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Monday, June 20, 2016

Puerto Rico News Digest For June 20, 2016


ROSSELLO TO ASK FOR DECOLONIZATION




















"The president of the New Progressive Party (NPP), Ricardo Rosselló, will 
return Monday to the United Nations to deliver his message in favor of deco-
lonization. “Following the results of the 2012 plebiscite, this forum acquires
more relevance due to Puerto Ricans’ interest in solving the colonial problem.
It is now even more important because the Supreme Court of the United Sta-
tes confirmed the commonwealth has no sovereignty, which has been a decep-
tion, as we have been saying,” the party president said Sunday. In 2013, Rosse-
lló testified before the UN, after delivering to the entity in November 2012 the
results of the referendum in which the statehood option won a majority of votes..."


GROUP BUSINESS UP DESPITE ZIKA



"Puerto Rico’s group business closed off what has come to be known as the
initial Zika period (March to May), “very much open for business,” with 57 
new booked pieces of business including events, conferences, annual meet-
ings and sports activities from now through 2017, Meet Puerto Rico offici-
als said Thursday. This represents a total direct spend of potentially $20.4 
million into the local economy, Milton Segarra, president of Meet Puerto Ri-
co, the Destination Marketing Organization responsible for attracting meeti-
ngs, conventions, trade shows, sporting events and incentive groups to Puer-
to Rico..."


ZIKA CONTRACEPTIVES FAIL TO REACH WOMEN


From Fox News:

"Only a small fraction of contraceptives donated in Puerto Rico to prevent 
Zika-related birth defects are expected to get to the women who need them 
this month, public health officials told Reuters. The donations - tens of thou-
sands of intrauterine devices and birth control pill packs - came from major 
healthcare companies as the virus spreads rapidly through the island. The de-
livery delays illustrate the struggles of Puerto Rico's healthcare system, which 
is faltering amid the commonwealth's financial crisis...



CAR RENTAL TAX GOES FORWARD


From The San Juan Daily Star:

"The island House of Representatives on Thursday approved with a voice
vote the bill to impose a tax of $3.50 per day for the rental of motor vehicles
in Puerto Rico. House Bill 2867, authored by Popular Democratic Party Rep.
Ángel Matos, establishes that the surcharge would be for the first 30 days of
rental and for those who do not have a driver’s license issued by the common-
wealth..."

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