Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: for energy in the hands of the people

September 13, 2026 Berta Joubert-Ceci

These days, amid the many demands of the Puerto Rican people — for decent health care, education, and housing; for an end to the destruction and sale of our coastlines and protected lands; and for […]

Cuba stands with Puerto Rico’s independence struggle

July 19, 2026 Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples

Message From The Cuban Institute Of Friendship With The Peoples To The March For The Independence Of Puerto Rico From the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), we send a message of solidarity […]

When corruption crosses borders…

January 25, 2026 Berta Joubert-Ceci

In a colony, we are not only at the mercy of the economic power of the invading country, in our case the United States of America, but Justice, with a capital J, ultimately depends on […]

Children’s rights vs. cells

January 17, 2026 Berta Joubert-Ceci

The contradictions in this colony are immense. Not only do the people face the imperial power of the United States, but they are also held hostage by the internal squabbles of a local administration that […]

No to the re-militarization of Puerto Rico

December 26, 2025 Berta Joubert-Ceci

We are now on the threshold of a new year, and for the Puerto Rican people, it means a renewal of our struggle for independence and sovereignty. With renewed vigor, we may resume the battle […]

Down with the Fiscal Control Board!

August 10, 2025 Berta Joubert-Ceci

Since the U.S. Congress, under the Obama administration, imposed a Fiscal Oversight Board on Puerto Rico in 2016 to force us to pay an alleged public debt of more than $90 billion and supposedly straighten […]

From the rejection of anti-immigrant policies to the rejection of the Escensia Project

June 24, 2025 Berta Joubert-Ceci

Last weekend, here in the U.S. colony of Puerto Rico, thousands of people took to the streets to protest the criminal policies of the local government. While this new administration is taking many actions against […]

Governor Jenniffer González fails

May 31, 2025 Berta Joubert-Ceci

While the independence process is a constant struggle on all fronts, this year in Puerto Rico, we have been forced to face the most incompetent local administration that has taken the reins of the colony […]

The blackout in Puerto Rico

May 3, 2025 Berta Joubert-Ceci

April 17 — This past Wednesday of Holy Week, Puerto Rico experienced — for the second time in just three months — a general blackout. The first was on New Year’s Eve. Since the privatization […]

Executive Order for the Independence of Puerto Rico

March 23, 2025 Berta Joubert-Ceci

The central issue we face in Puerto Rico is our lack of sovereignty as a colony of the United States. This prevents us from developing an economy that sustains our people in a dignified manner, […]