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Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico looks to go local to reduce food import dependence
Jan 10, 2024
One reason that food prices are high on the island is that under the Jones Act, only U.S. ships carry food to the territory.
Delayed relief shipments to Puerto Rico rekindle debate over a century-old shipping law
by
Andy Uhler
Sep 30, 2022
The Jones Act requires that only U.S. ships carry goods between U.S. ports. It also raises costs in Puerto Rico and elsewhere.
Puerto Rico struggles with water for residents — again — in the wake of another hurricane
by
Andy Uhler
Sep 23, 2022
What will it take to make sure that Puerto Rico can fix its infrastructure to become more resilient?
Puerto Ricans who thought hurricane insurance covered flooding may have a rude awakening
by
Andy Uhler
Sep 20, 2022
Did wind or water cause the damage to their homes? That's up to the insurance adjuster.
Hurricanes Fiona and Maria, 5 years apart, underscore needs of Puerto Rico's grid
Sep 19, 2022
Emergency repairs were made after electricity network went down during Maria. But investments in resilience have been slow to come.
How a Puerto Rican coffee farmer is rebuilding, years after Hurricane Maria
Feb 17, 2021
The storm destroyed 80% of the island's coffee crop. It also revealed a hidden "gold mine."
Puerto Rican businesses hang on in an economy shaped by disaster
Feb 3, 2021
Entrepreneurs have endured natural disasters and political crises — and now COVID-19. “You have to be super, super tough," a business owner says.
For public good, not for profit.
"You work twice as hard to make half as much”
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 21, 2020
For Puerto Rico’s restaurant industry, COVID-19 is just the latest in a series of challenges.
Puerto Rico wagers on privatizing power grid
by
Andy Uhler
Jul 10, 2020
Three years after Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico's electric grid, the island is still dealing with unreliable service and intermittent power outages, especially in rural areas.
Puerto Rico struggles to prepare as Dorian gains strength
by
Andy Uhler
Aug 26, 2019
Sixty percent of the island's population doesn't have the resources to prepare for the storm, one expert says.