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PROMESA
The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic S Act (PROMESA) is a U.S. feder enacted in 2016 that establish financial oversight board, a p for restructuring debt, and ex procedures for approving crit infrastructure projects in ord combat the Puerto Rican government-debt crisis cause years of American economic p on the island. Through PROM the US Congress established a appointed Fiscal Control Boar (FCB), known colloquially in P Rico as "la junta," to oversee t restructuring.
The board's approved fiscal p 2017-2026 cut deeply into Pue Rico's public service budget, including cuts to health care, pensions, and education, in o repay creditors.
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It also led to the privatization other services. Over the last 2 Puerto Ricans have repeatedl to the streets to protest LUMA Energy, the private company controls the island’s energy transmission and distribution frequent blackouts and high e costs become more burdenso These protests have often end with violent clashes with the
Headstart
This mural on Calle Ernesto Cerra is one of many found on this street and in the Santurce neighborhood of Trastalleres; most of them were painted during the Santurce Es Ley street art festival. Showing Puerto Rican children and the island's flag, it’s particularly poignant because it was painted on the face of a Head Start center. Head Start, a federally funded pre-school education program, only reaches 27% of eligible kids in Puerto Rico.
Oscar Lopez Rivera
A modern-day folk hero for many Puerto Ricans, Oscar López Rivera advocates independence for Puerto Rico. López Rivera was also a political prisoner who was held in a federal prison on the U.S. mainland from 1981 until 2016 when he was pardoned by President Obama. He is considered one of the longest held political prisoners in history. Frequent protests and other actions, including self-imposed, symbolic house arrests, were held on the island to call for his release. López Rivera is also the subject of numerous pieces of street art, including this one on Avenida Fernández Juncos in San Juan.
