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Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico as a Category Four hurricane, two weeks after Category Five Hurricane Irma wrought severe wind and flood damage to much of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224665
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Post-hurricane reconstruction efforts.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB226033
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Hurricane impacts, both Fiona in Puerto Rico and Ian, which hit Florida on September 28, have become factors in the US midterm elections as government assistance becomes a means…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273197
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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had earlier denied a request from Puerto Rico to waive certain provisions of the Jones Act which would allow vessels of any registry to ship…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224906
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PUERTO RICO: Hurricane Fiona hits power grid anew
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES272807
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Fiscal pressures are causing controversy in Puerto Rico, but so too is fiscal policy-making. On July 5, Governor Ricardo Rossello announced that he would seek a court injunction…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236100
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PUERTO RICO: Trump visit gives little near-term relief
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES224878
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Much of the formal agenda consists of work of a technical nature to develop rules and procedures to implement the Paris Agreement. However, Fiji, the first island state to serve…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225551
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Prospects for Central America and the Caribbean in 2018.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB226068
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This provides a 25-year debt servicing schedule, but leaves suppliers with unpaid public service contracts as the main losers. Puerto Rico’s finances will be under renewed…