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    Puerto Rico Moves Closer to Bankruptcy Relief With New Debt Restructuring Plan

    The island’s advisory board has crafted a deal that could save the island $24 billion as it pays off bondholders.
    Ayana Byrd Feb 11, 2020 12:14PM EST
    Person stands in front of two tents on a field with the Puerto Rican flag flying in between.

    Trump Administration Places Prohibitive Restrictions On Disaster Relief for Puerto Rico

    “These decisions have been inhumane and negligent to every person who is still in recovery from Hurricane Maria and now the earthquakes.”
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Jan 16, 2020 1:31PM EST
    Puerto Rico. Building with destroyed exterior following earthquake.

    How You Can Help Puerto Rico Recover Post-Earthquakes

    Several organizations are assisting people on the island with essentials like food, clean water and power.
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Jan 8, 2020 11:58AM EST
    a man in Virgin Islands looking up at his home without a roof after Hurricane Irma

    FEMA Hurricane Recovery Funds Not Spent in Puerto Rico or U.S. Virgin Islands

    “You can kill people with a gun or you can kill them with neglect.”

    Ayana Byrd Nov 27, 2019 11:46AM EST
    Two people standng in the muddy rode in Puerto Rico, shovels in hand, colorful buildings and blue sky behind them

    Trump Administration Takes $400 Million From Puerto Rico Recovery to Fund Border Wall

    It’s part of a $3.6 billion package pulled out of the Department of Defense’s budget to pay for 175 miles of barrier.

    Ayana Byrd Sep 5, 2019 2:38PM EDT
    Damaged electrical poles against a blue sky in Luquillo, Puerto Rico

    ICYMI: Puerto Rico's New Governor Suspends Contract to Repair Power Grid

    “I hope this isn’t a smoke screen and that there’s a real audit. That’s what all these people who have lost trust in the government expect.”

    Ayana Byrd Aug 14, 2019 2:15PM EDT
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