The $3.73 billion budget submitted Monday by the Obama administration for fiscal 2012, which begins in October, will have a yet unquantifiable impact on the island that will likely mean less money for communities and students.
The issue of transparency regarding public sector procedures has become especially relevant during these tough economic times. To achieve it, governments have turned to technology to expose their agendas -- often going online to offer reports and information to show constituents how taxpayer money is being spent.
W Hotel in Vieques Hotels in Vieques saw a 5 percent drop in the number of room nights sold during the first six months of fiscal ’11, maintaining a similar pattern of visitors in comparison to the same period during fiscal ’10. According to numbers released by the Puerto Rico Tourism Co., between July and […]