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on the island, with more than 154 thousand printed copies audited by the
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Since 2013, EL VOCERO and its employees have been managed by Publi-Inversiones Puerto Rico, Inc. Under the direction of experienced managers, EL VOCERO has solidified its honest and responsible editorial policy, and it has strengthened its compromise with the well-being of Puerto Rican families.
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In 2013, a group of businessmen from Puerto Rico acquired the rights to the name of the publication EL VOCERO and took it upon themselves to keep the publication alive. On the first of
December of that same year, the newspaper was re-launched with a new editorial philosophy and a new design. The
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Through its journalistic investigations that have uncovered improper actions and schemes of fraud, the publication is characterized by its role as an oversight body of the
Government and public finances. Its investigation of the âPetroleum Cartel," for example, revealed how members of The
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The newspaper is staffed with a robust team of journalists experts in politics, law and order, government, economics, sports, entertainment, gastronomy, travel and more, making EL VOCERO a publication with complete and objective coverage of the news on the island.
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social events, fashion, and philanthropy, are sold monthly at a cost of $ 2.50. Bienestar Total, dedicated to health and lifestyle, is distributed for free on a quarterly basis in medical offices, hospitals, gymnasiums, and in other points of interests.
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became even more popular, becoming the island's largest newspaper by 1994. From 1985 to 2013 it was owned by
Caribbean International News Corp. The owners of Caribbean International News Corp, and therefore owners of
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changed its format, becoming the first free daily circulation newspaper in Puerto Rico. Later on other free daily newspapers were introduced, including the
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daily newspaper EL VOCERO was originally founded in 1974 and, due to it being part of a foreign investment fund, was managed under a different structure.
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published its own series of articles demonstrating how the Ferre family had used the government to obtain financing for its own enterprises.
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of being financed by the government. At the same time, another GFR Media paper,
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