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Friday, November 6, 2015

Puerto Rico News Digest For November 6, 2015


GOV. FILES BILL TO OVERHAUL PREPA

















From News Is My Business:

"Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla on Thursday submitted a bill
to the legislature that proposes a sweeping overhaul of the Puerto Rico Elec-
tric Power Authority, with the goal of “providing clean and reliable energy
at the lowest possible cost.” The 159-page PREPA Revitalization Act pro-
poses: Enhancements to governance processes so that PREPA..."


25,000 TO GET ENERGY BILL HELP


From The San Juan Daily Star:

"Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced Wednesday that, for
the third consecutive fi scal year, Puerto Rico will receive over $15 million
from the federal government to help island families pay their electricity bills
as a result of a change in the funding formula that he secured for the comm-
onwealth and the other U.S. territories in late 2013..."


NYC POLS JOIN PR HEALTH CARE RALLY


From Caribbean Business:

"Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced Wednesday that, for the
third consecutive fi scal year, Puerto Rico will receive over $15 million from
the federal government to help island families pay their electricity bills as a re-
sult of a change in the funding formula that he secured for the commonwealth
and the other U.S. territories in late 2013..."


20 MIGRANTS CAUGHT ON PR'S WEST COAST


From Caribbean News Now:

"US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol, air interdiction ag-
ents and Puerto Rico Police officers have apprehended 20 undocumented mi-
grants from Haiti and the Dominican Republic during the process of disem-
barking near the coastal town of Aguada...





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