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Puerto Rico's Governor Refuses to Submit Revised Fiscal Plan Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro García Padilla declined a new federal oversight board's request that he submit an updated fiscal plan for the island....
Posted: Mon, Nov 21, 2016 1:07pm PST
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Neste 17 de outubro, dia em que William Ernst Wojcikiewicz, o William Chupacabra, completa mais um ano roubando dinheiro público, o Anonymous revela detalhes da conexão paranaense do maior esquema de corrupção de Santa Catarina....
Posted: Sun, Oct 16, 2016 6:07pm PDT
Puerto Rico Governor Submits Fiscal Plan to Oversight Board Puerto Rico's Governor is expected to submit a fiscal plan to the new Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board when it meets in New York....
Posted: Fri, Oct 14, 2016 7:46am PDT
Puerto Rico Oversight Board Holds First Meeting The newly created Puerto Rico economic oversight board holds its first meeting and will elect a chair on September 30 in New York City. Congress created the 7-member board as part of legislation to address the island's debt crisis. An independent group of academics, lawyers, finance experts and civic leaders formed a task force to monitor the oversight board and the progress of the Puerto Rico debt legislation....
Posted: Thu, Sep 29, 2016 7:50am PDT
Thousand of Activists Call for Protection of Silky Sharks at U.N. Wildlife Conference This week conservationists delivered a petition signed by 15,002 global citizens to the Presidents of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala calling on them to support greater protections for silky sharks at an upcoming world wildlife conservation meeting....
Posted: Wed, Sep 21, 2016 11:17am PDT
Lawsuit Launched to Protect West Coast Whales From Dying in Nets Conservation groups today filed a notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service to protect endangered whales from mile-long drift gillnets and strings of sablefish pots off the West Coast. After two years of record reports of whales entangled in fishing gear off the West Coast — more than 60 in 2015 alone — 40 whales were reportedly entangled as of June 30, putting 2016 on pace to break records again. New information indicates that one humpback whale population that migrates f...
Posted: Mon, Sep 12, 2016 10:36am PDT
New Report Links Zika Virus to Steep Increase in Birth Defects in Brazil A new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention connects the spreading Zika virus to a significant increase in birth defects in Brazil. According to the study, birth defects involving the nervous system nearly doubled after Zika arrived in Brazil, and researchers linked the virus' spread to poverty and living conditions in Northeast Brazil....
Posted: Fri, Sep 9, 2016 8:36am PDT
US and Puerto Rico Faith Groups Send Congress Recommendations on Island's Crisis Religious leaders in Puerto Rico and Jubilee USA urged a new Congressional task force to reform US laws to promote economic growth in Puerto Rico....
Posted: Fri, Sep 2, 2016 1:26pm PDT
White House Announces Puerto Rico Oversight Board Membership The White House is announcing members of Puerto Rico's fiscal oversight board established as part of legislation to address the US territory’s debt crisis....
Posted: Wed, Aug 31, 2016 10:41am PDT
Senate Faces Puerto Rico Vote Before July 1 Deadline The United States Senate faces a likely vote on Puerto Rico debt crisis legislation this week. Puerto Rico's Governor, Alejandro García Padilla, called on the Senate to pass the bill by July 1, when the US territory owes a nearly $2 billion debt payment. The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act passed the House on June 9....
Posted: Mon, Jun 27, 2016 7:30am PDT
Puerto Rico Archbishop Urges Congress, Governor and Creditors to Solve Debt Crisis Ahead of a likely House vote this week, San Juan's Roman Catholic Archbishop, Roberto González Nieves OFM, announced his support for Puerto Rico debt crisis legislation in an op-ed to The Hill....
Posted: Wed, Jun 8, 2016 12:04pm PDT
Puerto Rico Debt Bill Heads for Full House Vote The House Committee on Natural Resources voted 29-10 to approve Puerto Rico debt legislation for consideration by the full House of Representatives....
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2016 10:55am PDT
House Releases New Puerto Rico Debt Legislation Representative Sean Duffy (R-WI) introduced the latest version of legislation to help resolve Puerto Rico's financial crisis....
Posted: Thu, May 19, 2016 1:52pm PDT
Argentina Returns to Bond Market after Debt Settlement Argentina returns to the bond market after 15 years with access to limited international financing....
Posted: Thu, Apr 21, 2016 8:41am PDT
House Republicans Convene to Discuss Puerto Rico Legislation Speaker Paul Ryan is holding a special meeting with Republicans to discuss the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA). Ahead of the Republican special session, the religious development group Jubilee USA sent a letter from its executive director advocating passage with key changes....
Posted: Fri, Apr 15, 2016 7:37am PDT
Puerto Rico Archbishop Invites Prayers for Congress, Creditors and Political Leaders As Congress introduces legislation to address Puerto Rico's financial crisis, San Juan's Catholic Archbishop is inviting prayers that all "work together to find a solution to the crisis that respects the rights and dignity of all sides."...
Posted: Tue, Apr 12, 2016 12:35pm PDT
Puerto Rico Congressional Negotiations Intensify The House Committee on Natural Resources is poised to release the newest draft of Puerto Rico legislation amid tense negotiations....
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2016 3:17pm PDT
Lawsuit Challenges FDA's Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon SAN FRANCISCO, March 31, 2016 — A broad coalition of environmental, consumer and commercial and recreational fishing organizations today sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approving the first-ever genetically engineered food animal, an Atlantic salmon engineered to grow quickly. The man-made salmon was created by AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. with DNA from three fish: Atlantic salmon, Pacific king salmon and Arctic ocean eelpout. This marks the first time any government in the wor...
Posted: Thu, Mar 31, 2016 5:21pm PDT
Supreme Court Hears Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Case The US Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Puerto Rico's courts can restructure about $20 billion of the US territory's $72 billion debt....
Posted: Tue, Mar 22, 2016 7:35am PDT
Puerto Rico Governor Calls for Halt on Debt Lawsuits Puerto Rico's Governor Alejandro García Padilla says Congress should put a hold on litigation against the indebted US territory until a proposed Congressional solution to its debt crisis is in place....
Posted: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 1:13pm PDT
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