For the first time since Puerto Rico began to suffer the ravages caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the governor Wanda Vazquez expressly prohibited caravans, an activity that was very common in the political campaigns in the face of the primarista process that concluded last weekend. In section 14 of the Executive Order (OE) 2020-62, published … Read more
Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced signed an emergency declaration this afternoon due to the passage of Tropical Storm Laura. He also urged citizens today to move to shelters or safe places if they live in areas prone to flooding since Storm Laura will bring about 6 to 9 inches of rain. The contrast to Storm Isaiah, … Read more
The Secretary of Public Affairs, Osvaldo Soto, described as “attacks” the press reports that indicate that the businessman who delivered the judge Jorge Díaz Reverón, husband of the governor Wanda Vázquez Garced, a BMW vehicle just before the curfew began, obtained a meeting with the president in mid-May. Soto did not reject or confirm the … Read more
The new Executive Order, as issued today by Governor Wanda Vázquez, does not include additional restrictions or preventive measures for airports, despite the fact that the president just a few days ago had expressed the intention to require negative tests of Covid-19 on all passengers. to enter the island. Although later, in a press conference, … Read more
The Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced issued Executive Order 2020-049, which declares a state of emergency by drought for all Puerto Rico, assigning as a priority, attention to the regions that are affected by meteorological, agricultural and hydrological drought. “During the past weeks, we have been facing a period of low precipitation, which, together with the … Read more
Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced today issued the new Executive Order 2020-048 that establishes the following changes: Curfew from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am runs through July 22. Government career employees are due to begin phased work in their respective agencies on July 1. Agencies that offer services to citizens will be able to start receiving … Read more
The pre-candidate for governor Pedro Pierluisi He lashed out at Governor Wanda Vázquez, whom he accused of leading a “bajuna” campaign against him, nuanced by the comments made by the first executive last Friday in which he alluded to the possible responsibility of the former resident commissioner for a series of Lost and found in … Read more
The popular senator and pre-candidate for the government, Eduardo Bhatia, recognized as an error his recent vote in favor of the controversial Senate Project 1643 that would create the Manatí Coastal Corridor, modifying the limits of the Mar Chiquita nature reserve and other land in the coasts of said municipality. “My record as a public … Read more
On the deadline for new measures to be approved in the last legislative session of the four-year period, both houses gave way to two bills that address precarious retirement systems that shelter the active and retired public servants. In the afternoon, the House of Representatives approved with amendments the Senate Bill (PS) 1616, which creates … Read more
In his first budget address, the governor Wanda Vazquez provided a political message full of promise and of allocation of responsibilities to the Board of Fiscal Control and to the Legislature. At least so thought the analyst statesman Alejandro Figueroa and the representative of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), Jesus Manuel Ortizin a table analysis … Read more