48-HOUR WATER RATIONING IS HERE
From Caribbean Business:
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (Prasa) President Alberto
Lázaro announced Sunday that the water-rationing plan has been ex-
tended to two days for customers supplied by the Sergio Cuevas fil-
tration plant, whose source is the Carraízo dam, as well as the addition
of 2,000 customers in the Carolina area designated as Zone B. The uti-
lity director said 2,000 customers have been included in areas of Caro-
lina, which represents 600,000 gallons of water, including Paseo del
Prado, Martín González Industrial Zone, San Fernando Village, Jardi-
nes de San Fernando, Buenaventura, Estancias de Tierra Alta, Puerto
Rico Industrial Park, Veredas del Río, Río Vista and Parque Juliano.
MAN SHOT WHILE DRIVING IN RIO PIEDRAS
As reported this morning by El Nuevo Dia, 49-year-old Carlos Madera
Segarra was shot to death while driving down José Celso Barbosa Ave-
nue in Río Piedras at 2:40 AM Monday morning. The victim was a mar-
keting manager for Caribbean Cinemas, and was well-liked by friends
and colleagues. Segarra was driving a 2006 Honda Civic near the inter-
section of Celso Barbosa and Ramon Lopez Avenue. After being shot,
Segarra struck a traffic light pole and died at the scene. No motive for
the killing is yet known.
TEACHER'S UNION FIGHTS SCHOOL CLOSINGS
From The San Juan Daily Star:
Teachers Association President Aida Díaz announced Thursday that
the organization that she heads will go to court against the Edu-
cation Department in order to paralyze implementation of the school
closing plan. In a radio interview, Díaz said the Association’s act-
ions respond in particular to the fact that Education excluded school
councils -- which include the teachers,parents, students and the co-
mmunity where the school is located -- from the school consolidation
process. “The Education Department left out the school communities,”
Díaz said. “There was no participation off ered, and those changes
will provoke emotional damages in these communities, because they
see how their link to their school is now disintegrating.”
SUMMIT TO FOCUS ON MEDICAL TOURISM
From News Is My Business:
Puerto Rico is moving quickly to position itself as a leading medical
tourism destination in the Caribbean and Latin America, looking to be-
come the preferred choice of potential patients from the U.S. mainland.
During the first “Caribbean Health Summit” taking place at the Caribe
Hilton Hotel on Thursday, Puerto Rico hospitals and service providers
will present their services and benefits to potential buyers, investors
and healthcare executives interested in the potential of the island as
a destination in this medical market.
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