Puerto Rico News Digest For October 16, 2014

ANA RIUS: WE ARE READY FOR EBOLA

El Vocero reports that Health Secretary Ana Ríus encouraged

citizens of Puerto Rico yesterday to remain calm regarding the

possibility of the Ebola virus reaching the island, and assured

that her agency is prepared to deal with any potential Ebola

infections. Ríus added that the Health Department has already
prepared protocols for treatment of Ebola cases. "Once we're
notified of a suspicion or a patient with symptoms of Ebola virus,
[that person] would then be arriving at the emergency room at
Centro Médico”, added the secretary during an interview with El
Vocero. According to Ríus, Centro Médico has twelve isolation
rooms for adults and four for children. She also discouraged any
travel to affected parts of West Africa.

PUERTO RICO AUTO INDUSTRY UNDER SIEGE

From Caribbean Business:

With new-auto sales showing a dramatic downturn in what has been 

a roller-coaster ride—from a high of 144,400 units in 2005, to a 

record low of just 78,924 in 2009— the industry is under added 

pressure that threatens to push sales down further during the 

next year..."

NY GOV CUOMO TO VISIT PR AND DOM REP

From The Wall Street Journal:

"New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seeking to shore up Latino 

support for his re-election bid, will make the third overseas trip of 

his tenure on Friday with a visit to the Dominican Republic and 

Puerto Rico..."

MELBA ACOSTA NOMINATED TO HEAD GDB

From Reuters:

Puerto Rico's governor nominated Treasury Secretary Melba 

Acosta Febo as president of the U.S. commonwealth's Government 

Development Bank (GDB) in a shake up of his financial team on 

Wednesday.