All posts tagged "Puerto Rico"

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  Puerto Rico gov requests dismissal of Statistics Institute lawsuit

  Says 'alleged executive director' cannot sue without board authorization

  • Posted December 4, 2017
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  Puerto Rico House speaker to lobby for island to be considered domestic in US tax reform

  Assures that if island remains a foreign jurisdiction, up to 250,000 jobs could be lost

  • Posted December 4, 2017
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  USACE completes damage assessment of Puerto Rico public schools after Hurricane María

  Findings help Education Department with FEMA funds request, as well as in determining whether any of the 1,131 schools will be closed

  • Posted December 4, 2017
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  USACE’s Puerto Rico grid restoration chief to be reassigned to another post

  Did not give date by which power would be fully restored

  • Posted December 1, 2017
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  Puerto Rico fiscal board urged to engage in federal tax reform process

  Panelists discuss effectiveness of government-granted credits in front of board, among other tax-related issues

  • Posted November 30, 2017
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  USACE grants $93 million contract to install FEMA tarps in Puerto Rico

  Hopes to ramp up installations to 1,000 roofs a day

  • Posted November 30, 2017
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  Union defends Christmas bonus to reactivate Puerto Rico economy

  Says workers need that part of their pay to meet needs in aftermath of hurricanes

  • Posted November 30, 2017
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  Puerto Rico Agriculture Dept. to offer post-Hurricane María workshops

  Focusing on pH levels and hemp's potential

  • Posted November 29, 2017
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  Probe proposed into power restoration criteria for Puerto Rico towns

  Measure would hold accountable those hindering progress during island's worst crisis

  • Posted November 29, 2017
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  Foreclosed Puerto Rico homes proposed as hurricane-victim shelters

  Would establish Housing alliance with banks to lease them to those who lost their property

  • Posted November 29, 2017