Guest AuthorJuly 8, 2019
3min286
We must ensure that there are appropriate protections in place during Puerto Rico’s economic recovery.
Tag: PROMESA
Guest AuthorJuly 8, 2019
Scott PowersFebruary 19, 2019
5min752
"It’s time that President Trump act and show his commitment to a real plan for recovery.'
Scott PowersApril 27, 2017
8min673
President Donald Trump has thrown Puerto Rico into his Twitter cannon, bringing angry responses from Puerto Rican leaders and activists in Florida, including from Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, who charged Trump was declaring war against Puerto Rico. The president sent out two tweets, one Wednesday night and one Thursday morning, tying Puerto Rico relief to Democrats’ budget demands […]
Scott PowersJanuary 24, 2017
2min321
U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, whose district oversees one of the largest and fastest growing Puerto Rican diasporas in the states, has been appointed a seat on a Congressional subcommittee that oversees Puerto Rican affairs. Soto, an Orlando Democrat who is of Puerto Rican descent himself – a first for Florida’s congressional representatives – announced Tuesday […]
Scott PowersSeptember 22, 20162min283
A Puerto Rican think tank in New York has created a watchdog panel of legal, financial and political experts to oversee the rollout of Puerto Rico relief authorized by the PROMESA Act earlier this year. The Hunter College Center for Puerto Rican studies “Centro Task Force on Puerto Rico” is to include two Floridians, lawyers Anthony Suarez of Orlando […]