Puerto Rico – Page 2

Elections of hope in Puerto Rico

November 3, 2024 Berta Joubert-Ceci

This first week of November, here in Puerto Rico, one can feel an atmosphere of both nervousness and profound hope for change. Next Tuesday, November 5th, general elections will be held, and everything indicates that […]

Promise of change in Puerto Rico

October 13, 2024 Berta Joubert-Ceci

With each passing day, Puerto Rico sinks deeper into a neoliberal process that threatens its very existence. From the purely geological issue, with supposed legal approvals for construction in coastal locations that involve the removal […]

Consequences of colonialism in Puerto Rico (Borikén)

August 16, 2024 Berta Joubert-Ceci

From the Aug. 16 Vanguard newspaper in Abuja, Nigeria, on the International Conference for the Eradication of Colonialism, which was held in Abuja, Nigeria, from August 12-13, 2024: “It pointedly reminded those who are free […]

Strike at Suiza Dairy, a question of food sovereignty

July 17, 2024 Berta Joubert-Ceci

NOTE: At the time of finishing this article, it was reported that the PR Police’ Tactical Unit Force had arrested 16 protesters in front of the gates of the Swiss Dairy to make way for […]

Puerto Rico: Strike at Switzerland Dairy

July 13, 2024 Berta Joubert-Ceci

In Puerto Rico, being a colony, each of our struggles has several ramifications and consequences. A simple strike conflict can become a real national conflict. This is the case of the strike of the Suiza […]

Dylcia Pagán, Presente!

July 8, 2024 Berta Joubert-Ceci

A lot is happening in this colony that deserves to be widely discussed. However, today, I want to pause and pay tribute to a beloved comrade in struggles who passed away on June 30. Comrade […]

The Puerto Rican people are tired of energy privatizers

June 16, 2024 Berta Joubert-Ceci

This past week, the Puerto Rican people have begun to strongly express their opposition to the privatization of energy. Both Luma Energy, which is responsible for transmission and distribution, and Genera PR, which, as its […]

The Puerto Rican primaries, courtesy of gringo corporations

June 11, 2024 Berta Joubert-Ceci

A corporate sham to keep stealing from the people As in many parts of Our America, in Puerto Rico we are also in an election process this year. Although the general elections are in November, […]

Puerto Rican activist Berta Joubert-Ceci tours U.S., exposing colonial crimes and crises

April 20, 2024 Lallan Schoenstein

Berta Joubert-Ceci began her U.S. tour speaking on the conditions and crises facing the people of Puerto Rico. The first stop, on April 10, was a presentation to Latin American students at Hostos Community […]

Hear Berta Joubert-Ceci: Puerto Rico, an update from the archipelago

April 2, 2024 Sharon Black

“The Yankees want the cage, but not the birds.” – Pedro Albizu Campos Berta Joubert-Ceci, a convenor of the 2019 Puerto Rico International Tribunal of Colonial Crimes of the United States, will be touring U.S. […]