In 2019, Puerto Rico imported only 0.02 percent of its LNG from the United States, highlighting an extractive colonial relationship that remains unresolved between America and the island.
The lack of natural gas imports from the mainland, despite the U.S. exporting billions of dollars of LNG, illustrates the ways in which legal and systemic challenges interfere with equitable economic growth.
Puerto Rico's potential as a logistics hub in the Caribbean remains unrealized due to underinvestment and neglect, suggesting a critical need for change in its economic strategy.
For Puerto Rico to serve as a thriving economic force, it can learn from successful territories like Singapore or Hong Kong and focus on innovation and growth.
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