AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoUPR Labor: Hundreds of University of Puerto Rico workers ratified a strike vote that could start Tuesday over a medical plan for physical plant employees, after talks with the administration failed to move forward. Drought Response: The Financial Oversight and Management Board extended Puerto Rico’s access to the Emergency Reserve for drought spending through Sept. 10, as extreme drought now covers 44.5% of the island. Water & Power Oversight: PR water and power agencies told a Senate hearing they can’t meet the demand for the proposed Esencia luxury development in Cabo Rojo, raising questions about how the project’s permits were approved. Emergency Aid: New York and the Afya Foundation are sending emergency drinking water to Puerto Rico, with the first shipment of bottled water set to leave Saturday. Tropical Weather Watch: Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the central Atlantic and is expected to weaken into a tropical wave, but its moisture could bring heavy rain and flash-flood risk to the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola Sunday into Monday. Crime Crackdown: U.S. authorities charged 81 people in a major Puerto Rico drug case tied to Los Baja Deo, alleging fentanyl and cocaine trafficking and violence; separate Coast Guard action seized more than 7,000 pounds of cocaine off Puerto Rico. Local Economy: Governor González-Colón announced Abbott’s Arecibo expansion for cardiovascular medical device manufacturing, citing new investment and dozens of jobs.
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