The shipping company will connect the ports of San Pedro de Macorís and Mayagüez with a daily ferry service, said company President Adolfo Utor, at an event held in the Dominican port.
“Federal funding has been essential to rebuilding Puerto Rico’s infrastructure, supporting its health care system and ensuring educational opportunities for its residents. Any cuts to these resources would directly affect the island’s most vulnerable communities and jeopardize the progress made in recent years.”
— Sergio M. Marxuach, policy director, Center for a New Economy