Eliván Martínez Mercado

After studying foreign languages at the University of Puerto Rico, he began his journalism career in El Nuevo Herald in Miami and then moved to El Nuevo Día, in Puerto Rico. He completed a Masters Degree at the School of Journalism UAM / El País in Madrid in 2006. He is an investigative journalist at the Center for Investigative Journalism in Puerto Rico since its inception. In 2012, he won a grant from The Fund for Investigative Journalism, which led him to discover 'The tax secret Mayor Santini', a series that earned him the Overseas Press Club and the Association of Journalists of Puerto Rico awards. His chronicles 'The Treasure of a Rebellious Scientific' and 'The People Who Dreamed Again with Music' earned awards at the Overseas Press Club and the Association of Journalists of Puerto Rico in 2015.
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Isolated Puerto Rico communities ration food after Hurricane Maria

by Eliván Martínez Mercado
Communities in at least nine neighborhoods in Utuado started rationing food and water, after Hurricane Maria blocked roads and destroyed local crops.
Oct 2, 2017

Mired in debt, Puerto Rico gave millions to Monsanto

by Eliván Martínez Mercado
Throughout the decade of fiscal crisis, the Island has been a corporate welfare paradise for companies that even get free water.
Jul 20, 2016