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| PARAGUAY |
World Health Organization says Paraguay is
malaria-free. It's the first nation in the Americas to be
certified as malaria-free since Cuba in 1973.[ POLITICO Pulse, June 12]
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| U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS |
VIRGIN ISLANDS BOSS PLAYS UP ZINKE RELATIONSHIP: The head of the Virgin
Islands Republican Party suggested his fundraising group's longstanding
relationship with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke helped improve the department's
response to last year's hurricanes that struck the island territory, Pro's Ben
Lefebvre reports. John Canegata said he had direct access to Interior officials
after the storm thanks to money his group raised for Zinke when he was a member
of Congress.
Calling Zinke a "close friend," Canegata boasted
of his connections in a televised appearance that aired in
the Virgin Islands last month but has not received widespread attention outside
of the territory. While numerous officials played a role in helping the islands
recover from hurricanes Maria and Irma, "behind the scenes, trust me, a
lot of telephone calls, a lot of maneuvering was going on because, I think,
some of the relationships we built," Canegata said of Zinke.
Interior acknowledged that officials contacted Canegata
after the hurricanes but said they did so as part of a wider effort to contact
business leaders based in the territory and Zinke did not call him personally.
Canegata works for Cruzan Rum, but a company representative told Ben he was not
involved in coordinating its relief efforts. Interior expedited the
reimbursement of taxes on Virgin Islands rum following the storms, but it was
unclear whether Canegata influenced that decision; he did not respond to a
request for comment.
For his part, Zinke has known Canegata since at least
2015, Ben reports. The secretary previously came under fire for a fundraiser for the VIGOP,
as the group is known, during an official trip to the islands in his first
month in President Donald Trump's Cabinet. Read more. [POLITICO's Morning Energy, June 7, 2018]
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