The vulnerability of the Puerto Rico government systems was proven this weekend, after an attack was perpetrated on the AutoExpreso platform , managed by a private operator, a situation that could have exposed confidential information of the thousands of citizens who use that service. The lack of claws of the government over the systems managed by … Continued
The Financial Oversight and Management Board on Thursday denied the government’s request filed on March 10 for the board’s authorization for the use of no less than $200 million from the Commonwealth’s Emergency Reserve Fund for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) to stabilize and mitigate increases in electricity rates because, the board said, … Continued
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia requested on Thursday of the Financial Oversight and Management Board that the Puerto Rico government be allowed access to the State Emergency Reserve due to the extraordinary circumstances that have arisen due to the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces and as a result the increase in the cost of fuel. … Continued
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia celebrated 105 years of U.S. citizenship for Puerto Ricans on Wednesday, taking to social media to send a message of U.S.-Puerto Rico solidarity. “Today we commemorate 105 years as American citizens,” the governor said in a Facebook post. “We celebrate the benefits, the privileges. the freedoms and the rights that the … Continued
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved $74.6 million to repair the infrastructure of the Bayamón Campus of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR). The funds will be distributed under the permanent works program, according to what FEMA advanced to the resident commissioner in Washington, Jenniffer González. FEMA also approved new funds for the municipalities of Bayamón ($4.89 million); Barranquitas … Continued
Felipe VI , King of Spain , arrived in Puerto Rico this Monday afternoon for a three-day visit in which he will participate in the activities of the Fifth Centennial of the founding of the city of San Juan , as well as an economic summit. The 53-year-old monarch arrived at the Muñiz Base around 5:35 pm and about thirteen … Continued
With the completion of today, January 7, two years after the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shook and caused damage in the southwest region, the directly impacted communities are still a long way from recovering, while citizens throughout the country relive fear, anxiety and uncertainty with each aftershock of the event, since the seismic sequence – … Continued
Three months after announcing his appointment, President Joe Biden referred today to the Senate the appointment of Puerto Rican Mari Carmen Aponte as United States Ambassador to Panama. Biden announced on October 8 his decision to appoint Aponte as the diplomatic representative of the United States to the government of the Central American country. Under the Barack … Continued
The US Senate yesterday approved, by voice vote, legislation that would amend the PROMESA Act to avoid conflicts of interest in Puerto Rico’s debt restructuring process and public debt and contractors of the Fiscal Oversight Board…(Excerpts from El Nuevo Dia)
The Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM), in Isla Verde, has not been exempt from flight cancellations due to the rebound in COVID-19 infections , which has paralyzed the operations of many of the main airlines due to lack of personnel, although According to Aerostar Airport Holdings – the private company that manages the airport facility – the impact … Continued
Puerto Rico’s economy will grow 2% in 2022 due to investment in the reconstruction of the country, anticipated the Technical Studies firm (ETI), which described 2021 as the year of stabilization of the labor market and recovery in some economic sectors after the dislocation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic . “The favorable performance of the Puerto Rico economy in 2021 was … Continued
The United States Senate approved this morning – out loud – the legislation that would amend the Promesa law to prevent conflicts of interest in the process of restructuring the public debt of Puerto Rico and of the contractors of the Oversight Board Fiscal (JSF). The measure was ratified just at the close of the 2021 sessions. Because … Continued
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