Puerto Rico’s new governor sworn in days after a major blackout left much of the island in the dark
Jenniffer González Colón has been sworn in as Puerto Rico’s new governor as the island prepared for a normally ebullient ceremony overshadowed by widespread anger over a blackout that hit the U.S. territory days ago.
Most of Puerto Rico Is Darkened by New Year’s Eve Blackout
Nearly half of the island’s 1.4 million utility customers had power by late Tuesday night. The electricity provider said it would take up to 48 hours to fully restore service.
Puerto Rico’s new governor takes office amid anger following major blackout
Meanwhile, a small group of protesters gathered at the Capitol before González’s arrival. They were especially rankled that a well-known, outspoken activist elected to Puerto Rico’s Senate ...
Puerto Rico’s new governor sworn in days after major blackout left much of island dark
Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico’s new governor during a normally ebullient ceremony held amid widespread anger over a blackout that hit the U.S. territory days
Puerto Rico swears in new governor days after major blackout left much of the island in the dark
Before the start of a ceremony in front of Puerto Rico’s seaside Capitol to celebrate her swearing in, González attended Mass surrounded by family and supporters. “What better than to come ...
In the shadow of a massive blackout, Jenniffer González is Puerto Rico’s new governor
Jenniffer González Colón took office Jan. 2 as Puerto Rico’s new governor, securing a historic third consecutive term for the pro-statehood New Progressive Party. Ms. González faces a crumbling power grid,
Puerto Rican nationalists attacked the Capitol. Jimmy Carter freed them.
When President Jimmy Carter commuted the prison sentences of the four Puerto Rican nationalists who attacked members of ...
Power outage hits nearly all of Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve
More than 1.3 million people were plunged into darkness early Tuesday. Failure of an underground power line is believed to be ...
Mass power outages hit Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve: Here's what to know
Puerto Rico experienced a massive power outage beginning at about 5:30 a.m. local time Tuesday morning. "While the cause of ...
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Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year’s Eve
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A blackout hit nearly all ... as he stood outside a grocery store in the capital of San Juan, grumbling about the outage that coincided with his birthday.