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4. Vieques and the Promise To Build Back Better
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Feb 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Weeks after Hurricane Maria, the Government of Puerto Rico accepted an emphatic suggestion from officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), put it in writing as if it were its own decision, and celebrated it would be used to rebuild in a “resilient” way. On the island of Vieques — which has a very high rate of cancer — they were supposed to rebuild its only hospital, destroyed by the hurricane in 2017. Now, a young girl has died from lack of care, and a neglected community fights for their basic human right: access to quality medical services. Reporter Cristina del Mar Quiles from El Centro de Periodismo Investigativo explains how federal red tape has hindered hurricane recovery.
A guide to understanding the bureaucracy around "recovery" in Puerto Rico, including Section 428, is here.
You can read more about the lawsuit brought by the family of Jaideliz Moreno Ventura against the government of Puerto Rico here.
A guide to understanding the bureaucracy around "recovery" in Puerto Rico, including Section 428, is here.
You can read more about the lawsuit brought by the family of Jaideliz Moreno Ventura against the government of Puerto Rico here.
Released:
Feb 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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La Brega: historias de la experiencia boricua: Un podcast de siete episodios que combina elementos narrativos y del periodismo investigativo para revelar y reflexionar sobre cómo “la brega” ha definido muchos aspectos de la vida en Puerto Rico. Creado por un equipo de periodistas, productores, músicos y artistas boricuas en la isla y en la diáspora; es presentado por Alana Casanova-Burgess de On the Media. Disponible el miércoles, 24 de febrero. Una coproducción de WNYC Studios y Futuro Studios. by La Brega