Tag: Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello

Protesters Lock Legislators In Community Center As Puerto Rico Braces For Massive Protest

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico braced early today for what many people expected to be one of the biggest protests ever seen as irate islanders pledged to drive Gov. Ricardo Rosselló from office. Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to take over one of the island’s busiest highways this morning to press demands for […]

Governors Albert Bryan Jr. and Ricardo Rosselló Meet For First Time In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. met with Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Roselló while in the capital city Tuesday. Governors Bryan and Roselló discussed the ongoing recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands and preparedness efforts ahead of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane season.  Each governor committed to establishing a working partnership […]

Puerto Rico Begins Water Rationing Measures Amidst Drought-Like Conditions

SAN JUAN — Tens of thousands of people in Puerto Rico will face water rationing due to increasingly dry conditions in a U.S. commonwealth still struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria. Governor Ricardo Rossello said today that seven municipalities in the island’s northwest region could be without water for up to 24 hours at a […]

Puerto Rico Open For Tourism Business Despite ‘Mixed-Bag’ Recovery, Rossello Says

NEW YORK  — Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello flew to New York this week on a mission: persuade potential tourists that the hurricane-ravaged island was ready for their return. But Puerto Rico’s recovery from last year’s Hurricane Maria has been a “mixed bag,” Rossello told Reuters on Thursday, acknowledging that the bankrupt U.S. commonwealth, while […]