DEMOCRATS PUSH FOR PR DEBT MEASURE
From Bloomberg:
"House Democrats are stepping up pressure on Republicans to advance legis-
lation addressing Puerto Rico’s worsening debt crisis by issuing a report ar-
guing that austerity cuts can’t be sustained and have made the island more
vulnerable to the mosquito-borne Zika virus. Health-care cuts in response to
the $70 billion debt crisis have created a potentially “disastrous” outcome for
residents and show how further sharp reductions in government spending can’t
be a part of a legislative solution, according to the report released Wednesday
by Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee..."
TAXI DRIVERS PROTEST UBER IN SAN JUAN
From The San Juan Daily Star:
"The streets of San Juan were clogged with traffic Tuesday during a protest
carried out by taxi drivers against the possible arrival on the island of the com-
panies Uber and Lyft. The demonstration, organized by the Puerto Rico Fede-
ration of Taxis, began Tuesday morning at Luis Muñoz Marín International Air-
port in Isla Verde and proceeded to the Capitol in San Juan. Juan de León, pre-
sident of the federation, said the protest took place because the government so-
ught to “leave behind a sector that has been growing with the development of
our country and has contributed to the treasury to allow the entrance of com-
panies that take out money and don’t contribute anything...”
FEDS WANT PIERLUISI TO RETURN MONEY
From Caribbean Business:
"The Federal Election Commission (FEC) wants Puerto Rico’s Resident Co-
mmissioner in Washington, Pedro Pierluisi, to return more than $91,000 in ge-
neral election donations to his reelection campaign for resident commissioner,
Politico magazine reported Wednesday. The FEC contends that, since Pierluisi
is retiring from his nonvoting position in Congress to run for Puerto Rico gover-
nor, there is no need for him to retain those funds. The Office of Electoral Comp-
troller in San Juan, which oversees campaign fundraising, has also begun an in-
vestigation into Pierluisi’s gubernatorial campaign, specifically whether he rai-
sed money from Wall Street executives and lobbyists without reporting it, Poli-
tico said..."
PR IRKED BY BASEBALL SERIES UNCERTAINTY
From The Tribune-Review:
"Puerto Rico officials on Wednesday expressed indignation over the potential
cancellation of a Pittsburgh versus Miami baseball series scheduled on the is-
land, saying concerns about the Zika virus are overblown. Calling off the ga-
mes would be disrespectful to the family of the late Pirates star Roberto Cle-
mente and, more importantly, could cost the cash-strapped U.S. territory mi-
llions of dollars in lost revenue, lawmakers and tourism officials said. “It's an
outrageous situation,” Rep. Angel Matos, head of the tourism commission for
Puerto Rico's House of Representatives, told the Tribune-Review..."
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