U.S. Secretary of Labor visits PR, USVI to survey recovery efforts
December 19, 2017
U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta visited Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this past weekend to meet with senior officials managing the recovery efforts and to inspect Job Corps centers damaged during hurricanes Irma and María.
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Ford completes its ‘Ruta Solidaria’ outreach tour
December 18, 2017
Ford wrapped up its “Ruta Solidaria” tour in Canóvanas this weekend, as part of its collaborative efforts to help Puerto Rico regain its footing after Hurricane María.
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PR property owners have signed up 3K+ vacant homes for hurricane survivors
December 13, 2017
Property owners have enrolled more than 3,000 properties in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s program to offer temporary homes and apartments to Puerto Rico survivors affected by Hurricane Irma and María.
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USDA grants $1M to restore storm-damaged rural water systems
December 5, 2017
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the approval of two grants totaling $1 million to help rural water and sewer utilities recover from recent and future natural disasters.
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USACE awards $93M in new contracts for PR’s ‘Operation Blue Roof’
November 30, 2017
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Mobile District, awarded a $93-million shared capacity contract to Power & Instrumentation Services Inc. and Ceres Caribe Inc.,
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FEMA Chief: ‘We’re bringing an unbelievable amount of common sense’ to PR recovery
November 28, 2017
As Puerto Rico begins to transition from the response phase to recovery, Michael Byrne, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s coordinating officer for Puerto Rico, said the process moving forward will include an “unbelievable amount of common sense” and experience from prior disasters to rebuild the island.
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FEMA, local businesses partner for Hurricane María recovery
November 24, 2017
After Hurricane María devastated vast portions of Puerto Rico, businesses and industry in local communities began coordinating with the government of Puerto Rico, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other federal agencies to fast-track efforts to revitalize and stimulate commerce on the island, the federal government entity said.
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Op-Ed: Coping with holiday stress after Hurricanes Irma and María
November 23, 2017
Holidays can bring about stress any year, but hurricanes add a whole new level of uncertainty and frustration.
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Op-Ed: Inadequate federal response to María threatens PR’s long-term recovery
November 21, 2017
Two months after the strongest storm in 80 years hit Puerto Rico, life is anything but normal for 3.4 million American citizens.
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Castañer hospital gets 500th FEMA generator installed by USACE
November 13, 2017
The Castañer Medical Hospital received the 500th generator the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has installed in Puerto Rico for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, it was announced.
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NGO’s work together to provide water to communities
November 10, 2017
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are supporting more than 89,000 total residents in 237 communities all across Puerto Rico that rely on water sources from pumps and wells for their drinking water, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said.
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USACE: New goal is to keep PR’s generators operational
November 6, 2017
At the request of Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, the Federal Emergency Management Agency tasked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to maintain and repair non-federally installed generators.
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Trump envoy tours FEMA PR offices for update, tour
November 6, 2017
Assistant to the President Reed Cordish, from the White House Office of American Innovation, recently paid a visit to the Puerto Rico Recovery Field Office for a progress update and tour of several mission sites.
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FEMA approves TSA for PR residents displaced by María
October 30, 2017
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the government of Puerto Rico announced that Transitional Sheltering Assistance is available to Puerto Ricans who are unable to return to their homes because they are displaced as a result of Hurricanes Irma and María.
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González: PR has received $626M in federal assistance
October 23, 2017
Puerto Rico has received more than $626.7 million in funding from the U.S. government in the past month to manage the emergency brought on by back-to-back storms Hurricane Irma and María, Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González said.
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