Op-Ed: Puerto Rico’s electric grid suffers series of setbacks under LUMA Energy management
June 22, 2021
More than two weeks into its management of Puerto Rico’s electrical system, private contractor LUMA Energy is not off to a good start. Frequent power outages and service delays have tested the patience of an already over-burdened customer base since LUMA Energy took control of the island’s electric system in a privatization switchover on June […]
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Op-Ed: PRCCI supports blood collection efforts in Puerto Rico
June 21, 2021
The pandemic has impacted everyone’s life, including blood availability in Puerto Rico. According to Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation, a subsidiary of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust, thousands of people need blood every day. Last year, PRCCI joined forces with the three blood banks in Puerto Rico — Mutual Services Blood […]
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Op-Ed: With persistence and support, adventure park earns worldwide fame
June 15, 2021
When ToroVerde was inaugurated in May 2010, many doubted it would be a success. And as it grew from idea to reality, we had to hear many “No’s.” But each one gave us more strength to continue and to overcome these challenges. Some of the negativity was understandable. Our adventure park is in the mountains, […]
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Op-Ed: Proposed budget for Puerto Rico’s electricity system fails test of balance, compliance and transparency
June 11, 2021
The Federal Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) and the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) have each approved budgets for the electrical system for Fiscal Year 2022. The FOMB’s budget demonstrates its abject failure since its inception to produce a transparent budget that demonstrates progress on savings initiatives and meeting the commonwealth’s renewable energy goals. The […]
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Op-Ed: The great danger of an anti-tourist sentiment, with racist overtones
June 7, 2021
During the past 12 months, I have observed unexpected reactions and behaviors in our people, which may indicate signs of an anti-tourist sentiment with some racist overtones. While there are reports of irreverent and reckless behavior from young African American visitors, our expressions and comments on the news and social media have gone far beyond […]
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Op-Ed: The storm we’re not preparing for…inflation or hyperinflation
May 26, 2021
As May rolls out, and June approaches, all the meteorological and emergency management pundits start their media tours to forewarn everyone on getting prepared for hurricane season, which will last up until November. The warnings become full campaigns, which will flood the airwaves and the social media environment hoping that preparations will somehow reduce the […]
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Op-Ed: Pandemic highlights advances and barriers to patient-centered care in Puerto Rico
May 19, 2021
The pandemic has served to advance patient-centered care, while further exposing barriers to more technological innovations that could benefit patients. One of the more obvious advances was the rapid growth of all telehealth solutions by both providers and patients, particularly during the stringent lockdown period that we experienced in 2020. As we have slowly returned […]
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Op-Ed: Controlling pests, a fundamental aspect of agriculture
May 5, 2021
Think, for a moment, about the tasks you do at home. Alternatively, think about the tasks you do at work. Surely, for each of these tasks, you have one or more tools to complete them. The same happens with the tasks that we carry out in agriculture. Let me talk to you today about controlling […]
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Op-Ed: How environmental and public health issues threaten the economy
May 4, 2021
When we thought of a pandemic, we never imagined that we would have to experience one in our lifetime. Nor a category 4 hurricane, much less an earthquake. It was an unthinkable scenario for many. In the last 45 months — or three and a half years — Puerto Ricans have lived through all three. […]
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Op-Ed: Given the labor shortage, businesses face extremely complex months ahead
April 26, 2021
For decades, in Puerto Rico, only about 45% of the capable people have been employed, or actively seeking employment. Now, the structure of the pandemic aids has increased the number of qualified people, who choose to stay at home. Simultaneously, populist voices blame employers for the situation, ignoring the various causes for the problem, and […]
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Op-Ed: ‘Puerto Rico has a PhD in resiliency’
April 23, 2021
José M. Suárez made that statement during a recent virtual panel among travel industry leaders, who shared lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis. And I couldn’t agree with him more. It’s a phrase we share frequently here at Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) for which José serves as chairman of the […]
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Op-Ed: Businessperson, we don’t have to wait for the gov’t to do the right thing
April 16, 2021
During the past five weeks, we have seen our progress with the pandemic vanish, causing an increase of up to 300% in the positivity rate and hospitalizations. While the data indicate that 91% of outbreaks occur in the family environment, they also reflect that a substantial number of infections occurred in closed commercial spaces, such […]
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Op-Ed: Airbnb reinforces existing measures to help reduce, detect, respond to safety issues
April 12, 2021
Fostering belonging, building trust, and helping to keep our community safe are foundational to Airbnb’s business and are some of the reasons we have grown to more than 5.6 million active listings globally. We place a high priority on the safety of the hosts and guests on our platform, as well as their homes and […]
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Op-Ed: Contractor that promised savings set to exceed budget even before taking over
April 9, 2021
Puerto Rico’s key electrical system privatization initiative has been a long-shot to save money for the people of Puerto Rico — and the odds are getting longer, according to an analysis of the 15-year contract with LUMA Energy and its proposed budgets for the next three years. An Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis […]
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Op-Ed: Electrical system contract winner selected based on identical scores, identical mistakes
April 8, 2021
An objective analysis of the award of a 15-year privatization contract for Puerto Rico’s electrical system to LUMA Energy raises numerous red flags about the integrity of the process. LUMA is scheduled to take over the non-generation functions of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) on June 1, including transmission, distribution, billing, customer service, […]
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