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A magnitude 6.0 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing further damage along the island’s southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools. CBC | World News
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Puerto Rico natural tourist attraction collapses in devastating earthquake – pictures
PUERTO RICO holidays will not be the same again after popular tourist rock arch Punta Ventana was destroyed after a powerful earthquake hit the Caribbean island’s southern coast. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Guatemala earthquake: Huge quake strikes Puerto San Jose as Ring of Fire hit
A DEVASTATING 5.4 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Guatemala today. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Puerto Rico: Residents Forced To Make Tough Decisions Amid The Aftermath Of Hurrican Maria
Residents of Puerto Rico, who are still reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, are being forced to make difficult decisions about their future. With few resources, tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans are facing the grim reality that they may not have an opportunity to rebuild their homes, or their lives, for many years. Instead, an estimated 10 ...
Read More »Congressman slams Puerto Rico utility for ‘competence deficit’ in hurricane contract
Puerto Rico’s bankrupt electric utility ignored advice from its own lawyers before signing an expanded contract worth $ 300 million with a tiny Montana company to repair its damaged power grid, newly released documents show. CBC | World News
Read More »Puerto Rico power board says controversial Whitefish electrical contract will be cancelled
The cancellation came after Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello called for an immediate end to the tiny Montana firm’s $ 300-million contract to restore power to the storm-hit U.S. territory. CBC | World News
Read More »FEMA looks to distance itself from controversial Puerto Rico rebuild contract
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it had no involvement in the decision to award a $ 300 million US contract to help restore Puerto Rico’s power grid to a tiny Montana company in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown. CBC | World News
Read More »Neighbour of Trump’s interior secretary wins $300M contract to fix Puerto Rico power grid
A U.S. lawmaker is calling for an investigation after a $ 300-million contract to help restore Puerto Rico’s battered power grid was awarded to a small company based in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown. CBC | World News
Read More »New York City braces for influx of Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria
New York City officials are bracing for tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans fleeing the devastation of Hurricane Maria. CBC | World News
Read More »Puerto Rico still stumbles in the dark a month after Hurricane Maria
One man climbs 24 flights of stairs several times a day alongside dormant elevators. Street vendors hawk plastic washboards for $ 20 US. And families outstretch their hands as crews in helicopters drop supplies in communities that remain isolated. CBC | World News
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