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#RickyRenuncia web collection (Puerto Rico 2019)

Collected by: Internet Archive Global Events

Archived since: Jul, 2019

Description:

On July 24, 2019, Governor of Puerto Rico’s Ricardo Roselló announced he was resigning from office effective August 2nd. It was the culmination of two weeks of mass protests in Puerto Rico calling for his resignation amid corruption scandals and the leak of a chat between Roselló and his inner circle that included homophobic and sexist language, where the casualties of Hurricane María were mocked, and where possible illegal activities were commited. This is a collection of web resources documenting the events that led to the governor’s resignation, and the protests that were characterized by the social media hashtag #RickyRenuncia. It covers the period between July 11 to August 2nd, and includes news reports, opinion articles, and social media content. El 24 de julio de 2019, el gobernador de Puerto Rico Ricardo Roselló anunció que renunciaba a su puesto efectivo el 2 de agosto. Este anuncio se da luego dos semanas de protestas masivas en Puerto Rico exigiendo su renuncia debido a escándalos de corrupción y la filtración de un chat entre Roselló y sus ayudantes cercanos que incluye comentarios homofóbicos y sexistas, donde se toma ligeramente las muertes causadas por el huracán María, y donde se cometen posibles violaciones a leyes de administración pública. En esta colección se documentan los eventos que llevaron a la renuncia de Ricardo Roselló y las protestas caracterizadas en redes sociales por el hashtag #RickyRenuncia. Cubre el período del 11 de julio al 2 de agosto de 2019, e incluye noticias, artículos de opinión y contenidos de las redes sociales.

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Title: Puerto Rico is in chaos, and some worry continued instability is a major threat

URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/puerto-rico-is-in-chaos-and-some-worry-continued-instability-is-a-major-threat/2019/07/18/3dbfb416-a8b8-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html?utm_term=.f5eea0796eee

Description: El reportaje hace una narración de la situacion de Puerto Rico bajo el gobierno de Ricardo Rosselló, eventos atmosfericos como el huracan Maria y al protestas ocurridas en la Isla exigiendo su renuncia, luego que se revelara una chat con contenido escandaloso que involucra a Rosselló y parte de su gabinete./The report narrates the situation in Puerto Rico under the government of Ricardo Rosselló, atmospheric events such as Hurricane Maria and the protests that occurred on the island demanding his resignation, after a chat with scandalous content that involves Rosselló and part from his cabinet.

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