US EditionPuerto Rico governor pledges to improve island’s crumbling power grid after repeated outages
- After taking office last year, Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón vowed to enhance the island’s deteriorating power system and stimulate economic growth.
- Her pledge followed growing anger over frequent power outages and rising living costs, and the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017, a Category 4 storm that destroyed the power grid.
- González Colón announced multimillion-dollar investments targeting health, education, and public safety, including plans to hire 800 police officers, 12 million for firefighters, and 24 million for resident doctors amid ongoing health worker migration.
- She reaffirmed her commitment to ending the contract with Luma Energy, the company responsible for power distribution, declaring that its cancellation is forthcoming, while political analyst Jorge Schmidt Nieto suggested this move might serve to divert attention from critics highlighting her administration's lack of progress.
- The administration aims to free about 18 billion dollars in federal funds set aside to rebuild the power grid, which González Colón said is crucial to attract investment and expand five island industries in coming months.
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Puerto Rico governor pledges to improve island's crumbling power grid after repeated outages
Puerto Rico’s governor has pledged to improve the island’s crumbling electric grid and boost the economy in her first address after being elected as anger intensifies over chronic power outages and an increase in cost-of-living expenses.
Governor Jenniffer González Colón expressed confidence yesterday that her new nominees for the Secretaries of State and Justice—Gurabo Mayor Rosachely Rivera Santana and Ponce lawyer Lourdes Gómez Torres, respectively—will fare differently than the individuals she originally designated to lead both departments.
THE CAPITAL – In her first State Situation Message to the Legislative Assembly, Gov. Jenniffer Aidyn González Colón said Thursday that she came to “solve problems, implement innovative solutions and impress a sense of urgency in the public administration in Puerto Rico.” “We cannot focus on pharaonic projects that take years to complete and forget small projects that do have a direct and immediate impact on the quality of life of our people. Tha…
Gov. Jenniffer González Colón pledged Thursday to improve Puerto Rico's damaged power grid and boost the economy, in her first speech after being elected last year as outrage over chronic power cuts and the increase in the cost of living grows.
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