Por: Orlando Sentinel Opinion September 26, 2022
On the eve of the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico was hit again by Fiona, a category one storm. Sadly, many Puerto Ricans find themselves again without water, electricity and other basic services. Some may ask, how is this possible? Didn’t Puerto Rico receive millions in federal aid after Maria for its dilapidated infrastructure? Those are simple questions with complicated answers. Hurricane Fiona is the latest episode in... + full article
CBS News USA Nation September 29, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security has granted a Jones Act waiver, allowing a ship that has been to the hurricane-ravaged island of Puerto Rico to dock.In response to urgent and immediate needs of the Puerto Rican people in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, I have approved a... + más
Puerto Rico governor calls on U.S. to allow ship carrying vital diesel fuel to dock at hurricane-ravaged island | CBS News
DHS waives Jones Act for Puerto Rico to supply fuel after hurricane | Politico
Politico USA Politics September 29, 2022
The Biden administration moved Wednesday to allow a non-U.S. flagged ship to transport fuel to Puerto Rico, following pressure to waive a rule in the face of a diesel shortage after Hurricane Fiona. The decision to make came in “response to urgent and immediate needs of the... + más
DHS grants Jones Act waiver, allowing ship carrying much-needed diesel fuel to dock in Puerto Rico | CBS News
ABC News USA Politics September 29, 2022
The Biden administration said Wednesday it had granted approval of a limited exemption in federal regulations on cabotage -- or the transport of goods -- in order to allow a foreign ship to bring 300,000 barrels of diesel to Puerto Rico the U.S. territory.Homeland Security... + más
Politico USA Politics September 24, 2022
President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration on Wednesday for Puerto Rico, unlocking additional federal assistance as island residents navigate the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi had asked the Biden administration on Tuesday for an expedited... + más
N.Y. to send troopers to Puerto Rico, drones to Dominican Republic for Fiona recovery | New York Daily News
Groups helping Puerto Rico during Hurricane Fiona | ABC News
New York Daily News USA World September 24, 2022
Gov. Hochul said Monday that New York would send drones to the Dominican Republic and more than 100 state troopers to Puerto Rico as Hurricane Fiona’s driving winds and rains crushed the Caribbean. Hochul said the support commitments came after Puerto Rico’s Gov. Pedro... + más
Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic brace for Tropical Storm Fiona: Latest forecast | ABC News
Hurricane Fiona knocks out power in Puerto Rico, governor says | The Boston Globe
ABC News USA Nation September 23, 2022
Hurricane Fiona has pummeled Puerto Rico, an island whose infrastructure struggled to recover from the devastating that killed almost 3,000 people in 2017.Fiona including Pedro Julio Serrano, a resident and human rights activist.It's not a natural disaster. This is a... + más
Puerto Rico's power grid is struggling 5 years after Hurricane Maria. Here's why. | ABC News
The Boston Globe USA Nation September 19, 2022
Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico on Sunday afternoon after knocking out power to all of Puerto Rico, its governor said, as forecasters warned that the storm could bring as much as 2 feet of rain and cause life-threatening floods and landslides.Nearly 1.5 million... + más
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