Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló – Virgin Islands Free Press

Rossello Sends Out $85 Million In Christmas Bonuses Despite Federal Warnings Not To

SAN JUAN -- Puerto Rico dispersed millions of dollars in holiday bonuses to government workers on Wednesday despite a warning from its federally appointed oversight board that doing so could…

John McCarthy December 6, 2018

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Puerto Rico Approves Laws For Insurance Policy Holders Post-Hurricane Maria

SAN JUAN — The governor of Puerto Rico overhauled the U.S. commonwealth's insurance laws on Tuesday to help protect policy holders as thousands of claims remain unresolved more than a…

John McCarthy November 28, 2018

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New Puerto Rico Fiscal Plan Approved Today; Rossello Says It Is Too Austere

SAN JUAN — A federal control board has approved a five-year fiscal plan for Puerto Rico, though Gov. Ricardo Rossello warns it’s too austere and will affect government services. The…

John McCarthy October 23, 2018

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Puerto Rico Governor Details How $1.5 Billion in Federal Hurricane Relief Aid Will Be Used

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico's governor has released a plan that outlines how his administration will use $1.5 billion in federal funds to help the…

John McCarthy May 7, 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 Gets Largest Grant in HUD History … $18.5 Billion To Rebuild Housing Infrastructure

SAN JUAN -- Puerto Rico will receive $18.5 billion from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help rebuild its battered housing stock and infrastructure after September’s Hurricane Maria, the island’s…

John McCarthy April 11, 2018

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Virgin Islands Gets An Additional $1.6 Billion in HUD Funding … Puerto Rico Nets $18.5 Billion

WASHINGTON -- In a joint press conference with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Governor Kenneth Mapp said today that the territory will receive $1.6 billion…

John McCarthy April 11, 2018

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Puerto Rico Says It Won’t Cut Government Jobs Or Pensions Just Because The Feds Tell Them To

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico's government submitted a required fiscal plan on Thursday that excludes pension cuts and layoffs sought by a federal oversight board as legislators in the U.S.…

John McCarthy April 6, 2018

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Puerto Rico’s Rossello Calls Out Utah Congressman Bishop Over ‘Dictatorial’ Letter

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday fiercely defended his administration’s right to help steer the insolvent, storm-ravaged island out of bankruptcy after a…

John McCarthy April 3, 2018