Vieques (pronounced Vee-ek-ez) is located about 8 miles off the east coast of mainland Puerto Rico, one of two inhabited sister islands – the other is Culebra – easily accessible by ferry or small ...

Israel Meléndez Ayala is a historian and writer. He publishes a biweekly newsletter, Crítica. A U.S. Army truck at the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station on Sept. 10, 2025. Israel Meléndez Ayala is ...

Vieques - Upon entering Roberto Ayala Salgado’s blue house in the La Hueca neighborhood, one senses a familiar and welcoming atmosphere, but it conceals a great deal of effort. The Vieques resident ...

In August, Vieques residents who require dialysis will be able to begin receiving treatment at the new hospital, under construction since 2023, after Health Secretary Víctor Ramos anticipated that the ...

VIEQUES, Puerto Rico—Denise González thought a garden would be the perfect finishing touch for the bungalow she was preparing to rent out to tourists. The 20 bushes she had brought in “would brighten ...

For over six decades, the Navy occupied the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, off the coast of the main territory, to carry out military exercises. When it finally left in 2003, locals alleged that it ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday investigated a fuel spill off the tiny Puerto Rican island of Vieques, which is popular with tourists. A mile-long sheen and a strong ...

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The island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for decades had all the makings of a tropical paradise, save for one thing: The roar of bombs blasting into the picturesque landscape. Zaida Torres still has that ...

Puerto Ricans had no say in the U.S. war of conquest with Spain over its colonial possessions or in the Treaty of Paris that dictated they were to become the property of a new empire. The United ...

All it takes is a 15-minute flight and 8 miles of open ocean to lose the crowds, cruise ships and cookie-cutter chain resorts. Now, you’re in Vieques, a tiny islet off “mainland” Puerto Rico. It’s a ...