Puerto Rico Showcase & Travel Expo is on this week
December 5, 2013
Meet Puerto Rico, formerly known as the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau, is welcoming 86 meeting and convention organizers during the second edition of the Puerto Rico Showcase & Travel Expo taking place this week.
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Pearl Seas Cruises to visit Puerto Rico for 1st time in ’15
December 5, 2013
Pearl Seas Cruises announced this week its spring 2015 Caribbean schedule for its new 210-passenger Pearl Mist, which is slated to anchor in Puerto Rico, as well as the Bahamas, U.S. and British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos, St. Martin, Martinique.
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Puerto Rico places 33rd in international corruption index
December 4, 2013
Puerto Rico slipped one notch to 33rd place in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2013, but remains among the world’s cleanest countries in terms of levels of dishonesty in the public sector. In 2012, the island placed 32nd.
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Puerto Rico pursuing Boeing’s manufacturing business
December 4, 2013
Puerto Rico government officials confirmed Tuesday the García-Padilla administration is working on a proposal to persuade aerospace giant Boeing to build its new 777X aircraft on the island, which could create thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in much-needed economic activity.
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Crowley to use San Juan as Caribbean transshipment hub
December 4, 2013
Less than a week after disclosing plans to invest new vessels to serve the Puerto Rico route, maritime shipper Crowley and the Gov. García-Padilla administration announced Tuesday the company’s plans to turn the island into its export hub for the Caribbean.
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Scotiabank donates $26K to Muscular Dystrophy Assoc.
December 4, 2013
As part of its commitment to social responsibility to the island, Scotiabank de Puerto Rico recently conducted a fundraising campaign through which it managed to raise $26,500 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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Hospitals ponder uniform fees to draw medical tourism
December 3, 2013
The Puerto Rico Hospitals Association is evaluating the idea of attracting medical tourists to the island by offering uniform rates for medical procedures.
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Puerto Rico CIO hosting 1st UX/UI Bootcamp event
December 3, 2013
The Puerto Rico Office of the CIO, in conjunction with the Science, Technology and Research Trust, will host the first UX/UI Bootcamp Empirical Design Marathon to develop a style guide that defines best practices for design, flow, navigation and structure of the government’s information systems.
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Point Guard lands Puerto Rico certificate of authority
December 3, 2013
Point Guard Insurance announced Monday it has obtained the required certificate of authority issued by the Puerto Rico Insurance Commissioner’s Office, officially becoming the island’s newest new property and casualty insurer.
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USDA makes $10.5M available for value-added activities
December 3, 2013
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday the availability of nearly $10.5 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture grants to help agriculture producers enter into value-added activities designed to give them a competitive business edge.
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Scrub Island files Ch. 11 to deflect FirstBank receivership
December 2, 2013
Scrub Island Development Group Ltd., the owner of a posh resort in the British Virgin Islands, has filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Florida bankruptcy court to ward off a request for receivership granted to FirstBank Puerto Rico through which it seeks to collect on a $108 million loan.
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San Jorge Hospital to attend mental issues with new wing
December 2, 2013
Fresh from a recent $30 million investment in a new four-story building housing an expanded emergency room, San Jorge Children's Hospital is readying for yet another service expansion.
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eCoupons.com lists Cyber Monday sites for Puerto Rico
December 2, 2013
eCoupons.com, a direct marketing and technology company founded in 2002 that provides people with savings online, announced it created a directory of Cyber Monday sales to help shoppers navigate today’s online sales.
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Claro adds channels, DVR Scheduler to IPTV service
December 2, 2013
Telecommunications provider Claro recently announced the addition of 22 new high-definition channels and services to its IPTV paid television platform, launched commercially earlier this year.
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Black Friday, Thanksgiving weekend tech round-up
November 28, 2013
Technology is always high up on the wish list during the Christmas season and what better way to save than to take advantage of the available sales and discounts on Black Friday.
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