WASHINGTON — Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, who took office only two months ago, visited Washington last week along with his top economic aide to pitch the Caribbean island nation as an ideal destination for ...
Center for a New Economy representatives on Thursday stressed the urgency for Congressional action, but cautioned that any bill approved in Washington must provide Puerto Rico with a debt restructuring mechanism “that will actually work.”
Mired in recession and awaiting a fix for its huge debt crisis, Puerto Rico has one bright spot in the local economy: Agriculture.