POLICE MISS WORK IN PROTEST
El Vocero reports that many police officers across Puerto
Rico have not reported to work, with absences per shift
numbering about 500 across the island over this past
Sunday. The sick calls and absenteeism have been arranged
unofficially by police over social media in protest over
working conditions and recent salary adjustments. Police
upper management have allegedly begun requesting doctor's
notes from officers who miss work. The worst affected
precints in San Juan have been in Rio Piedras and Calle
Loiza.
TWO YOUNG WOMEN RUN OVER
Two 24-year-old cousins, Stephanie Hernández Rosa and
Jeandelize Soto Rosa, were participating in a Christmas
"parranda" at 12:45AM on Saturday morning, when they were
hit by a car as they crossed Road 111 in Moca, El Nuevo Dia
is reporting. Both were taken to San Carlos Hospital, where
Hernández Rosa died. Soto Rosa has been transferred to Centro
Medico, where she is reported as stable. The stretch of 111
where the women were hit is described by Police as the
"road of death" due to its high rate of accidents and
fatalities.
LIFE WIRELESS OPENS TWO STORES
Life Wireless, a cellular provider offering free phone service
to eligible customers through the federal Lifeline program, has
opened its first retail locations in Puerto Rico to better serve
its fast-growing customer base.
The customer service centers, located in Bayamón and
Santurce, provide a place for customers to get their phones
serviced, replace lost handsets, and re-certify their eligibility
in the Lifeline program without having to mail in verification
documents.
“We are excited to serve Puerto Rico more effectively and
efficiently by opening these two storefronts,” said Marta
Rivera, marketing manager at Easy Wireless, Life Wireless’s
exclusive distribution partner in Puerto Rico. “Having a retail
presence makes it so much easier to meet the needs of our
customers.”
PELLE SANTIAGO REQUESTS RETURN TO NPP
New Progressive Party (NPP) Rep. Pedro Julio ‘Pellé’ Santiago
said he will ask the party to reconsider its decision to suspend
him permanently from party positions for voting in favor of the
crude oil tax hike.
Santiago said he has received unofficial notice from the NPP
caucus informing him of the expulsion. “I have not been taken
out of the committees nor been given the order to remove my
House bench, but since I got the letter I will ask for the bench
to be separated from the delegation,” he said. Santiago reiterated
that he is not sorry for voting in favor of the crude oil tax hike.
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