内容摘要：Luis Barliza, 48, a member of the Indigenous Wayuu community, prepares to pose for a photo with his children on the outskirts of Cabo de la Vela, Colombia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Luis Barliza, 48, a member of the Indigenous Wayuu community, prepares to pose for a photo with his children on the outskirts of Cabo de la Vela, Colombia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

She also renewed her pledge to cancel the government’s contract with Luma Energy, a private company that oversees the transmission and distribution of power in Puerto Rico.“The termination of this contract will be a reality,” she said as supporters stood up and applauded.

González Colón said reliable power is essential to attract investment as she promised. In upcoming months, she said she would announce the expansion of five industries on the island.The length of her address and the speed at which she sometimes delivered it surprised some.

Political analyst and university professor Jorge Schmidt Nieto said it seemed like a ploy to distract those who have criticized her administration of inaction and the government of so far not approving many laws.“She tried to bring an optimistic tone because she knows she has received a lot of criticism,” Schmidt Nieto said.

Another who criticized González was Pablo José Hernández, Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress and president of the opposition Popular Democratic Party: “If one word describes the start of this government, that word is disorder.”

He noted that in the past five months, González has presented three candidates for Puerto Rico’s secretary of state, two candidates for its justice department and another two candidates for its labor department. None of those positions have been filled as González’s party has failed so far to approve her nominees.Many ride the train weekly, traveling to and from Thompson. At about 13,600 residents, it’s the biggest community the train stops at, besides Winnipeg, with amenities like big-box stores and restaurants.

Thompson — just under halfway between Churchill and Winnipeg — is where many Churchill residents train journey ends.Residents said they often keep cars in Thompson, take the train there and then drive to Winnipeg. They can shave 17 hours off the trip that way, they said.

All but two dozen passengers got off at Thompson, the closest bigger community connected to the rest of Manitoba by road.A train travels through remote wilderness Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, near Canora, Saskatchewan. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)