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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FEMA: Hurricane preparedness tips for apartment dwellers
June 12, 2018
Living in an apartment community poses some unique considerations for hurricane preparedness.
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Op-Ed: Housing 1st for P.R.’s recovery, but let’s not forget the brownfields
June 8, 2018
Puerto Rico’s essential infrastructure is largely repaired following last year’s Hurricanes Irma and María.
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Op-Ed: Hurricane preparedness ‘makes good business sense,’ says FEMA
May 22, 2018
Employers and business owners should consider the impact a hurricane could have on their facilities and their relationships with customers, their own employees and their bottom line.
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Op-Ed: IEEFA P.R. — Proposed offshore gas-import project makes less and less sense
May 3, 2018
In shelving its review of the economic viability of a proposed natural gas import complex off the south coast of the island, the Puerto Rico Energy Commission last week took a policy step in the right direction.
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Op-Ed: Tech is ‘key factor’ to secure success of SME’s
April 16, 2018
Every business, regardless of the size, industry or business sector, faces different challenges and obstacles during its life cycle.
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Op-Ed: Retirement planning using IRAs and its tax benefits
April 13, 2018
Even though our island is facing a severe economic recession that has lasted more than 10 years, and priorities could have changed after the passage of hurricanes Irma and María last year, we can’t procrastinate our responsibility to properly plan for our individual future.
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