CARIBBEAN CONCERNED OVER ZIKA EFFECTS
From Caribbean Business:
"As an increasing number of Caribbean holidays and conferences are
cancelled due to the growing concern over the Zika virus, regional health
officials are sounding the alarm about the negative consequences that this
may have on the heavily tourism-dependent region. “We would like to send
a message to travelers coming to the Caribbean: Don’t let the mosquitoes ruin
your travel,” exhorted Dr. Lisa Indar of the Caribbean Public Health Agency
(CPHA). While there is no vaccine to prevent contracting Zika or medicine to
treat Zika, travelers can protect themselves against Zika and other mosquito-
borne infections like Chikungunya and dengue by preventing mosquito bites..."
PANEL WARNS ON PR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
From News Is My Business:
The prognosis for Puerto Rico’s health system is already critical and will only
get worse if Congress doesn’t act fast, warned a panel of doctors and finance
experts meeting on Capitol Hill this week. The briefing, organized by the Puerto
Rico Health Care Crisis Coalition (PRHCC) and the Congressional Hispanic Cau-
cus, also featured comments by three sympathetic Democrats: House Minority
Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland, Rep. José Serrano of New York, and Puerto Ri-
co’s non-voting Resident Commissioner, Pedro Pierluisi. “Congress has held se-
ven hearings on the island’s fiscal crisis in the last 12 months, including one this
morning in the House Natural Resources Committee,” which will soon draft a le-
gislative package on Puerto Rico, said Pierluisi..."
WAL-MART SUES PR OVER TAX HIKE
From Retail Dive:
"Puerto Rico, in the midst of a financial crisis, is in federal court battling Wal-
Mart Stores Inc. over a new hike in taxes on goods that retailers bring to the
island to sell. The island government raised the tax from 2% to 6.5% in May,
and Wal-Mart responded with a lawsuit contending that the tax is aimed at it
in particular and effectively makes its income tax burden 91.5%..."
13 CUBAN MIGRANTS DETAINED NEAR PR
From Voice of America:
"Authorities in Puerto Rico have detained 13 migrants from Cuba who were
found on an uninhabited island. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tues-
day that the group was found on Mona Island just west of the U.S. territory. The
seven men and six women detained Monday are expected to appear before an
immigration judge soon..."
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