Things are not always what they seem, and in the case of counterfeit drugs, knowing the difference between what’s real and what isn’t could be a matter of life and death. With that in mind, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer launched an educational campaign this week to teach Puerto Rican consumers about the negative side of counterfeit medications, whose production and use is a growing global trend.
BBVA Puerto Rico, one of the few banks that has successfully weathered the island's protracted financial meltdown, is looking to increase its local market share to 10 percent over the next five years, a high-ranking official said Wednesday.
The State Department is getting technical assistance from the U.S. Department of Energy to establish a Public Utility Commission in Puerto Rico that would merge the Public Service Commission and the Telecommunications Regulatory Board. The new entity would also regulate the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock told News is my Business.
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