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Coors scraps PR-themed beer cans
Issued: May 30, 2013
Coors Light said Thursday it is pulling Puerto Rican-themed cans that had drawn heat from some members of the Puerto Rican community. ...
PAN benefits to boost PR farming
Issued: May 30, 2013
The Puerto Rico government has launched a plan to help revive the island’s agriculture industry through a local food stamp program. ...
PRTC chief outlines her top priorities
Issued: May 30, 2013
Puerto Rico Tourism Co. chief Ingrid Rivera Rocafort outlined her priorities as confirmation hearings on her appointment to head the island...
US vs. European hurricane model: Which is better?
Issued: May 30, 2013
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When forecasters from the National Weather Service track a hurricane, they use models from several different supercomputers...
2 ex-cops convicted for extortion
Issued: May 30, 2013
Two former officers from the Puerto Rico Police Department have been convicted of attempting to extort a commonwealth defendant and soliciting bribe...
Federal funds lost as PR works to pay bill for reservoirs
Issued: May 30, 2013
The Government Development Bank says it received no advance word from the U.S. Treasury Department it would withhold highway funding due to a debt...
Merck to make all Liptruzet in PR
Issued: May 30, 2013
Merck is pumping $80 million in upgrade into its Las Piedras plant as it rolls out its new cholesterol drug Liptruzet. ...
Moody’s may downgrade Highways bonds
Issued: May 30, 2013
Moody’s Investors Service says it may downgrade $86.1 million in Puerto Rico Highways Authority bond because the island government is tapping a...
Agriculture chief opens file on Monsanto
Issued: May 29, 2013
Puerto Rico Agriculture Secretary Myrna Comas is fielding complaints from critics of seed giant Monsanto’s operation on the island. ...
US rum rebates on table as Biden signs Caricom trade pact
Issued: May 29, 2013
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and political leaders from across the Caribbean met in the capital of resource-rich Trinidad...
Puig still alive and swinging in Paris
Issued: May 29, 2013
Puerto Rican ace Monica Puig swung her way deeper in the French Open with a convincing win over American Madison Keys on Wednesday. ...
Protest for release of Oscar López
Issued: May 29, 2013
Politicians, artists, religious leaders and other public figures are taking part in a 24-hour demonstration calling for the release of Puerto Rican...
PR governor signs gay rights bills
Issued: May 29, 2013
Gov. Alejandro García Padilla signed legislation Wednesday that provides more legal protections to the island’s gay, lesbian, transsexual and...
Horizon adding another call at JaxPort
Issued: May 29, 2013
Horizon Line is adding a Jacksonville call to its southbound service between Houston and San Juan, which will continue to operate on a 14-day...
Pattern: Windmills back in operation soon
Issued: May 28, 2013
Pattern Energy officials expect its Santa Isabel wind farm to be back in operation in the near future following an evaluation of its turbines by...
Coors Light PR flag cans draw heat
Issued: May 28, 2013
Coors Light is catching some heating for draping the Puerto Rico flag on some of its beer cans. ...
Aponte links status, immigration reform
Issued: May 28, 2013
Puerto Rican lawmaker José Aponte is tying the push for island statehood to the national immigration reform. ...
Gay rights bills headed for La Fortaleza
Issued: May 28, 2013
Legislation to boost legal protections for gays were headed to La Fortaleza for Gov. Alejandro García Padilla’s signature after finally clearing the...
UN decolonization panel to again eye PR
Issued: May 28, 2013
The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization will again discuss Puerto Rico’s political status as part of its annual session slated for...
Passport office reopens in Mayagüez
Issued: May 28, 2013
The Puerto Rico State Department reopened its U.S. passport office in Mayagüez on Tuesday. ...
Cuba to offer Internet at salons islandwide
Issued: May 28, 2013
HAVANA — Cuban authorities said Tuesday that they will begin offering public Internet access at more than 100 cyber-salons across the island, though...
Johnnie Walker Blue on Golden Mile
Issued: May 28, 2013
The Johnnie Walker Blue Label Bottle Club & Cigar Room has opened atop the Popular Center in the heart of San Juan’s financial district. ...
Governor aims to trim water rate hikes; says power bills going down
Issued: May 27, 2013
Gov. Alejandro García Padilla said Monday that power bills are going down as he also presented a proposal to reduce looming water rate hikes. ...
Support builds for PR statehood bill
Issued: May 27, 2013
Bipartisan support is building in Congress for legislation aimed at putting Puerto Rico on the path to statehood. ...
A network to track Caribbean hazards
Issued: May 27, 2013
Some U.S. geophysicists are going where few of their compatriots have gone before: to Cuba, Venezuela and other countries that are notoriously...


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