St. Maarten upgrades Princess Juliana Int’l Airport
February 25, 2014
When it comes to duty free shopping, no Caribbean destination holds more appeal than St. Maarten, a Dutch-speaking outpost of the Netherlands that shares the 37-square-mile island with French-speaking St. Martin.
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Acrecent Financial announces equity raise, expansion
February 25, 2014
Acrecent Financial Corporation recently announced the completion of a capital raising transaction to expand its footprint in Central America, Dominican Republic, Colombia and Mexico.
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Liberty opens store at Vega Alta’s Centro Gran Caribe
February 25, 2014
Liberty Puerto Rico opened Monday its newest store, a 1,537 square foot space located at the Centro Gran Caribe mall in Vega Alta.
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LMM airport among nation’s top 10 in cut flower volume
February 25, 2014
The Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina remains among the top 10 airports nationwide in terms of the volume of imported flowers that U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspects, the agency said Monday.
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Stiglitz: ‘Puerto Rico, don’t let this crisis go to waste’
February 24, 2014
Puerto Rico needs to make "clear demands" to the U.S. government regarding what is needed to pull through its present difficulties, including requesting more flexibility with the Jones Act, a legislation that is also hurting Hawaii.
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Culebra to get new air links, $2.3M airport upgrades
February 24, 2014
Airport improvements and additional air connections are in the offing for Puerto Rico's sister island Culebra, whose beautiful and uncluttered beaches set amid an unspoiled environment make it a popular tourist destination.
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Ford Puerto Rico Dealer Assoc. gives $13K to nonprofit
February 24, 2014
Ford Puerto Rico’s Dealer Association donated $13,500 to Alianza para un Puerto Rico sin Drogas (“Puerto Rico Drug-free Alliance”) for a second consecutive year, following an auction of a 2014 Ford Fiesta S during the Antique Cars Fair that took place earlier this month.
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T-Mobile looks to ‘free’ customers with no-contract plans
February 23, 2014
Nearly a year after its stateside parent adopted its “Un-carrier” attitude by axing contracts and unbundling the costs of its plans and devices, T-Mobile Puerto Rico is following suit with the launch of its “Libérate” campaign, going after wireless customers who are frustrated with existing pricing and restrictive offers.
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Puerto Rico labor survey methods to undergo overhaul
February 21, 2014
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute announced Thursday a series of changes to the methodology used to create Puerto Rico’s labor surveys, to align them with what is done and is available stateside and in most developed countries, officials for both agencies said.
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Jaguar, Perrurican file for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection
February 21, 2014
Puerto Rico’s overall bankruptcy filings may have dropped in recent months, but that trend isn’t preventing major businesses — and scores of individuals — from seeking the court’s help in droves.
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St. Kitts to get 2nd cruise-ship pier, 1st ‘skyscrapers’
February 21, 2014
St. Kitts-Nevis, the smallest sovereign state in the Americas in both area and population, has only 53,000 inhabitants and measures just 104 square miles — less than twice the size of the District of Columbia. Yet it’s at the forefront of a cruise ship and hotel building boom that shows no sign of slowing down.
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‘Practical Techie:’ LinkedIn provides for content posting
February 21, 2014
Many social media platforms are fast becoming ever more useful for professional business people.
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Whirlpool plans to boost Puerto Rico’s role as hub
February 21, 2014
With its eye set on strengthening Puerto Rico’s role as its hub in the Caribbean, appliance brand Whirlpool will focus this year’s efforts on identifying areas of opportunity in service and product development as part of its commitment to bet on the island during challenging economic times, company officials said Thursday.
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Hilton Worldwide to host military hiring fair in San Juan
February 21, 2014
Founded by World War II Veteran Conrad Hilton, Hilton Worldwide has a long standing history of hiring veterans, and has taken on the task of hiring 10,000 veterans over the next five years.
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Claro looking to pull plug on its PhoneMax VoiP service
February 20, 2014
Puerto Rico Telephone, which does business as Claro, is looking to pull the plug on its Voice over Internet Protocol-based PhoneMax service, some eight years after breaking ground with the next-generation tool.
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