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FirstBank rolls out $2M brand campaign
Issued: May 11, 2013
“Emociones” (Emotions), by definition the transformation of a frame of mind, typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the...
Sesame Street adding PR flavor
Issued: May 10, 2013
NEW YORK — As a child in Puerto Rico, Ismael Cruz was delighted by the colorful characters in “Sesame Street,” who not only entertained and educated...
Governor: I’ll cut water bills by 2016
Issued: May 10, 2013
Gov. Alejandro García Padilla sought Friday to blame looming water rate hikes on his predecessor while pledging to cut water bills in less than four...
PR stops sending inmates stateside
Issued: May 10, 2013
The Puerto Rico Corrections Department is pulling the plug on a year-old program that sent island inmates to a private prison on the U.S. mainland for...
Martin lobbies for gay rights bills in PR
Issued: May 10, 2013
Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin is calling on the island government to boost protections and extend rights to the gay community by approving bills...
United launching Chicago-PR nonstops
Issued: May 10, 2013
United Airlines is launching daily flights from its hub at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San...
UPR opens coffee tasting laboratory
Issued: May 10, 2013
Puerto Rico is inaugurating the Caribbean’s first university laboratory dedicated to coffee tasting. ...
GDB: Highways won’t default on bonds
Issued: May 10, 2013
Puerto Rico Government Development Bank President Javier Ferrer is denying reports that the Puerto Rico Highways & Transportation Authority is on...
Report: Carrión to announce IOC run
Issued: May 10, 2013
Popular Inc. chief Richard Carrión is expected to announce his candidacy for the top job at the International Olympic Committee soon, The Associated...
PR prosecutor heads Ohio kidnap case
Issued: May 9, 2013
A Puerto Rico-born prosecutor and former Marine is heading the case against the Cleveland man accused of holding three women captive for a decade. ...
Prasa cuts water to Arecibo city hall
Issued: May 9, 2013
Puerto Rico’s state-owned water and sewer company has cut off service to municipal offices in the northern coastal town of Arecibo for an outstanding...
Pfizer exec charged with child porn
Issued: May 9, 2013
Federal authorities in Puerto Rico have arrested an executive at Pfizer Pharmaceutical for allegedly producing child pornography. ...
Moody’s eyes OneLink for downgrade
Issued: May 9, 2013
Moody’s Investors Service has placed all ratings for San Juan Cable LLC (OneLink), including its B2 corporate family rating, under review for...
Top cop, Bhatia spar over corruption tag
Issued: May 9, 2013
Police Superintendent Héctor Pesquera again held his ground as Senate President Eduardo Bhatia sought to bolster his claim that Puerto Rico’s Police...
PR-DR economic accord signed
Issued: May 9, 2013
Puerto Rico government officials detailed Thursday an economic agreement between the island and the Dominican Republic to help boost sectors including...
JetBlue to launch US-Haiti flights
Issued: May 9, 2013
JetBlue continues to ramp up its Caribbean operations with plans to launch daily non-stop flights to Haiti from the U.S. mainland. ...
Chita Rivera to head PR Day Parade
Issued: May 9, 2013
Tony Award-winning actress Chita Rivera has been named grand marshal for this year’s National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City. ...
Sharply higher water bills on tap in PR
Issued: May 9, 2013
A sharp hike in water rates is on track for this summer as the Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority signals it has no other option to shore up...
Doral posts $12.4M loss in 1Q
Issued: May 9, 2013
Doral Financial Corp. reported a net loss of $12.4 million for the first quarter, down from net income of $2.6 million posted in the same three-month...
Administration fiscal team takes case to Wall Street
Issued: May 8, 2013
Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta and Government Development Bank President Javier Ferrer traveled to New York Wednesday to update Wall Street credit...
Vieques development office reopening
Issued: May 8, 2013
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García Padilla is reactivating the position of special commissioner for the economic development of the offshore island...
PR Catholics rally around archbishop
Issued: May 8, 2013
Catholics in Puerto Rico were rallying Wednesday around an archbishop who is apparently under pressure from the Vatican to resign for allegedly...
VIDEO: Pierluisi pushes PR in 2014 defense bill
Issued: May 8, 2013
Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi is pushing in Congress for a detailed accounting of U.S. military efforts to combat drug trafficking and related...
3D film, games to be produced in PR
Issued: May 8, 2013
Stereo Vision Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday that it will produce an “Aubrey Blaze” 3D feature film and 3D video game series in Puerto Rico. ...
Governor: Tax plan claims ‘nonsense’
Issued: May 8, 2013
Gov. Alejandro García Padilla has rejected as “nonsense” arguments by a chorus of economists and trade groups that his plan to levy a...


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