AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAviation Disruption: More than 15 flights were canceled at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) after adverse weather hit the U.S. East, with JetBlue taking the biggest share of cancellations; Aerostar urged passengers to check with airlines for updates. Water & Resilience: Puerto Rico’s drought-driven water shortages keep spotlighting aging infrastructure, while UT’s WaterHub project is framed as a model for recycling campus wastewater for non-potable uses starting in 2028. Energy & Microgrids: A Puerto Rico-linked explainer on microgrids highlights how community power systems can keep critical services running during outages, tying disaster recovery lessons to today’s growing demand from data centers. Food Security: MIDA and partners donated a record 24,774 pounds of food to the Puerto Rico Food Bank, topping last year’s total and collected in just three days. U.S. Policy Watch: The U.S. House advanced a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, though Puerto Rico is already exempt under federal rules. Regional Politics: Caribbean leaders renewed calls for reparations and decolonization, including pressure for sovereignty changes for British, French, Dutch and U.S. territories.
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