At the age of 112 years, a Puerto Rican man has become the world’s oldest living person. As per a Guinness World Records, Emilio Flores Marquez is 112 years and 326 days old to be exact.

At 112 years, Puerto Rico's Emilio Flores Marquez wins the title of 'World's oldest man'

Two-thirds of Puerto Ricans remained without power and nearly a quarter lacked drinking water on Wednesday after earthquakes battered the Caribbean island, including the most powerful to strike the US territory in 102 years.

Most Puerto Ricans still without power, many sleeping outdoors after quakes

Some two hundred Puerto Ricans lined a San Juan highway Friday evening in a call for peace and unity as a succession battle looms following the resignation of the island's governor. The human chain was organized throughout the Puerto Rican capital as well as in other spots throughout the Caribbean island.

Puerto Ricans form human chain in name of peace

Banging pots and pans and chanting "Ricky Resign!," Puerto Ricans rallied in San Juan's old city for an eight-day in a row on Saturday (July 20), calling for governor Ricardo Rossello (roh-seh-YO) to quit over misogynistic and homophobic messages. The chats, from a Telegram message group and referring mainly to politicians and officials, were published earlier this month (July 6).

Pots and pats bang in San Juan as Puerto Ricans demand governor's resignation

Thousands of Puerto Ricans, led by protesters on horseback and with some banging drums and singing, marched on the governor's residence on Friday (July 19) demanding that he resign over hundreds of vulgar and offensive leaked chat messages. The march on Governor Ricardo Rossello's official San Juan residence was the latest in a week of sometimes violent protests over the messages attacking political adversaries, some of which were misogynistic and homophobic. The chats on a Telegram message group were published on Saturday (July 13) adding to Rossello's woes the same week that two of his former officials were arrested by the FBI as part of a federal corruption probe in the bankrupt U.S. territory. The protests are the latest troubles to rock Puerto Rico, which has been pummeled by bankruptcy and whipped by a devastating hurricane in 2017 that took a toll on the Caribbean island's already fragile economy. Hundreds of protesters on Friday gathered in streets near the governor's residence chanting, waving flags, banging pots and pans. Some carried placards reading "They Rob Us," according to videos posted on Twitter.

Waving flags and banging drums, Puerto Ricans demand that governor quit

Thousands of Puerto Ricans, led by protesters on horseback and with some banging drums and singing, marched on the governor's residence on Friday demanding that he resign over hundreds of vulgar and offensive leaked chat messages.

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At 112 years, Puerto Rico's Emilio Flores Marquez wins the title of 'World's oldest man'

Most Puerto Ricans still without power, many sleeping outdoors after quakes

Puerto Ricans form human chain in name of peace

Pots and pats bang in San Juan as Puerto Ricans demand governor's resignation

Waving flags and banging drums, Puerto Ricans demand that governor quit

Waving flags and banging drums, Puerto Ricans demand that governor quit