Op-Ed: The unsustainable debt deal that won’t die
October 10, 2018
If the measure of success of a debt settlement is that it offers realistic payouts to bondholders while allowing the debtor the ability to emerge as a going concern, then it’s time to forget about this deal.
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How can you benefit from a certificate of deposit?
September 28, 2018
Do you know that a certificate of deposit (CD) have many benefits for you? Whether you want to save money or invest your money, a CD is a great option.
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Op-Ed: IEEFA — P.R. in ‘perilous rush’ to natural gas dependency
September 19, 2018
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis is urging the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico to halt the rush to natural gas infrastructure development in Puerto Rico.
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Op-Ed: IEEFA — Rampant political hiring at PREPA only makes matters worse
September 17, 2018
The Kobre & Kim report on Puerto Rico’s debt crisis shines a light on the corrosive impact of political hiring at various governmental agencies on the island, including at its public electric utility.
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Op-Ed: IEEFA — Is a pay-to-play racket driving Puerto Rico to ruin?
September 10, 2018
The report leaves out any mention of how the underwriters, bond trustees, law and accounting firms, credit agencies and other financial advisers were selected and compensated by the Puerto Rico government.
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Op-Ed: The banks, law firms, accountants and credit agencies that orchestrated P.R.’s $72B debt crisis
September 5, 2018
Many of these same lawyers, accountants, bankers and credit-rating experts continue to have the ear of the Puerto Rican government.
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IEEFA: P.R. regulators must move renewable energy roadblocks for market redesign to succeed
August 31, 2018
Puerto Rico has a historic opportunity to rebuild its electrical system and phase out its obsolete oil-fired generation in favor of a much more decentralized and reliable system based on renewable energy.
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Op-Ed: IEEFA — Retail choice will not bring down P.R.’s high electricity rates
August 24, 2018
A research brief released by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) lays out a cautionary tale to policy-makers in Puerto Rico, as they consider adopting a program known as retail choice in the island’s electricity market.
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Op-Ed: Plan to turn to imported natural gas will cost Puerto Rico dearly
August 20, 2018
A series of announcements over the past couple of weeks by Puerto Rican officials signals a new — and misguided — push for greater reliance on imported natural gas for electricity production.
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Op-Ed: We need more than a tourniquet to save our healthcare providers
August 8, 2018
Our shift from a regionalized public health system into a Medicaid managed care system (“La Reforma”) in 1993 changed the landscape of healthcare in Puerto Rico.
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Op-Ed: Blockchain, the road to an efficient state
July 27, 2018
Information is the newest and most valuable asset of an organization, in addition to talent. Public and private companies embrace this through real-time-data that allows them to learn the immediate status of its operation, take corrective actions (if necessary) and act proactively to become more efficient.
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Op-Ed: P.R. education policy creates new man-made disaster for children
July 23, 2018
Recently, the governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, signed an education reform bill that will introduce charter schools to Puerto Rico for the first time in history.
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Op-Ed: EPA readies for hurricane season, building on lessons from last year
July 16, 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has joined partners across federal, tribal, state, and local governments in preparation for the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season.
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Op-Ed: FEMA still here to help Puerto Rico’s hurricane survivors
June 20, 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is still in Puerto Rico to help hurricane survivors even though the deadline for registering for disaster assistance has passed. It will take many years for Puerto Rico to fully recover, a process that will remain in motion on many fronts. FEMA along with its federal and government of Puerto […]
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Op Ed: The danger of playing blindly with your brand, the IHOP case
June 14, 2018
Plastic surgeries performed on brands occur in the imaginary, not in real life — like an actor who becomes unrecognizable. In the latter case, we know that only affects the person.
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