The Puerto Rican Senate today approved an investigation into the contract awarded to HMS Ferries, which in turn belongs to Hornblower, for the operation of boats providing shipping services to and from the islands of Vieques and Culebra. And also between San Juan and Cataño.
“This is an investigation requested by people living in the municipal islands of Vieques and Culebra, who have been affected by a poor public transport service for decades. This is a contract that must be questioned today, when they are supposed to have won a proposal and it still doesn’t work in February. The people of Puerto Rico have reviewed this contract, as in the case of the LUMA contract. It seems to us that from what was proposed to what was contracted, the difference is terrible “, underlined the author of the measure and the senator from the Carolina district, Javier Aponte Dalmau.
Senator Maritza Jiménez of the Carolina District for the New Progressive Party (PNP) also said that “the boats and the sea are the Viequenses and Culebrenses highways and this contract must certainly be investigated.”
Equally important, the Puerto Rican Senate, in its commitment to the country’s education, approved the Senate resolutions 2 and 5, both written by Senate Vice President Marially González Huertas.
RS2 orders the Senate Restructuring and Compliance Commission to conduct a thorough investigation into the outcome of inspections of public schools after the 2020 earthquakes. “In the event of an earthquake, we have 10 seconds or less to react properly, so we need to We guarantee boys and girls the right to study in a structurally safe school if there is a major earthquake during the school year, ”said Marially González Huertas, chairman of the Senate Compliance and Restructuring Commission.
Meanwhile, RS5 orders the Senate Committee on Education, Tourism and Culture to conduct a thorough investigation into the process of distributing electronic devices to students and teachers in the public education system and the current state of delivery of computers and tablets. It also aims to know the process of awarding and claiming the grant awarded to students and teachers of the Department of Education (DE) for the payment of high-speed internet service and the current state of applications received in Department of Education (DE) on these issues. “Through the results of this research, we are making sure that distance education reaches the homes of students in the public education system,” said Marially González Huertas, the senator for the Ponce district.
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In addition, Senate Resolution 27 was approved to order the Puerto Rico Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources to conduct a thorough investigation into the delay in the disposal of discarded tires at the tire recycling plant in Guanica. It seeks to know the plans and strategies of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO) and the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) for tire removal and plant cleaning, as well as relevant measures to improve the environment and health issues until demolition. structure.
On the other hand, the Senate approved Senate Resolution 23 for the Committee on Women’s Affairs to investigate whether there is price discrimination in Puerto Rico in goods and services based on sex to which they are directed. According to the explanatory memorandum on the island, there is no clear picture as to whether there is price discrimination in products and services depending on the sex for which they are targeted.
Another measure approved was Senate Resolution 3 seeking to order the Compliance and Restructuring Commission to conduct an investigation to document the infrastructure conditions of state roads and their branches in the municipalities of Adjuntas, Guánica, Guayanilla, Jayuya, Juana Díaz, Lajas, Lares, Maricao, Peñuelas, Ponce, Sabana Grande, Utuado and Yauco.
On the other hand, during the session it was notified that the governor, Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia, submitted to the Senate, for his advice and consent, the appointments of Mr. Fernando Figueroa Santiago to the position of Attorney General; of Ana l. Escobar Pabón as Secretary for Correction and Rehabilitation; William O. Rodríguez Rodríguez as Secretary of Housing; of Mrs. Carmen Ana González Magaz as Family Secretary; Mr. Manuel Cidre Miranda as Secretary of the Department of Economic Development; Mr Ray Jones Quiñones as Secretary of the Sports and Recreation Department; and Edan G. Rivera Rodríguez, Secretary of the Consumer Department.