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Biden administration to cover Puerto Rico’s Fiona recovery costs for the next month
Disaster recovery expenses are often shared, with the federal government paying 75 percent — and in some cases 90 percent — of the cost and state and [...]
Biden declares major disaster in Puerto Rico to energize Fiona recovery
Biden approved an emergency declaration on Sunday. But the major disaster declaration allows FEMA to directly help individuals pay for temporary hous [...]
Schumer blasts Puerto Rico’s utility, grid manager for power failures
Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi on Tuesday asked the Biden administration for a major disaster declaration, which would enhance the kind of federal [...]
Fiona swipes Turks and Caicos; Puerto Rico faces big cleanup
Premier Washington Misick urged people to evacuate. “Storms are unpredictable,” he said in a statement from London, where he had attended the funeral [...]
Fiona dumps more rain on Puerto Rico; troops rescue hundreds
The storm stripped pavement from roads, tore off roofs and sent torrents pouring into homes. It also took out a bridge and flooded two airports.
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Fiona’s outages rekindle anger over Puerto Rico’s privatized electric grid
The grid’s struggles go back years, stemming partly from under-investment in basic maintenance by the bankrupt, government-owned Puerto Rico Electric [...]
Why Puerto Rico has no electricity and catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Fiona
Puerto Rico is currently experiencing “life-threatening and catastrophic flooding” after Hurricane Fiona made landfall on the island this weekend a [...]
Three Reasons Puerto Rico Is in the Dark
Hurricane Fiona’s devastation partly reflects several factors that preceded the storm.
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Fiona slams Dominican Republic after pounding Puerto Rico
Authorities reported no deaths directly from Fiona, but Puerto Rico officials said it was too early to know the full scope of damage. The storm was s [...]
Hurricane Fiona knocks out Puerto Rico’s power
Fiona was centered 25 miles southwest of Ponce, Puerto Rico, on Sunday morning, and its clouds covered the entire island. It had maximum sustained wi [...]
The Supreme Court sacrifices impoverished Puerto Ricans on the altar of democracy
United States v. Vaello Madero, which the Supreme Court decided on Thursday, is a heartbreaking case. It asks whether many of the poorest and most [...]
Binance.US awarded money transmitter license in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico becomes the fourth jurisdiction in America to grant a money transmitter license to Binance.US, the American arm of the crypto exchange Bin [...]
Crypto Is Moving to Puerto Rico Once More
One element that defines the latest crush of crypto-native emigres to the island is the insistence that the move means business. Pantera, one of the m [...]
Can Biden’s green policies save Puerto Rico’s failing power grid?
'The grid is in need of complete replacement'
PREPA, which regularly put off grid maintenance because of financial shortfalls, will have a major v [...]