Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. beach on Vieques island Not far from the mainland of Puerto, lies a sister island where you can go to disconnect. Vieques, also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for decades had all the makings of a tropical paradise, save for one thing: The roar of bombs ...

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 ...

Miami Herald: In Puerto Rican island of Vieques, COVID-19 vaccine brings relief — and anger

At the María Simmons school, hundreds lined up on a recent morning to receive their COVID-19 shots in Vieques, an island off Puerto Rico’s eastern shores. Classrooms were outfitted with injection ...

In Puerto Rican island of Vieques, COVID-19 vaccine brings relief — and anger

Vieques and its smaller sister island of Culebra, a few miles north, are probably more deserving of the name “virgin islands” than the archipelago to the east and south bearing that name. Apart from a ...

Mansion Global: An Octagonal House on the Puerto Rican Island of Vieques

This octagon-shaped house on a private 5-acre site stands high above the ocean on the north shore of the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, which is known for its great beaches. “It’s an iconic house on ...

WCVB Channel 5 Boston: Bringing the heat on the island of Vieques with Coqui Fire