All posts tagged Obama

Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi
Puerto Rico Medicare beneficiaries save $110M under ‘Affordable Care Act’
September 24, 2012, No Comments

Since its enactment by the federal government in 2010, the Affordable Care Act has already saved more than 45,000 Medica ...

Author Jorge Silva-Puras is SBA regional administrator, overseeing agency operations in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
SBA backs 157 loans worth $22.2M in 1Q ’12
January 27, 2012, No Comments

If the results of the first quarter of the federal fiscal year are any indication, 2012 should be good for small and mid ...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce, John Bryson, right, listens as Tourism Company Executive Director Mario Gonzalez-Lafuente talks during the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board meeting, Thursday, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Credit: Reinhold Matay)
Tourism chief named to U.S. Travel & Tourism Advisory Board
January 19, 2012, No Comments

U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson today appointed Puerto Rico Tourism Company Executive Director Mario González-Lafue ...

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Obama’s proposed cutbacks could set back local CFCs, spur reclassification
September 20, 2011, No Comments

A proposal in President Barack Obama’s deficit reduction plan unveiled Monday could put a wrench in the joint aspirati ...

Opinion Piece by guest columnist R.B. Miranda
Op-Ed: Tales from an evolved ape — my take on debt ceiling debate
July 29, 2011, No Comments

I grew up hearing a saying, "you missed the forest for the trees" and for the longest time, I wondered exactly what that ...

President Obama declared a state of emergency for 12 towns affected by recent storms.
Obama signs disaster declaration for 12 towns
July 14, 2011, No Comments

President Barack Obama signed Thursday an order declaring 12 towns as disaster areas, following severe storms, flooding, ...

Francisco Sánchez, U.S. under secretary of commerce, Economic Development and Commerce Secretary José Pérez-Riera and executive Luis Torres Llompart (Credit: Joe Colón)
P.R. must focus on specific areas, services to boost competitiveness
June 15, 2011, No Comments

U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce Francisco Sánchez urged Puerto Rico Wednesday to take advantage of the recently formed ...

President Barack Obama waves to a cheering crowd that welcomed him to Puerto Rico Tuesday.
Private sector: Obama’s visit ‘positive, good starting point for economic recovery’
June 15, 2011, No Comments

President Barack Obama’s visit to Puerto Rico drew a slew of positive feedback from a handful of private-sector execut ...

Gov. Luis Fortuño, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi and President Barack Obama meet at La Fortaleza Tuesday.
Fortuño discusses job creation, public safety, status during meeting with Obama
June 14, 2011, No Comments

Gov. Luis Fortuño met with President Barack Obama briefly Tuesday during the latter’s visit to the island, discussing ...

President Barack Obama during his recent visit to Puerto Rico.  (Credit: Janelyn Vega, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico)
Obama arrives to P.R., delivers brief message stressing status, economic issues
June 14, 2011, No Comments

President Barack Obama basked under the scorching noontime Puerto Rican sun upon arriving to Puerto Rico Tuesday, walkin ...