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Studies peg cost of Jones Act on Puerto Rico at $1.5 billion (Caribbean Business)
Caribbean Business, February 21, 2019
Studies peg cost of Jones Act on Puerto Rico at $1.5 billion
“The president of the Puerto Rico Bar Association, Edgardo Román, expressed the commitment of the entity to ‘freeing’ the island from the ‘burden’ of the Jones Act. He recalled that the Bar Association has been working on the issue for years, particularly since the presidency of Mark Anthony Bimbela, who created what is known as the ‘Junte de Voluntades’—an organization that gathered labor unions, churches, political parties and business associations—through which support has been obtained with the recent passing of resolutions by the New York City Bar Association and the American Bar Association.”
