HIGH WINDS KILL MAN IN GUAYANILLA
From Caribbean Business:
"Authorities say heavy winds associated with a tropical wave moving through the
Caribbean region have killed a man in the island’s southwest region. Police said
Monday that winds ripped off a tree branch that hit 31-year-old Alvin Torres as
he cleaned a property in the coastal town of Guayanilla. Forecasters said the tro-
pical wave south of Puerto Rico was generating winds of up to 40 miles per hour
(mph)...The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Monday that shower and thu-
nderstorm activity associated with the wave had been decreasing. However, “stro-
ng winds, possibly to tropical storm force, could still be occurring in association
with this system” over Puerto Rico and Hispaniola Monday and Tuesday..."
NATL GUARD LANGUAGE CENTER OPEN THROUGH 2017
From The San Juan Daily Star:
"Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced last week that the effort he
has led since 2014 to prevent the closure of the English Language Center opera-
ted by the Puerto Rico National Guard (PRNG) at Ft. Allen in Juana Díaz "appe-
ars to be on a successful path.” The English Language Center was scheduled to
be closed starting in fiscal year (FY) 2016, which ended June 30, but Pierluisi’s
efforts resulted in the Language Center continuing to operate..."
PR DEMANDS EPA CLEAN UP TOXIC LANDFILLS
From Washington Examiner:
"Puerto Ricans, disgusted with the Environmental Protection Agency's "willful
dereliction" of its oversight of the island's toxic landfills, are demanding that the
head of the agency close them, saying they have lost faith in an EPA deputy in
charge of the territory. The citizens' advocacy group Puerto Rico Limpio, which
means Puerto Rico Clean, is clamoring in a letter for EPA Administrator Gina Mc
Carthy to enforce federal laws by closing the "toxic landfills." Their Sept. 1 letter
spells out a "shocking pattern of willful dereliction of federal responsibility" by E-
PA Regional 2 Administrator Judith Enck, who in newly released documents was
dismissive of the group's concerns, saying the agency took care of the problem
over the last decade..."
PR BANKRUPTICES UP 8.14% IN AUGUST
From News Is My Business:
"The number of bankruptcy cases filed in Puerto Rico was up 8.14 percent year-
over-year in August, when 929 cases were filed. So far this year, 7,038 petitions
have been filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, representing a 4.25 percent jump
when compared to the same period last year, information provided by research
firm Boletín de Puerto Rico showed..."
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