President Donald Trump reportedly told Republicans in a meeting that he was opposed to expanding aid to Puerto Rico. The president is allegedly claiming that Puerto Rico aid is “way …
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Still Entangled By Hurricane Woes, Puerto Rico Police ‘Blue Flu’ Continues
Several months after Hurricane Maria raked the tropical terrain of Puerto Rico and obliterated the island’s power supply, electric grid restoration is still significantly behind…and Puerto Rico police officers are …
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) handling all emergency aid operations in and around Puerto Rico is akin to a world-class chess player chronically analyzing what’s on the board and …
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Shipping-In Resources While Shipping-Out Puerto Rico Hurricane Survivors
As reported on OpsLens, President Trump relaxing the federal Jones Act maritime shipping regulations yesterday enabled massive amounts of cargo from the United States and other nations to more freely …
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President Trump Sets Aside Jones Act, Increasing Supply Chain to Puerto Rico
President Donald Trump authorized a moratorium on the federal Jones Act which ordinarily restricts maritime commerce. The Jones Act allows US-flagged ships unimpeded flow whereas foreign-flagged container ships are prohibited. …
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Days after Hurricane Maria blew the tropical aura out of Puerto Rico, uniforms and patches from varying federal, state and private aid entities are either on the decimated island or …
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Unfortunately, it seems like an endemic behavior for looters to come out of darkness after a major catastrophe like a hurricane or riot. Such is the case in post-Hurricane Maria …
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Post-Hurricane Maria havoc is stirred with the imminent breach of Puero Rico’s Guajataca Lake breaching dam barriers, compelling approximately 70,000 to flee the already storm-saturated, flattened island state. Synonymously, any …
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As Hurricane Maria and her Category-4 strength made landfall in Puerto Rico –a US territory in the Caribbean– the entire island is powerless and mostly flattened. As has been the case …