Puerto Rico governor pledges to improve island’s crumbling power grid after repeated outages

Puerto Rico's governor, Jenniffer González, promised to end the presence of the Fiscal Supervisory Board on the island.

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.

The governor, Jenniffer González Colón, nominated the interim secretary of the Department of Labor and Human Resources, María del Pilar Vélez Casanova. González Colón notified the Senate on Wednesday, where the appointment will be evaluated. María del Pilar Vélez Casanova, who has served in various roles since 2009, as executive director in the Contributions Office, where she supervised services addressed to employers under the Employment Securi…