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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Puerto Rico News Digest For January 20, 2016


NO ANGLES RULED OUT IN PROSECUTOR MURDER

















From Caribbean Business:

"The Justice Department’s chief prosecutor, José Capó, is not ruling out
any angles in the investigation into the murder of Prosecutor Francelis
Ortiz Pagán, who was killed Tuesday morning when she arrived at her
home in Río Grande...Pagán Ortiz’s death occurred at around 1:30 a.m.
Capó said in a radio interview (WAPA) that the prosecutor received se-
veral bullet wounds while in her vehicle. The chief prosecutor said no
angle is being ruled out and that all the cases she had been working on
are being investigated. Capó explained that upon hearing the gunshots,
Fermín Arraiza came out of the house and fired at the attackers when he
saw his wife wounded. He then took her to the University of Puerto Rico
Hospital in Carolina. She was brought in dead..."


PUERTO RICO ON ZIKA WARNING LIST


From The San Juan Daily Star:

"Puerto Rico was among the 14 countries included in a warning issued by
the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta over the presence of the
mosquitoborne Zika virus. The first case of Zika in Puerto Rico was recor-
ded in December. A second case of a woman possibly infected in the Ca-
guas region has been detected. The symptoms developed after the woman
returned from a visit to New York. The CDC, which issued a level 2 or
“enhanced precaution” alert emphasized that the risk was greatest among
pregnant women or women who are trying to become pregnant..."


CONGRESS TO HOLD ANOTHER PR HEARING


From News Is My Business:

"The Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs of the U.S.
House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on Jan. 26, to ana-
lyze Puerto Rico’s fiscal crisis. It will be the seventh hearing on the Common-
wealth in recent months. Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi
said Tuesday he expects a legislative package for Puerto Rico will likely be
unveiled after the hearing entitled “The need for the establishment of a Puer-
to Rico financial stability and economic growth authority...”


EMPLOYEES HAVE MORE SICK LEAVE OPTIONS


From JDSUPRA:

"Effective December 31, 2015, all employers in Puerto Rico with at least 16
employees must allow eligible employees to use up to 5 paid sick leave days
to care for an ill spouse, parent, or child. Eligible employees are those covered
by the Puerto Rico Minimum Wage, Vacation, and Sick Leave Act (i.e., non-
exempt employees and outside salespersons). This new leave is also available
to care for the following ill individuals who are under the caregiver’s legal cus-
tody or guardianship: minors, persons who are 60 years of age or older, and dis-
abled individuals..."





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