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Deadly Earthquake Leaves Puerto Rico With No Power, No Water And Residents Fear More To Come

GUAYANILLA, Puerto Rico — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, killing one man, injuring at least eight other people and collapsing buildings in the southern part of…

VI Free Press January 8, 2020

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Bill Introduced in Congress Would Fund Renewables, Microgrids in U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON — Legislation recently introduced in Congress would establish a grant program for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to fund development of renewable energy resources, microgrids and energy…

VI Free Press April 27, 2019

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Puerto Rico Governor Says Federal Workers Don’t Have To Pay Power and Water Bills During Shutdown

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló said today that the island's government-owned utility companies will suspend water and electricity bills for federal employees affected by the partial government…

John McCarthy January 24, 2019

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PREPA Power Coming Back To Remote Regions of Puerto Rico … And People Are Happy

ADJUNTAS — It was finally a night to celebrate in this village tucked into the mountains of central Puerto Rico. People pressed TV remote buttons, clicked on fans and plugged…

John McCarthy July 17, 2018

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U.S. Justice Department Is Going To Remove Puerto Rico’s Top Federal Prosecutor

SAN JUAN -- The U.S. Justice Department is attempting to replace the top federal prosecutor in Puerto Rico, who has been quietly campaigning to keep her job, according to people familiar…

John McCarthy May 20, 2018

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Puerto Rico’s Governor Rossello Says Full Power Should Return Within a Month

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello on Wednesday said he expects electricity to be restored across the U.S. commonwealth within a month, but…

John McCarthy April 26, 2018

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Puerto Rico Federal Oversight Board to Meet This Thursday to Certify Fiscal Plan

SAN JUAN -- The oversight board for Puerto Rico, created by Congress, will hold public hearings on Thursday and Friday to certify revised fiscal plans for the commonwealth, the board…

John McCarthy April 15, 2018

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Puerto Rico’s Main Power Plants Shut Down … San Juan Without Electricity Is Not A New Thing To Residents

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — A blackout hit Puerto Rico's capital and surrounding areas today after two of the U.S. commonwealth's main power plants shut down as…

John McCarthy March 1, 2018

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POOR JUDGMENT: Mapp Joins Hands With Puerto Rico As PREPA’s Whitefish Energy Scandal Threatens To Take Down The Virgin Islands Funding As Well

BIG MISTAKE: Gov. Kenneth Mapp did not distance himself, or the territory, from the PREPA Whitefish Scandal that has inflamed the U.S. Congress. Here Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Gov.…

John McCarthy November 15, 2017

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TORRENTIAL RAIN WARNING: ‘Non-Tropical Storm’ Could Hamper Electrical Restoration Efforts in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Going Into Next Week

NOVEMBER RAIN: Although it is the rainy season in the Virgin Islands, the territory seems to have had more rain than normal after Hurricanes Irma and Maria. [ad name="HTML-68"] SAN…

John McCarthy November 10, 2017