La Brega: Vieques And The Promise To Build Back Better

Published: March 5, 2021, 11 a.m.

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Weeks after Hurricane Mar\\xeda, the Government of Puerto Rico accepted an emphatic suggestion from officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), put it in writing as if it were its own decision, and celebrated it would be used to rebuild in a \\u201cresilient\\u201d way. On the island of Vieques \\u2014 which has a very high rate of cancer \\u2014 they were supposed to rebuild its only hospital, destroyed by the hurricane in 2017. Now, a young girl has died from lack of care, and a neglected community fights for their basic human right: access to quality medical services. Reporter Cristina del Mar Quiles from El Centro de Periodismo Investigativo explains how federal red tape has hindered hurricane recovery.

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