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In 2011, TripAdvisor listed Vieques among the Top 25 Beaches in the World, writing "If you prefer your beaches without the accompanying commercial developments, Isla de Vieques is your tanning turf, with more than 40 beaches and not one traffic light." [63] As of summer 2020, travel to the island was restricted due to the COVID-19 outbreak. [64]
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Vieques is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions, [1] (and means wards or boroughs or neighborhoods in English).
In August 2021, governor Pedro Pierluisi announced a project to construct a new hospital in Vieques by 2024. [30] In May 2022, demolition of the CDT commenced. [ 30 ] The Vieques-based Applied Engineering Group is managing the demolition which will take between 4 and 6 months. [ 30 ]
Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (IATA: VQS, ICAO: TJVQ, FAA LID: VQS) is a public airport on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico.Because a large amount of Vieques's yearly revenue comes from the tourism industry, this airport plays an important part in the Vieques economy.
This resulted the show to move to TeleOnce as of March 1, 2021, with comedian Yan Ruiz as the new co-host and sidekick. At the end of the December 4, 2023 episode of La Comay , the character announced that the show would be ending the same month, airing its last episode on December 22, 2023.
WVQR (90.1 FM) was a community radio station broadcasting a news talk/music format. Licensed to Vieques, Puerto Rico, it served the eastern Puerto Rico area.The station was owned by Comite para el Desarrollo y Rescate de Vieques (CPRDV) through Radio Vieques-La Voz del Este, Inc.
Víctor Emeric Catarineau (born May 29, 1952) is a Puerto Rican politician and was the mayor of Vieques. Emeric is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and has served as mayor from 2013 till January 11 2021. [1]
In 2004, the infant mortality rate in Vieques was 55% higher than the other 77 municipalities in Puerto Rico—a rate of almost 20 per 1000 live births as opposed to 12.8. [23] On November 17, 2002, Milivi Adams, Vieques native, died from cancer. Her death became a symbol in the battle against the military presence on the island.