Professional trade organization Empresarios por Puerto Rico urged the government to use the legal means necessary so that federal allocations aimed at the island’s recovery are mainly channeled through local services and suppliers
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló hit the ground running Monday, effecting six executive orders the same day he was sworn into his post as Puerto Rico’s 12th elected governor.
Puerto Rico’s chronic inability to fully tap into federal funding has short-changed the island out of millions in competitive grants and loans available for a cross-section of activities, a top government official said recently.