Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Executive Director Mario Marazzi questioned the government’s plans to consolidate that public agency with the sole purpose of outsourcing its services down the road.
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló introduced a measure to the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly that would allow the central government to issue loans to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA).
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank confirmed Wednesday the government entity will not be harmed by Seaborne Airlines bankruptcy filing, as it sold its 20 percent stake in the company last summer in anticipation of this decision.