CNE – Centro Para Una Nueva Economía – Center for a New Economy
Non-profit, economic research and policy development organization
1. Luis Aníbal Avilés – Professor, University of Puerto Rico Law School 2. Kenneth J. Nemeth – Secretary and Executive Director, Southern States Energy Board 3. Janine Migden-Ostrander – Principal, Regulatory Assistance Project 4. Malu Blázquez – Executive Director, ReImagina Puerto Rico 5. Ruth Santiago – Lawyer 6. Hon. Larry Seilhamer – Vice President, Puerto Read More
Periods of transition tend to be turbulent times, filled with uncertainty and conflict. In the sciences, for example, as Thomas Kuhn explains in his book “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions,” the period between the questioning of a prevailing paradigm and the acceptance of a new paradigm to replace it is filled with uncertainty, with bitter debates arising between those defending the existing paradigm and those putting forth a new way of understanding nature.
Around the world, the electric energy sector is undergoing rapid change as new technologies incompatible with the century-old model of centralized generation come on line. We should seize this critical juncture to bring Puerto Rico’s obsolete electrical system into the twenty-first century.
Driving in Puerto Rico has its challenges. There’s always the risk of a blowout given the amount and depth of potholes in the streets and highways. Though everyone recognizes the problem, dealing with it is complicated.
El 4 de febrero, la jueza Laura Taylor Swain emitió (1) un Memorándum de Decisión y Orden para Aprobar el Acuerdo entre el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y la Corporación del Fondo de Interés Apremiante (el “acuerdo ELA – COFINA”) y (2) un Memorándum de Determinaciones de Hecho y Conclusiones de Derecho en relación con la Confirmación del Tercer Plan de Ajuste de Título III Enmendado (la “Orden de Confirmación”).
Los impactos de los huracanes Irma y María dejaron al descubierto uno de los problemas más duraderos relacionados a la vivienda en Puerto Rico: la falta de tenencia formal de la tierra y los asentamientos irregulares que albergan a cientos de miles de personas en la isla. Esta situación no es única, sino que se Read More
This year at CNE, our highly motivated and capable team has grown and continues to work arduously to help Puerto Rico recover. With the support of people like you, we find ourselves immersed in some important projects and initiatives.
Durante los últimos meses una narrativa se ha hilvanado, en ambos lados del espectro político, de que Puerto Rico está “utilizando la ayuda federal para la reconstrucción de la isla para pagarle a los bonistas”. Esta narrativa es errónea y peligrosamente simplista.
