Effective tomorrow, Liberty Puerto Rico will eliminate all of the Viacom channels in the Ultimate and Ultimate Plus video tiers after unfruitful negotiations with the provider, the local cable carrier said.
The Pan American Health Organization and the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute are working together to enable the island to produce comparable statistics about the mental health system based on World Health Organization Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems parameters, known as WHO-AIMS.
Ventura Corporation, a Puerto Rico-based wholesaler of makeup, beauty products, jewelry and other personal care items to retail sellers, has agreed to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
A student from the Universidad del Este won this year’s fourth edition of the MasterCard Student Food Challenge, held prior to this weekend’s Saborea culinary fest, receiving a $1,000 scholarship for proving his talent in the kitchen, the credit card company announced.
Some 28,699 Puerto Rico residents signed up for health coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, during the six-month subscription period that ended Mar. 31, Insurance Commissioner Angela Weyne said Thursday.
It’s no secret that Puerto Rico’s real estate sector has taken a beating in recent years due to the economic woes the island has been facing for the better part of the past decade. Property sales have stagnated and values have dropped in certain categories, affecting banks and brokers alike.
Puerto Rico Trade and Exports and student organization AIESEC have signed a cooperation agreement to develop the incursion of Puerto Rican companies in international markets.
Puerto Rico Coffee Roasters on Thursday launched an awareness and social responsibility project dubbed “Sembrando el Bien,” (“Sowing the Good”) whose goal is to preserve and spare natural resources by developing sustainable agriculture to contribute to the island’s well being.
Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner in Washington, Pedro Pierluisi, on Thursday praised the Senate Finance Committee’s decision to extend, for 2014 and 2015, a package of expired tax provisions known as “tax extenders.”
Telecommunications provider Claro unveiled Thursday MobileIron’s Cloud Connected service, which offers protection and control to any mobile device used within an organization, whether company or employee-owned.
Several high-ranking FirstBank executives are getting significant pay raises this year, through a combination of cash and stock, according to a filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission this week.
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Executive Director Juan Alicea outlined Wednesday a strategy the agency has set off to reduce the cost of electricity on the island to 16 cents per kilowatt-hour in five years by diversifying fuel sources for power generation.
InterContinental Hotels Group announced Wednesday the opening of the first Holiday Inn Express hotel in the Condado area of San Juan.
Executives have been named to top positions in Puerto Rico government agencies and private-sector companies across a spectrum of industries.
Looking to kick off this year’s Earth Month celebration, Aerostar Airport Holdings on Wednesday donated 50 buoys and 50 anchors to fisherman's cooperatives in Piñones, Las Margaritas and La Coal in San Juan, a contribution worth about $10,000, company CEO Agustín Arellano said.
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