Earlier this month, IAOS was one of the 47 US and international scientific organizations and professional societies who sent a letter to Puerto Rico Governor, Ricardo Rosselló, urging him to keep the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics (PRIS) autonomous and independent. You can find the letter and media release at
We encourage you to share this information with other fellow official statisticians. For social media, please use #FactsMatterPR and #CuentasClarasPR.
Mario Palma
IAOS President 2017- 2019