Puerto Rico

Hartford is facing a shortage of bilingual teachers. The district is addressing the problem by recruiting teachers from Puerto Rico. Several school leaders from Hartford head to the island this week. Connecticut Public Radio’s Brenda León visited the classroom of one teacher from Puerto Rico who arrived a year ago.

View the ongoing rebuilding and daily life photographed during the filming of Connecticut Public’s documentary Cutline - Los de María: Four Years After the Hurricane.

Hurricane Maria destroyed homes, power lines and roads, leaving many without access to food, medicine, electricity and clean water. Nearly 13,000 puertorriqueños came to Connecticut shortly after Maria, according to data from the University of Connecticut and the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at the City University of New York. A Harvard University study says Maria claimed the lives of more than 4,600 people.

Reporter Brenda Leon talks with John Henry Smith about her visit to Puerto Rico nearly 4 years after Hurricane Maria

The Puerto Rican Day parade made its way through the streets of Hartford this past Saturday. With traditional live music from the island and colorful…

Gender violence in Puerto Rico has increased in recent years, so much so that newly sworn-in Gov. Pedro Pierluisi has declared a state of emergency in…

Connecticut has released more funding to help evacuees from Puerto Rico -- but the state isn’t recommending that people call 211 to connect with the…

This November, 32 million Latinos will be eligible to vote in the 2020 election, making them the largest minority voting bloc in the United States,…

The state is setting aside money for Puerto Ricans arriving in Connecticut after being displaced from the island by natural disasters.Since late last…

The impact of the recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico is now being felt in Connecticut -- at least when it comes to helping those who had to leave the…