Puerto Rico Archives

Economy

GOP lawmaker pressures Puerto Rico to end push for shipping rules exemption

Pete Kasperowicz -

July 26, 2018 7:15 pm

In this July 12, 2018 photo, a laborer from the Puerto Rico Power Authority works to restore power in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico's electrical grid is still shaky after Hurricane Irma brushed past the island as a Category 5 storm last Sept. 6 and then Hurricane Maria made a direct hit as a Category 4 storm two weeks later, damaging up to 75 percent of transmission lines.

Energy and Environment

Trump energy official ‘dismayed’ about ‘politically driven’ response to Puerto Rico’s power problems after hurricane

Josh Siegel -

July 25, 2018 9:59 pm

U.S. Marshals are searching for Andrew Kristovich, 38, who escaped prison in Oregon.

Op-Eds

Puerto Rico’s prison reforms emphasize rehabilitation

erik-y-rolon -

July 21, 2018 4:00 am

Politics

Fact Check: Is Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz of San Juan Facing Charges of Over $3 Million in Fraud?

Holmes Lybrand -

July 17, 2018 2:21 pm

Noting that Congress is set for recess in the coming days, Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossello said in a letter Saturday to congressional leaders of both parties: "I implore you to use this critical window of opportunity" to approve emergency funding.

Economy

Federal judge says hedge funds can sue over Puerto Rico debt

Joseph Lawler -

July 16, 2018 2:29 pm

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen speaks during a press conference with the Central American and Mexican foreign ministers in Guatemala City, Tuesday, July 10, 2018.

National Security

Kirstjen Nielsen: FEMA reports provide ‘a transformative roadmap’ for the future

Diana Stancy Correll -

July 13, 2018 1:48 am

In this May 16, 2018 photo, deteriorated U.S. and Puerto Rico flags fly on a roof eight months after the passing of Hurricane Maria in the Barrio Jacana Piedra Blanca area of Yabucoa, a town where many continue without power in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican officials said 98.86 percent of PREPA's customers had electricity on May 17, but many remain without power as the longest blackout in U.S. history continues.

Business

Puerto Rico’s fossil fuel power plants fared better than solar and wind, say feds

John Siciliano -

July 12, 2018 4:06 am

News

Video shows man harassing woman for wearing Puerto Rico shirt, asks if she is US citizen

Brooke Conrad -

July 10, 2018 10:03 pm

Thai media listen to Chiang Rai province acting Gov. Narongsak Osatanakorn, who led the rescue operation of a soccer team and coach trapped in a flooded cave.

Beltway Confidential

The Thai soccer players captivated us, but slow-burning stories deserve attention too

Erin Dunne -

July 10, 2018 7:37 pm

News

Federal judge extends aid program sheltering displaced Puerto Ricans until July 23

Naomi Lim -

July 3, 2018 8:05 pm

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