Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority

Debt restructuring proposals for the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority’s senior revenue bonds haven't included any reduction in principal.

Moody's has downgraded Puerto Rico's general obligation bonds to Ca from Caa3, due to the protracted economic and revenue disruptions caused by Hurricane Maria.

The Trump administration requested $12.77 billion in initial funding to help Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Puerto Rico’s debt cannot be canceled by order of the president, restructuring experts and a key congressman said.

Puerto Rico bonds plunged on Wednesday after President Donald Trump suggested the commonwealth’s debt needed to be “wiped out” to help the island recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria.

Puerto Rico bonds took a big hit on Wednesday after President Donald Trump suggested the commonwealth’s debt needed to be “wiped out” to help the island recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria.

The board says it will postpone any discussion of furloughs until the next fiscal year.

Two key Puerto Rico Oversight Board members met with members of Congress Thursday and Friday.

Puerto Rico's power authority said it may take more than six months to restore electricity and there was a report that the Oversight Board was ready to revise the amount of debt to be paid in the next nine years.

Puerto Rico Oversight Board executive director Natalie Jaresko told The Bond Buyer the commonwealth might also pay some of its debt later this year.