By Rafael R. Díaz-Torres | Center for Investigative Journalism The awareness that the governments of coastal municipalities and the central government have about sargassum and the challenges that this marine species present to communities, ecosystems and businesses has not been enough to integrate how it will be managed in the mitigation plans prepared by the […]
By Jeniffer Wiscovitch-Padilla, Center for Investigative Journalism Four days before the results of the “Mortality in Puerto Rico” study were published after Hurricane María, Harvard University reported the findings to the government of Puerto Rico, but was not acknowledged. It was not until “The New York Times” contacted the government to talk about the results […]
Democracy Forward Foundation filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for failing to release records detailing information about its response to the disaster on behalf of the Center for Investigative Journalism and LatinoJustice.
The Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI, as it is known in Spanish) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the director of the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry, Wanda Llovet-Díaz, after multiple attempts to get the agency she heads to offer information about the deaths that occurred on the island after Hurricane María.
The Center for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) filed at the U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico a lawsuit against the Financial Oversight and Management Board protected by the Constitution and the laws of Puerto Rico, which recognize access to information as a fundamental human and constitutional right.
Regardless of their size, the number of residents, or the fiscal problems they have, U.S. cities under fiscal control boards have faced a formula that consists primarily of the firing of public employees, pension cuts, an increase in the cost of college education, and a reduction in essential services, such as health.
Imagine that the Puerto Rico Commission for the Comprehensive Audit of the Public Credit is operating and that it calls for public hearings.
The professional track record of the nominees named by the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the position of “Revitalization Coordinator,” Riz Shah, could present a conflict of interest were he to be appointed, a report by the Center for Investigative Journalism revealed Monday.
After nearly a year of litigation, the Center for Investigative Journalism on Thursday confirmed another legal victory in its battle against the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico to gain access to information about the hedge funds that hold the Commonwealth’s public debt.
The Center for Investigative Journalism filed a civil suit Monday against the government over its refusal to provide the names of the hedge funds that are getting ready to renegotiate or demand complete payment of Puerto Rico’s public debt.
The Center for Investigative Journalism has received a $100,000 grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, which it will use to continue expanding its staff and scope, co-founder Omaya Sosa confirmed to News is my Business.
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