The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority announced the start of its Electric Grid Revitalization Program, using a $10.7 billion allocation from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Details of the 10-year infrastructure modernization plan, delivered and approved by FEMA in December to rebuild and bring the electrical system on the island up to standards and […]
At about 4 a.m. Christopher McGrath, a commercial fisherman from San Juan, begins to prepare his boat to go out to sea to find fresh fish. That hard work goes on for long hours until the sun goes down, where he then distributes the day’s catch to restaurants and to the public. Like him, nearly […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved a $5.6 million injection of funds to the Puerto Rico Health Department to repair health facilities throughout the island. The improvement plans range from diagnostic and treatment centers to laboratories and public health units in six municipalities. This amount, approved this year, adds to the total of about $8 […]
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