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- Sharyl Attkisson: Where Did The $91 Billion For Hurricane Recovery In Puerto Rico Go?
- 20 Members Of A Violent Gang Charged For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Violations In Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
- Experts Worry About Puerto Rico’s Rapid Rise in COVID Cases
- Puerto Rico’s Tourism Industry Is Suffering. High Season Is Not Looking Any Better.
- Fee cut to lure cruise lines to lay up ships in Puerto Rico ports
- EPA Region 2 to Provide $1.1 Million Grant to the University of Puerto Rico to Reduce Air Pollution in San Juan, paying to accelerate the destruction of older short-haul trucks, buses
- Transgender woman beaten, stabbed in Puerto Rico, skull fractured, needs reconstructive surgery
- Trump thanks Puerto Rican governor, Wanda Vazquez Garced, for 2020 election endorsement
- Gov. Vázquez suspends order that raised minimum wage in construction. Minimum wage laws do more harm than good
- Puerto Rico Chambers of Commerce oppose potential lockdown amid rise in Covid-19 cases
- Puerto Rican authorities have thousands of fraud cases to process for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance fraud
- Governor Wanda Vazquez endorses Donald Trump for President
- Agents Seize $27 Million In U.S. Currency Inside Boxes Bound For St. Thomas from San Juan Puerto Rico port
- Four Puerto Rican Police Officers Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Robbery.
- Fiscal Board sends Property Tax Recommendations to Puerto Rico government. If PR property taxes go up, real estate values will go down
- Roche to Close Puerto Rico Plant After More Than Four Decades. 200 jobs will be lost
- Border Patrol Seizes $14.8 Million Dollars Worth Of Cocaine, Arrests 4 Illegal Immigrants Near Puerto Rico
- Retail sales plunge 56 percent amid Covid-19 lockdown in April
- Puerto Rico Legislator Nelson Del Valle Colon and Two Capitol Employees Indicted for Theft and Bribery
- Meet 4 Women Pushing Puerto Rico’s Sustainable Farming Movement Forward
- Puerto Rico imposes stricter measures amid coronavirus spike, until at least 9-11-20
- Puerto Rico governor calling for the island to be made a US state LOSES bid to lead her party in chaotic primary election that saw delayed and missing ballots
- FBI arrests seventh defendant in Julia Keleher case, Aníbal Jover Pagés
- Video captures daytime shooting on Martinez Nadal expressway in Guaynabo, 2 dead
- Puerto Ricans, upset at botched primary, demand answers. The Elections Commission failed to print and distribute enough ballots to multiple voting locations
- Puerto Rico governor extends anti-coronavirus measures for 2 weeks, until July 15, 2020
- Pensions must be out of electoral intentions. Politicians shouldn’t using public resources for political purposes.
- With primaries around the corner, Gov. Vázquez faces criminal probe
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez aka AOC is a misguided dangerous radical who should be cancelled, not GOYA Foods, because she wants to harm America, promote lawlessness, destroy jobs
- Puerto Rico Governor Seeks Referendum on Pension Payments
- ‘They are killing our nation’: Goya Foods CEO slams boycott of his brand and says protesters are the same people who are tearing down statues of Jesus Christ as he doubles down on Trump support
- Gov. Wanda Vázquez Will Be Investigated by an Independent Special Prosecutor
- Puerto Rico to ban alcohol sales on Sundays amid pandemic
- Puerto Rico announces referendum to protect public pensions
- Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez, others face formal corruption probe
- ‘Robust’ Prepa, LUMA deal structured to avoid failure of Prasa privatization
- Puerto Rico’s Governor reinstates restrictions on social, recreational activities as Covid-19 cases soar, lockdown orders until 7-31-20
- Treasury provides options to taxpayers with difficulties to file returns, pay on Wednesday deadline
- The Fund dismisses the husband of Tata Charbonier and the wife of the mayor of Cataño. FBI raids home
- Hurricane Maria’s impact on Puerto Rico’s population will last for decades, study shows. PR’s population expected to drop 200,000 by the year 2047
- Secretary of the Department of Health, Lorenzo González, warned Wanda not to do campaign rallies but she provoked him by going to a rally against his advice
- INTERVIEW: 4 questions to #CacerolaGirl
- In solitary confinement about 200 police officers suspected of COVID-19 contagion
- #Cacerolagirl is born in the protests that forced Ricardo Rossello to resign in July 2019
- Puerto Rico governor facing scrutiny after firing government minister, Justice Secretary Dennise Longo Quiñones
- The dismissal of Dennise Longo by Governor Wanda: Friday Night Massacre
- Wanda Vazquez: this time it’s different. Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced could now be considered a suspect in the crime of obstruction of justice.
- Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez’s defenses fall short
- Gov. Vázquez says she regrets resignation of Emergency Management Bureau commissioner, Gen. José Burgos
- President of Puerto Rico Surgeons Association says charged contractor, Alberto Velázquez Piñol, dictated agenda at Health Insurance Administration
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Monthly Archives: March 2020
Lessons Learned: FEMA cited for costly mistakes during Puerto Rico hurricane
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/dhs-watchdog-highlights-fema-failures Lessons Learned: FEMA cited for costly mistakes during Puerto Rico hurricane IG says FEMA could have saved time and money using available advance contracts during devastation from Hurricane Maria. Puerto Rico devastation from Hurricane Maria (RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty … Continue reading
The Board supports the island as a pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing center
https://www.elnuevodia.com/english/english/nota/theboardsupportstheislandasapharmaceuticalandmedicaldevicemanufacturingcenter-2554067 The Board supports the island as a pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing center The tax agency calls on the island to be considered in any initiative that encourages manufacturing in the United States Thursday, March 19, 2020 – 10:35 … Continue reading
Posted in Puerto Rico economic crisis, Puerto Rico necessary improvements
Tagged China, Coronavirus, Covid-19, dependence, manufacturing, medical device manufacturing, medical devices, medical supplies, over-dependence, pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals, Puerto Rico, shortage, solution
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Coronavirus figures in Puerto Rico for Sunday, March 29 = 5 deaths, 127 positive cases
https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/lascifrasdelcoronavirusenpuertoricoparaeldomingo29demarzo-2556439 Coronavirus figures in Puerto Rico for Sunday, March 29 Two people killed by COVID-19 increases the number of deaths to five, while the total number of positives rose to 127 Sunday, March 29, 2020 – 10:30 AM Updated on: … Continue reading
Posted in Puerto Rico Coronavirus Covid-19
Tagged cases, confirmed, Coronavirus, Covid-19, death, deaths, died, negative, positive, positives, Puerto Rico, results
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Puerto Rico Gov Extends Coronavirus Curfew to, at least, April 12, restricts hours further, and restricts all of Sunday
Puerto Rico Gov Expected to Extend Coronavirus Curfew Puerto Rico Gov Expected to Extend Coronavirus Curfew By CyberNews on March 26, 2020 SAN JUAN — Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced hinted that she would announce Thursday afternoon the extension of the … Continue reading
Curfew hours restricted from 7PM to 5AM & all day Sunday; Nonessential-Business Closure in Puerto Rico Extended to April 12; Cars restricted on roads: open M,W,F for even number plates, T,TH,SAT for odd number plates
Curfew, Nonessential-Business Closure in Puerto Rico Extended to April 12 Curfew, Nonessential-Business Closure in Puerto Rico Extended to April 12 By Caribbean Business on March 26, 2020 Dr. Segundo Rodríguez and Gov. Wanda Vázquez (Courtesy) Island Awaits Order of 3,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Puerto Rico Coronavirus Covid-19
Tagged beds, business, cars, cases, closed, closure, closures, contact tracing, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid19, curfew, deaths, Emergency Management Bureau, even, executive order, Governor, growth, health department, hospitalized, hospitals, hours, infected, license plate, license plates, lockdown, negative, non-essential, non-essential business, number, odd, patient numbers, patients, plate, plates, positive, Puerto Rico, quarantine, restriction, restrictions, shutdown, social-distancing, task force, ventilators, virus, Wanda Vázquez Garced
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Task Force Created to Lobby for Return of Critical U.S. Manufacturing to Puerto Rico
The Coronavirus problem illustrates it is a no brainer opportunity for Puerto Rico to replace China as the main source of key pharmaceuticals, to reduce the overdependence on China, bringing more jobs to Puerto Rico, speeding delivery of pharmaceuticals to … Continue reading
Posted in Puerto Rico necessary improvements, Puerto Rico tax incentives
Tagged active ingredients, China, Coronavirus, incentive, incentives, industry, manufacturers, manufacturing, over-reliance, overdependence, pandemic, pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals, PRMA, production, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association, Section 936, source, sourcing, task force, tax break, TCJA
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Puerto Rico Governor Announces additional $787 million Relief Package Amid Covid-19 Outbreak
If there are 3.1 million people living in Puerto Rico, that equates to about $305 per person. $787 million plus $160 previously allocated = $947 million/3.1 million people = $305 per person. This will add close to $1 Billion more … Continue reading
Posted in culture and cycle of dependency, Puerto Rico > Venezuela > Socialism, Puerto Rico Coronavirus Covid-19, Puerto Rico economic crisis, Puerto Rico necessary improvements
Tagged Coronavirus, Covid-19, debt, employees, financial relief package, government, government worker, government workers, Governor, incentive, incentives, outbreak, Puerto Rico, relief package, sales tax, social stability, stimulus, Wanda Vázquez Garced, worker
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Airline Passengers Arriving in Puerto Rico will Be Placed Under 14-Day Quarantine
Airline Passengers Arriving in Puerto Rico will Be Placed Under 14-Day Quarantine Airline Passengers Arriving in Puerto Rico will Be Placed Under 14-Day Quarantine By Caribbean Business on March 23, 2020 View from inside Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (Juan … Continue reading
Posted in Puerto Rico Coronavirus Covid-19
Tagged 14 day quarantine, airport, airports, American Airlines, Delta, Frontier, Governor, Jetblue, lockdown, Puerto Rico, quarantine, san juan, shutdown, sju, Spirit, United, vacation, Wanda Vázquez Garced
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Second Person Dies of COVID-19 in Puerto Rico
Second Person Dies of COVID-19 in Puerto Rico Second Person Dies of COVID-19 in Puerto Rico By Caribbean Business on March 23, 2020 SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s Health Department reported Monday the death of a second person from the … Continue reading
We can’t let down our guard against the Coronavirus in Puerto Rico
https://www.elnuevodia.com/english/english/nota/wecantletdownourguardagainstthevirus-2554861 We can’t let down our guard against the virus With the first coronavirus death on our island, Puerto Rico enters a new phase of alert and awareness of the danger of this pandemic Sunday, March 22, 2020 – 10:46 … Continue reading
Posted in Puerto Rico Coronavirus Covid-19
Tagged case, cases, Chinese virus, contact tracing, contagion, Coronavirus, Covid-19, crew, cruise, cruise ship, cruise ships, curfew, death, deaths, detection, died, emergency, food, Governor, lockdown, Old San Juan, pandemic, passenger, passengers, prevention, Puerto Rico, quarantine, restrictions, rumor, rumors, shortage, shortages, shutdown, supplies, suspected, tracing, Wuhan
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