Stories tagged: "Puerto Rico"
Since LUMA began operations on the island, blackouts have become more frequent, several of them wide-scale, and electric rates have increased seven times.
Biden has pledged that the US government will not abandon Puerto Rico as it starts to rebuild again, five years after the more powerful Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017.
The president said Gov. DeSantis, with whom he has clashed politically, was "extremely happy" with the federal response he is providing after one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the US.
Fuel disruptions have forced grocery stores, gas stations, schools, and other businesses to temporarily close as the demand for diesel to feed generators grows after Fiona hit the island more than 10 days ago.
Diesel supplies on the island continue to decrease at a high rate, while a British Petroleum ship with 300,000 barrels of diesel just off the island can’t deliver the much-needed fuel because of the Jones Act.
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Demings, the Democratic candidate for Florida's federal Senate seat, joined a congressional delegation to PR this weekend.
The president’s action will make federal funding available to affected individuals in 55 municipalities.