Puerto Rico gov signs bill to privatize power company assets
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor signed a historic bill Wednesday to privatize the U.S. territory’s troubled power company in a move many hope will help minimize power outages that have followed Hurricane Maria and stabilize the production and distribution of energy amid an ...
Many in Puerto Rico still under tarps as storm threat looms
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Maria ripped away part of the steel roof from Carmen Lidia Torres Mercado’s home in the Puerto Rican capital. Nine months later, she is still relying on a blue plastic tarp to protect her home, even with a new storm season already two weeks ...
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I’m a librarian in Puerto Rico, and this is my Hurricane Maria survival story
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FEMA: Puerto Rico focused on disaster response capability
MIAMI (AP) — Puerto Rico is working on building emergency management capabilities that would help the Caribbean island withstand future disasters, the head of the U.S. government agency that oversees disaster response said Wednesday, two days before the official start to the Atlantic hurricane ...
A peek into the lives of Puerto Rican Muslims and what Ramadan means post Hurricane Maria
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Talk it out: Six months after Hurricane Maria, is the Trump administration doing enough for Puerto Rico?
Talk it out: Six months after Hurricane Maria, is the Trump administration doing enough for Puerto Rico?
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Six months after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory, much of Puerto Rico remains without power and the island struggles to rebuild what was destroyed in the ...
Emails show FEMA silent as Puerto Rico sought generator fuel
WASHINGTON (AP) — As hundreds of people stood in line for food and many went hungry during the days and weeks after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, Walmart Inc. and local supermarkets threw out tons of spoiled meat, dairy and produce.
Emails and text messages made public Tuesday in a ...
Emails show FEMA silent amid chaos after Hurricane Maria
WASHINGTON (AP) — As hundreds of people stood in line for food and many went hungry during the days and weeks after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, Walmart Inc. and local supermarkets threw out tons of spoiled meat, dairy and produce.
Emails and text messages made public Tuesday in a ...