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Puerto Rico
How a Puerto Rican coffee farmer is rebuilding, years after Hurricane Maria
Feb 17, 2021
The storm destroyed 80% of the island's coffee crop. It also revealed a hidden "gold mine."
Puerto Rican businesses hang on in an economy shaped by disaster
Feb 3, 2021
Entrepreneurs have endured natural disasters and political crises — and now COVID-19. “You have to be super, super tough," a business owner says.
"You work twice as hard to make half as much”
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 21, 2020
For Puerto Rico’s restaurant industry, COVID-19 is just the latest in a series of challenges.
Puerto Rico wagers on privatizing power grid
by
Andy Uhler
Jul 10, 2020
Three years after Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico's electric grid, the island is still dealing with unreliable service and intermittent power outages, especially in rural areas.
Puerto Rico struggles to prepare as Dorian gains strength
by
Andy Uhler
Aug 26, 2019
Sixty percent of the island's population doesn't have the resources to prepare for the storm, one expert says.
U.S. to publish economic data on Puerto Rico for the first time
by
Andy Uhler
Mar 5, 2019
On foot of concerns that numbers from Puerto Rico itself could be flawed, the U.S. government is preparing to release gross domestic product data on the U.S. territory for the first time. We took a look at what the adjusted financial data could mean for the island as it continues to recover from Hurricane Maria […]
For Puerto Ricans, a first step toward debt relief
by
Andy Uhler
Nov 7, 2018
A U.S. judge approved a deal to address some of Puerto Rico's massive debt.
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How a chef helped serve 3.6 million meals in Puerto Rico
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Sep 13, 2018
“Every time we made contact with a community, we kept going back, and we kept going back, every day without missing a beat,” José Andrés says.
It’s official: FEMA wasn’t equipped to handle the devastation of Hurricane Maria
by
Erika Beras
Sep 5, 2018
A new report by the Government Accounting Office doesn’t bode well for future disaster relief.
For a recovering restaurant in Puerto Rico, sometimes it's just about making it through the day
Aug 29, 2018
An executive chef in San Juan describes life in the food industry post-Hurricane Maria.