Puerto Rico’s August 14-20, 2017 political week in tweets
Pushback to Oversight Board
Strangling Puerto Rico in Order to Save It – https://t.co/pL87lNp4RR https://t.co/Qx4we6a6Ug
— Nat'l PRican Chamber (@NPRChamber) August 18, 2017
More and more groups are now opposing the Oversight Board’s measures to address the crisis in Puerto Rico.
Despacito, promoting tourism down in Puerto Rico
.@LuisFonsi is the island’s new official ambassador w/ his hit single “Despacito,” after an alliance w/ @pr_tourism https://t.co/Znciy8FlSx
— FriendsofPuertoRico (@FriendsOfPR) August 16, 2017
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is capitalizing on hit single Despacito’s success and incorporating it into Puerto Rico’s tourism campaign.
Public-private partnerships a cornerstone of Puerto Rico’s strategy for the crisis
.@Mercader1: "Partnerships are paving a new path for Puerto Rico" | The Washington Examiner https://t.co/JRweFXkwtC
— J. Rodriguez-Suarez (@JRSwrites) August 17, 2017
The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration is making a strong push for more public-private partnerships to help the territory out of its crisis.
Puerto Rico Statehood Commission begins work
Puerto Rico swears in congressional delegation https://t.co/wA8fBVDSuN
— Statehood Commission (@PRSC51) August 15, 2017
The Puerto Rico Statehood Commission, the entity responsible for the implementation of the Tennessee plan to achieve statehood, has been sworn in.
Government contracts under scrutiny
Bankrupt Puerto Rico spends almost a million on the "image" of the governor #muniland https://t.co/3nuG2OrWo8
— Cate Long (@cate_long) August 15, 2017
As the crisis in Puerto Rico shows now signs of ending, government contracts for publicity and marketing are under attack.