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GDB selling Old City, Fajardo properties
Issued: May 23, 2013
Puerto Rico’s Government Development Bank is putting properties on the market in Old San Juan and Fajardo. ...
OFG declares quarterly stock dividend
Issued: May 23, 2013
OFG Bancorp (NYSE: OFG) announced Thursday that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share on its common...
Indian businesses eye PR ventures
Issued: May 23, 2013
A group of government officials and businesspeople from India are gauging potential investment opportunities in Puerto Rico through local incentives...
Carrión enters race for IOC top post
Issued: May 22, 2013
Popular Inc. CEO & President Richard Carrión on Wednesday officially announced his candidacy to lead the International Olympic Committee. ...
PR legislator targets parents of dropouts
Issued: May 22, 2013
A legislator in Puerto Rico has submitted a bill that would increase fines and jail time for parents whose children skip classes or drop out of...
Culebra mayor lauds building plan
Issued: May 22, 2013
Puerto Rico’s tiny island of Culebra has been forever dependent on the central government for food, jobs and health care, but the territory’s governor...
Santa Rosa leads ‘Forever Tango’ to B’way
Issued: May 22, 2013
NEW YORK — The singer known as the Gentleman of Salsa is temporarily turning to tango: Gilberto Santa Rosa will make his Broadway debut in the musical...
Crowley invests $275M in equipment fleet
Issued: May 22, 2013
Crowley Maritime Corp.’s liner services group is adding more than 3,000 pieces of cargo handling equipment to its robust and diverse fleet. ...
Puma to sell gasoline-ethanol mix in PR
Issued: May 21, 2013
A Swiss oil company says it will start selling regular gasoline mixed with ethanol as part of a pilot program in Puerto Rico. ...
Report: Jobs rise, wages fall in PR
Issued: May 21, 2013
Employment rose but average wages fell in Puerto Rico’s capital city of San Juan last year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. ...
PIP regains certification at SEC
Issued: May 21, 2013
The Puerto Rican Independence Party has met the requirements for recertification as an official political party, the State Elections Commission said...
Bayamón Hyatt to boast Applebee’s
Issued: May 21, 2013
The new Hyatt hotel being built in the heart of Bayamón will include the fourth Applebee’s restaurant in Puerto Rico. ...
PR, feds negotiate costly police reform
Issued: May 21, 2013
Puerto Rico officials and federal authorities are hammering out the final guidelines of a multimillion dollar reform of the Puerto Rico Police...
Towns appeal Jehovah’s Witness access
Issued: May 21, 2013
Municipal governments have appealed an order by a federal judge to give Jehovah’s Witnesses unfettered access to gated communities that lack security...
Another drop in PR labor participation
Issued: May 20, 2013
Clouds continue to hang over Puerto Rico’s job scene despite falling unemployment as the labor participation rate continues to seesaw lower. ...
Toro Verde launches $15M expansion
Issued: May 20, 2013
Toro Verde Nature Adventure Park is investing more than $15 million in expansion that will include new installations and more attractions. ...
Governor takes status fight to The Hill
Issued: May 20, 2013
Gov. Alejandro García Padilla has turned to congressional media outlet The Hill as part of his pledge to “unmask” Resident Commissioner Pedro...
Arrest for anti-gay Twitter threat in PR
Issued: May 20, 2013
A man has been arrested in Puerto Rico for a Twitter post that threatened a gay activist and made a reference to the Boston Marathon bombing, the FBI...
Police probe bomb threats in San Juan
Issued: May 20, 2013
Police opened an investigation Monday afternoon into bomb threats at La Fortaleza, the Capitol and the Treasury Department. ...
Condado Palm fills niche in travel hub
Issued: May 20, 2013
The Best Western Plus Condado Palm Inn & Suites is spreading the word that it is fully open following a $21 million investment to fully renovate...
Big ‘green’ plan for tiny Culebra
Issued: May 19, 2013
Gov. Alejandro García Padilla outlined Sunday a plan to make the tiny island town of Culebra the first of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities to be energy...
Drug charge for USVI environment officer
Issued: May 19, 2013
Federal agents have arrested the top enforcement officer for the U.S. Virgin Islands environment agency on drug trafficking charges after he was...
Sea turtle comeback in corner of Caribbean
Issued: May 19, 2013
GRANDE RIVIERE, Trinidad — Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping...
Stranded baby manatee rescued in PR
Issued: May 19, 2013
Rangers from Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural and Environmental Resources rescued a newborn manatee they found stranded on a beach in the La...
Jobless rate falls to 13.7%, but fewer jobs
Issued: May 19, 2013
Puerto Rico’s unemployment rate fell to 13.7 percent in April, posting a third straight monthly decline and the lowest level in nearly 4½ years even...


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