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October 30, 2009
Executive Order

AMENDMENTS TO EXECUTIVE ORDERS 13183 AND 13494

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including 40 U.S.C. 101, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Executive Order 13183 of December 23, 2000, as amended, is further amended as follows: (more…)

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October 29, 2009
The Governor states the benefits of Private-Public Alliances

The creation of thousands of new jobs; the development of new infrastructure for the benefit of all Puerto Ricans; the renovation of school grounds for a better education for our children and teens; the formation of new local corporations and the opportunity for Puerto Rico to become a real global competitor, will be some of the principal benefits of the Private-Public Alliances (APP’s) that Governor Luis G. Fortuño and the members of his administration presented today upon an international and local audience of more than 400 people at the first Puerto Rican Projects Conference sponsored by the Private-Public Alliances Authority in El Conquistador hotel. (more…)

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October 25, 2009
Puerto Rico Fire Extinguished

The Gulf fuel storage tank facility in Bayamón, Puerto Rico after the fire was put out

San Juan- Puerto Rico Governor Luis G. Fortuño announced today that the fire that began Friday morning at a fuel storage tank facility in Bayamón, Puerto Rico has been extinguished. (more…)

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October 24, 2009
President Obama Signs Puerto Rico Emergency Declaration

THE WHITE HOUSE

OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The President today declared an emergency exists in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and ordered Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local response efforts in the area struck by explosions and fire beginning on October 23, 2009, and continuing. (more…)

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October 24, 2009
Firefighting Efforts Continue

Puerto Rico Governor Luis G. Fortuño, along with several agency heads, announced this afternoon that efforts to bring the Gulf Refinery Fire under control are producing results. (more…)

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October 23, 2009
Extensive Resources to Address Explosion in Bayamón Area

Bayamón, P.R.- Puerto Rico Gov. Luis G. Fortuño announced this afternoon a state of emergency in the municipalities of Bayamón, Cataño, Guaynabo, San Juan and Toa Baja. The Governor and other officials also provided the latest information on the incident that took place in the Bayamón area. (more…)

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October 23, 2009
Statement from Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño regarding today’s explosion at a fuel storage facility

Early this morning, an explosion occurred at a fuel storage facility in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. A fire is currently burning in 14 of the facility’s 40 storage tanks. First responders were on the scene within minutes, and have been closely coordinating with federal, state and local agencies to protect citizens and control the blaze. Currently, there are no known fatalities, and the cause for the explosion is unknown. (more…)

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October 17, 2009
The labor movement is facing off with a Republican governor over impending budget cuts

The labor movement is facing off with a Republican governor over impending budget cuts.

No, it’s not Califorina. It’s Puerto Rico.

By Kevin Bogardus, The Hill 10/17/2009

The AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are battling against Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rico’s GOP governor, over his plan to lay off 17,000 government workers on Nov. 6.

Facing a $3.2 billion budget deficit, Fortuño says he’ll have to shut down the government if he does not lay off workers. The governor, who represented Puerto Rico in the House before his election to the top spot in the U.S. territory’s government in 2008, already laid off 4,000 workers in June. (more…)

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October 17, 2009
SEIU, AFL-CIO battle Puerto Rico’s governor over looming layoffs

By Kevin Bogardus, The Hill

The labor movement is facing off with a Republican governor over impending budget cuts.

No, it’s not Califorina. It’s Puerto Rico.

The AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are battling against Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rico’s GOP governor, over his plan to lay off 17,000 government workers on Nov. 6.

Facing a $3.2 billion budget deficit, Fortuño says he’ll have to shut down the government if he does not lay off workers. The governor, who represented Puerto Rico in the House before his election to the top spot in the U.S. territory’s government in 2008, already laid off 4,000 workers in June. (more…)

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October 16, 2009
Government Layoffs in Puerto Rico

CNN

The bad news came via certified letter to Norma Jimenez, Edna Rodriguez and nearly 17,000 other Puerto Ricans this month.

To cut spending, Puerto Rico announced last month that thousands of government employees would be fired in the second round of layoffs this year. More than 7,800 public employees were fired in March. (more…)

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