Puerto Rico Open for Tourists Despite ‘Mixed-Bag’ Recovery: Governor

Governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rossello delivers remarks during a commemorative event organized by the local government a year after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, in San Juan, Puerto Rico Sept. 20, 2018. Reuters/Carlos Barria

NEW YORK—Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló flew to New York last week on a mission: persuade potential tourists that the hurricane-ravaged island was ready for their return.

But Puerto Rico’s recovery from last year’s Hurricane Maria has been a “mixed bag,” Rosselló told Reuters on Sept. 27, acknowledging that the bankrupt U.S. territory, while improving, is far from out of the woods.