy. This annual scorecard from ILSR’s Energy Democracy Initiative surveys a suite of 18 policies that help or hinder local clean energy action.

07:23 AM - Mar 22, 2024
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At the half-way point of the 2030 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “are in deep trouble.” The need to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals has never been more urgent as only approximately 12% of targets are currently on track.
07:09 AM - Mar 21, 2024
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“Public transportation commuting in the United States remained well below the 2019 share of 5% of workers at 3.1% in 2022. This represented an increase from the 2.5% of workers commuting by public transportation in 2021.
10:46 AM - Feb 28, 2024
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Latin America is emerging as the place to look for alternatives to the neoliberal economic system. In Colombia, the Gustavo Petro led government has spent the last year restructuring the previously isolated sector of small businesses and cooperatives.
06:14 AM - Feb 06, 2024
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Joel Franqui G de L
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A new survey finds #bisexuality – and other #LGBT identities – on the rise among young people in the USA.

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A new survey finds bisexuality - and other LGBT identities - on the rise among young people in the USA. The report from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) finds the proportion of Gen Z'ers in the United States identifying as LGBT+ is 28% - more than one in four. In comparison with ol..

07:50 AM - Feb 04, 2024
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Joel Franqui G de L
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The Community Ownership Commission report says this would help put communities in the driving seat to drive local economic and social renewal.

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07:18 AM - Jan 31, 2024 (Edited)
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The 12th edition of the World Cooperative Monitor, which maps the social and economic impact of the 300 largest co-ops and mutuals worldwide, is out this week. The report contains crucial facts and figures about the top cooperatives around the world.
02:40 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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Presumably the primary reason businesses aren’t embracing more progressive models isn’t ignorance, greed, or a lack of commitment. It’s a question of design.
06:49 AM - Jan 19, 2024
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More than 250 ultra-rich people from 17 countries, including Disney heiress Abigail Disney and actors Brian Cox and Simon Pegg, have signed an open letter urging world governments to tax the rich. #taxtherich #inequality
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'Tax Us:' Billionaires Present Open Letter At Davos | The Mary Sue

More than 250 ultra-rich people have signed an open letter asking world governments to increase their taxes.

05:53 PM - Jan 17, 2024
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Nonprofit organization Vitrina Solidaria put out a call to those looking to return to the workforce or or start their own businesses as part of their New Year’s resolutions to consider participating in its La Y programs in El Yunque and the El Yunque Emprende accelerator.
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Vitrina Solidaria invites people to explore self-employment, re-enter workforce – News is My Business

The Vitrina Solidaria La Y training programs in El Yunque and El Yunque Emprende are offered free of charge and target residents of Puerto Rico’s eastern region. #NewsismyBusiness

07:11 PM - Jan 11, 2024
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Joel Franqui G de L
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Algunas de nuestras lectoras nos pidieron que les enviemos la lista completa por aquí, asi que hoy te compartimos cómo los aromas que son usuales en esta temporada pueden influenciar nuestro aspecto emocional y te incluimos algunos ejemplos en cada uno de los enlaces. #VidaConsciente #aromaterapia
06:41 PM - Jan 11, 2024
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A new study has found that a liter of bottled water contains an average of approximately 240,000 detectable plastic fragments, which is 10 to 100 times more than earlier estimates, a press release from Columbia Climate School said. #microplastics #healthalert
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Bottled Water Contains Hundreds of Thousands of Plastic Particles Small Enough to Invade Human Cells, Study Finds - EcoWatch

A new study has found that a liter of bottled water contains an average of approximately 240,000 detectable plastic fragments.

06:17 AM - Jan 10, 2024
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Bangladeshi women cooperative farmers underwent training and support on climate-tolerant agricultural practices, which helped them cope with the adverse consequences of extreme weather events in the coastal regions. #cooperatives #agriculture
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Cooperatives Make Bangladesh’s Women Farmers Climate-Resilient | Inter Press Service

In the past, Salma Begum, 40, lost her crops due to disasters. Now she and other women are involved in practices that make their farms climate-resilient.

05:40 AM - Jan 10, 2024
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Between 1930-1970, One Third of Women in Puerto Rico Were Sterilized https://www.businessinside...
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Between 1930-1970, One Third of Women in Puerto Rico Were Sterilized

After Puerto Rico became a US colony in 1898, the federal and local governments pushed sterilization as a way to "economically develop" the island.

12:05 PM - Dec 28, 2023
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Why would Puerto Ricans vote for statehood?
"Between 1930 and 1970, around one third of all women in Puerto Rico were sterilized to address concerns of 'surplus population'"

The sterilization campaign was a key part of U.S. policy in Puerto Rico.
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Between 1930-1970, One Third of Women in Puerto Rico Were Sterilized

After Puerto Rico became a US colony in 1898, the federal and local governments pushed sterilization as a way to "economically develop" the island.

09:24 AM - Dec 29, 2023
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Eight trailblazing #queer icons from #PuertoRico…

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Eight trailblazing queer icons from Puerto Rico… – Pedro Julio Serrano

By Dan Allen | NBC News Since the dawn of the 2020s, Puerto Rico’s Bad Bunny has captured the attention of the global queer world by donning drag in a music video, honoring a murdered trans woman on “The Tonight Show,” locking lips with his male backup dancer at MTV..

06:44 AM - Oct 31, 2023
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Puerto Ricans take recovery into their own hands 6 years after Hurricane Maria

Six years after Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, flooding whole towns and leaving 80% of the island without power, some residents and businesses have taken matters into their own hands an...

12:42 PM - Sep 25, 2023
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The Number of Puerto Ricans in US Prisons is a Mystery

The correctional classification system doesn’t have the exact number, but for the first time, the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo got a sample that allows us to look at this historically invisible population.
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Centro de Periodismo Investigativo | The Number of Puerto Ricans in US Prisons is a Mystery | Centro de Periodismo Investigativo

The correctional classification system doesn’t have the exact number, but for the first time, the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo got a sample that allows us to look at this historically invisible population.

05:32 PM - Sep 13, 2023
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Joel Franqui G de L
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Not surprisingly, no small businesses suffered as much as those that were underserved, underbanked, and largely excluded from mainstream lending before 2020.

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Getting Capital to BIPOC Entrepreneurs: Some Pandemic Lessons - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

How can capital get to BIPOC small businesses that need it? A pandemic-era program involving federally funded revolving loan funds has some lessons to share.

09:16 AM - Sep 10, 2023
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Promover la salud en los entornos urbanos significa establecer las condiciones óptimas necesarias para que las personas podamos cambiar el estilo de vida sedentario e individualista por otro más dinámico e inclusivo.
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La ciudad saludable: naturaleza en los barrios (2) - ecointeligencia

Alcanzar una ciudad saludable requiere emplear un diseño sostenible urbano que introduzca la naturaleza en los barrios de nuestras urbes

06:16 AM - Sep 08, 2023
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Global community urged to decarbonise their economy. Fossil fuels emit the highest carbon footprint of all fuel types and are considered dirty energy, followed by coal.

#Africa #ClimateChange #NairobiDeclaration
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Africa Finds Common Ground on Climate as Nairobi Declaration Unveiled | Inter Press Service

To cool down a burning planet, Africa’s Head of State and Government at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit unveiled the ‘Nairobi Declaration’.

02:58 PM - Sep 07, 2023
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