Talk:Vieques, Puerto Rico
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[edit] Proposed Literary Section
Perhaps someone more knowledgeable than I in 20th century literature set in the Caribbean could add a few interesting lines about the role Vieques had in various authors' novels. For example, Hunter Thompson's the Rum Diary includes a few chapters describing Vieques in the late 1950's and the author's time spent on the island. Interesting perspective on the Navy's presence and the indigenous locals take on things. It would make the article more interesting at the very least.
[edit] Neutrality
The POV of the History section is questionable, as tenuous facts and assertions abound in what seems an attempt to vilify the U.S. Navy's presence on the island. Better, more-neutral sources (as opposed to an anti-Navy site and a socialist worker's website would help. - Mustang dvs 02:20, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cleanup
The history section needs sub-categories, improved accuracy and less editorializing, as noted by other users below. - Mustang dvs 02:20, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
What is inaccurate? are you a Puerto Rican Historian ?, many of the comments added were very present in most tabloids at the time of this event, I lived it, I read most of what this person has posted here and even if it's questionable it is what was said and argued during the time of the protests, many of these numbers were not denied by many even in the United States Government. If being neutral is saying that Vieques hosted the navy for 60 something years and then they left, without mentioning this event, that was international news, would be inappropriate.--zetback 10:18, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Discussion
I question the 33% have had cancer statistic. Why, that's one out of three! Here's an anti-Navy site:
- "the School of Medicine at the University of Puerto Rico announced in 1997 that the cancer rate on Vieques was twenty-seven percent higher than on Puerto Rico." [1]
Twenty-seven percent higher would mean, for example, an increase from 100 cases per million to 127 cases per million. It would not mean in increase from 6% to 33%!! --Uncle Ed
Here's another site:
- "The data shows that the island of 9,300 people has an average of 30 to 40 cases of cancer a year."
That percentage is approximately 0.5% -- a far cry from 33%. Do the math, people... --Uncle Ed
You must have misread the article the person did not say 33% he said 31% higher than the rest of the Island, he did add that the socialist web site had 33%, but then mentioned the statistical number of 31%. Or maybe it was corrected.--zetback 10:06, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
- Do you have the url for that statistic? — Mustang dvs 02:23, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
How about adding links for how to get there?
