Reports on the federal assistance given by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency to Puerto Rico. Assessment of the damages caused by the storm Jeanne; Management of the federal aid; Declaration of the island as a disaster zone by President George W. Bush.EBSCO_bspCaribbean Business...
FEMA; Puerto Rico; Florida All Latest FEMA; Puerto Rico; Florida News Senate Schumer blasts Trump officials: Diverting FEMA money to border ‘backwards and cruel’ by Jordain Carney 08/27/19 7:34 PM ET Administration San Juan mayor rips FEMA for ending Puerto Rico aid by Morgan Gst...
***FEMA APP (Fema.gov):https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4340 ( US Virgin Islands Hurricane MARIA = DR 4340 ) FEMA APP:https://www.fema.gov/hurricane-irma... ( IRMA = DR 4335 ) FEMA EMERGENCY LODGING ASSISTANCE: will pay for hotels. Contact: FEMA ELA program1-866-545-9865. DISASTER ...
As storm-ravaged Puerto Rico struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria, Donald Trump made an unscheduled trip to his golf resort in Virginia on Saturday, marking his 69th golf trip since taking office in January 2017. The golf outing is just …Continue reading→ ...
The question is, will President Trump come to the aid of Puerto Rico or will this be his Katrina? In the long term, I’m hopeful that the US government will do the right thing and that FEMA dollars will go to rebuild infrastructure, not just keep the island alive. A rebuilding of ...
CANÓVANAS, Puerto Rico --President Trump on Thursdayput Puerto Rico on notice, tweeting that FEMA, the U.S. military and first responders can't stay there "forever." That is in sharp contrast to his promises to Texas and florida -- to stand by them after they were hit by hurricanes...
On Wednesday, the Puerto Rican government placed much of the blame for the abandoned bottles on FEMA. A statement from the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration on Wednesday outlined what they saw as FEMA's missteps in handling the water bottles. They said FEMA should have distribute...
"Our Interagency Recovery Coordination division at the FEMA Puerto Rico recovery office worked tirelessly to reach the interagency agreement that paved the way for this innovative technology. Knowing the potential impacts of a future storm will helplocal governmentsmake sound determinations when preparing...
Carlos Mercader, the executive director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, outlined in a statement what he saw as FEMA's missteps in handling the water bottles. Mercader said FEMA should have distributed the water to victims on the island, since they were in the...
In a March interview at FEMA’s joint field office in Puerto Rico, Michael Byrne, FEMA’s top official overseeing the response to Hurricane Maria, downplayed the importance of the plan. “A plan is good when you don’t have all the ground truth about what your requirements are going to...