Puerto Rico News News Puerto Rico » Government: The right question on Puerto Rico recovery funds
Washington is finally beginning to ask a question about Puerto Rico that should've been asked years ago: are federal disaster recovery dollars being used to rebuild critical infrastructure in the best ...
News Puerto Rico » Government: Private power company countersues Puerto Rico’s government as legal woes deepen
A private company that oversees the transmission and distribution of power in Puerto Rico has countersued the U.S. territory’s government.
News Puerto Rico » Government: Washington Promised Puerto Rico $14 Billion To Fix Its Grid. Most of the Money Is Still Stuck.
A new GAO report attributes the delays to onerous regulations and poor coordination among government agencies.
News Puerto Rico » Government: Federal audit finds Puerto Rico awaiting billions of dollars nearly a decade after deadly hurricane
A federal audit released Wednesday found that only 25% of some $14 billion in federal funds obligated for Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria razed it almost a decade ago has reached the ...
News Puerto Rico » Government: Puerto Rico's government sues private power company as chronic outages damage appliances
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s government filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a private power company, claiming it is responsible for damages to customers' appliances caused by chronic power ...
News Puerto Rico » Government: Puerto Rico's anti-corruption laws promoted fraud by outsourcing government services, study suggests
The anticorruption laws enacted in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria created a new economic sector—a lucrative anti-corruption market based on outsourcing public procurement to private sector ...
News Puerto Rico » Government: Puerto Rico's government demands answers from energy company after island-wide blackout
SAN JUAN – Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday urged people to moderate their energy consumption as she warned that the island has no additional power generation capability to fall back on days after a ...
News Puerto Rico » Government: Puerto Rico sues Luma in first push to cancel contract with private power company
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s government has sued Luma Energy in the first legal step to cancel its multimillion-dollar contract with the private power company as the U.S. territory battles ...