Nearly 3K Puerto Rico corporations obtain fine waivers
April 17, 2014
An estimated 2,867 Puerto Rico corporations got the opportunity to bring their State Department records current without facing penalties during a two-month waiver period the agency granted through April 15, Secretary David Bernier said Wednesday.
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Puerto Rican banking exec González ‘at home’ at FHLBNY
April 16, 2014
It was two weeks ago that Puerto Rican banking veteran José Ramón González took over the helm of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, an institution that is one of the main driving forces behind the island’s financial district.
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Looking for a gig? Guisito.com is the online place to be
April 16, 2014
Everybody knows that Puerto Rico’s economy is tough and finding a job may be no easy feat. And even if you have a job, challenging times such as these often bring out the creativity in people who will turn to their natural or learned talents to make ends meet.
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Microjuris.com partners with Puerto Rico Federal Bar
April 16, 2014
Microjuris.com, a company dedicated to providing legal intelligence and state-of-the-art search and education solutions, recently partnered with the Puerto Rico Chapter of the Federal Bar Association to expand services, officials announced.
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T-Mobile nixes overage penalties, ‘frees’ tablets
April 15, 2014
Wireless carrier T-Mobile has spent the last few weeks turning the industry on its head by eliminating contracts and dropping the price on services, making its most recent move Monday with the elimination of overage charges levied on its customers, starting May 1.
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Puerto Rico picked for ‘super-utilizers’ policy academy
April 15, 2014
The National Governors Association (NGA) recently chose Puerto Rico to participate in a pilot project to develop state-level capacity to support so-called Medicaid “super-utilizers,” along with six other states: Alaska, Colorado, Kentucky, Nuevo Mexico, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
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Local, stateside colleges unite to spur Santurce rebirth
April 15, 2014
The Foundation for Puerto Rico is bringing together the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras, Sacred Heart University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology via a collaborative course to insert college students in the process of urban improvement in Puerto Rico, agency President Jon Borschow said Monday.
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Seaborne boosting travel incentives through May
April 15, 2014
Seaborne Airlines is making travel even cheaper and easier by offering $1,200 of travel for each $1,000 when customers add funds to their Seaborne accounts during the next three weeks.
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Sam’s Club tops supplier satisfaction survey for 4th time
April 15, 2014
For the fourth consecutive year, Sam’s Club received the highest average on the evaluations made by a group of suppliers of food and mass-market consumer goods sold at supermarkets, pharmacies, warehouses and membership clubs in Puerto Rico.
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PREPA overhauls website, adds new sections
April 15, 2014
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority unveiled Monday its revamped website, as part of its strategy to improve customer service and increase its transparency before the public, agency Executive Director Juan Alicea said.
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Group offers 34 fixes to Puerto Rico’s pressing issues
April 14, 2014
A workgroup comprising public and private sector representatives handed Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla a report containing 34 recommendations Sunday to tackle Puerto Rico’s low labor participation rate, brain drain, the aging population and the underground economy.
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CRIM collects $156M from property tax amnesty
April 14, 2014
The Puerto Rico Municipal Revenues Collection Center, or CRIM, announced Sunday it collected $156 million during the 100-day amnesty period that gave tax payers a chance to pay off their property-related debt free of interest, surcharges and penalties.
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Ford Co. drives $1M to Puerto Rico nonprofits in 5 yrs.
April 14, 2014
Ford Motor Company has been a member of Puerto Rico’s consumer culture for decades, putting tens of thousands of vehicles on local roads. But over the past five years, the automaker has also inserted itself into the island’s community in a different way — investing in nonprofits to drive education and prevention programs.
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Grenada promotes ‘sustainability’ amid climate change
April 14, 2014
WASHINGTON — The leader of one of the Western Hemisphere’s tiniest nations came to the capital of its most powerful on Friday — sounding the alarm on climate change and urging U.S. investment in the Caribbean’s emerging “green economy.”
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Treasury extends hours at tax centers, collections offices
April 14, 2014
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department announced Sunday it will be offering extended hours at its nine tax orientation and preparation centers and 18 collections centers islandwide on Monday and Tuesday, thus wrapping up this year’s tax season.
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