Jacksonville, Florida
While addressing a business audience in New York this past February, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló stated that Maria had created a “blank canvas” on which investors could paint their very own dream world. In March he delivered a televised address; “While overcoming adversity, we also find great Read More …
Earlier today Puerto Rico’s governor ordered a review of all the deaths that occurred in the U.S. territory after Hurricane Maria struck. Despite the scale of the devastation, the government had maintained that only 64 people died because of the hurricane. However, analysis by the Read More …
Seventeen days ago, 09/28/17, the White House announced, to much fanfare, that President Trump had agreed to waive the Jones Act, which would lift shipping restrictions on Puerto Rico and enable the hurricane-ravaged island to receive necessary aid from any ship flying any country’s flag, Read More …
Six days after Hurricane Maria the people of Puerto Rico are still reeling from the devastation and destruction Maria made of their home. Most of the island’s 3.4 million residents remain without power, and with little hope of getting electricity back anytime soon. The catastrophic Read More …