Puerto Rico Planning Board adopts ag reserve in Añasco
February 18, 2014
The Puerto Rico Planning Board recently adopted the Añasco Valley Agricultural Reserve.
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Gov’t-sponsored ‘Family Market’ nets $2M in sales
February 18, 2014
Some 55 Agriculture Department-certified farmers have seen their sales blossom since last August, through their participation in government-sponsored “Family Markets,” held regularly throughout Puerto Rico.
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Downgrade to have limited impact on Puerto Rico co-ops
February 17, 2014
Puerto Rico’s co-op sector is expected to experience a “reduced impact” as a result of last week’s triple downgrade of Puerto Rico’s credit to junk by U.S. ratings agencies.
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Banks run special hours for Washington’s Birthday
February 17, 2014
Puerto Rico banks will be operating on a special schedule today in observance of the Washington’s Birthday holiday. Following are the schedules for the major banks.
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Haiti’s economy to outpace all of its Caribbean neighbors
February 17, 2014
Four years after an earthquake killed 300,000 of its people and devastated its capital city, Haiti will outpace all its Caribbean neighbors in terms of economic growth.
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Execs named in tech, advertising, hospitality industries
February 17, 2014
Puerto Rico's technology, advertising and hospitality industries welcomed new executive in recent weeks.
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Santander Bank eliminates ATM fees for travelers
February 17, 2014
Santander Bank, N.A. announced that its customers can now use its ATMs in Mexico and Puerto Rico free of charge.
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Banfield Pet Hospital opening in El Señorial Plaza Mar. 1
February 17, 2014
Banfield Pet Hospital is scheduled to open its second Puerto Rico location at El Señorial Plaza on Mar. 1, just a month after the opening of its first location in Guaynabo.
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Treasury issues $902K in fines to sales tax evaders
February 14, 2014
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department has assigned 20 agents to find and fine businesses in the towns of Carolina and Trujillo Alto who have failed to remit sales and use tax money, as required by law.
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‘Choliseo’ turns 10 with full agenda, photo gallery
February 14, 2014
The Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum is marking its 10th anniversary of operations this year as one of the most productive venues in the world — with more than $245 million in ticket sales so far, company executives said this week.
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Guadeloupe tries to raise profile in lucrative U.S. market
February 14, 2014
Tourism authorities on French-speaking Guadeloupe want to make sure you don’t confuse their island with Mexico’s Isla Guadalupe, a volcanic Pacific biosphere reserve famous for its great white sharks.
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Op-Ed: A brave, new market
February 14, 2014
As the economy contracts further, many small biz owners are letting their laments fly sky high. “Con el grito en el cielo.” Sales of services or products seem to stall at times like these, much to everyone's chagrin.
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Liberty offers tool to track time, distance at WB 10K race
February 14, 2014
Liberty Puerto Rico will have a presence during the 2014 World’s Best 10K as the sponsor of the Liberty Time Tracker, the race’s official monitoring system.
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Gov. García-Padilla: Administration has created 41K jobs
February 13, 2014
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla said Wednesday his administration has created some 41,145 new jobs in the past 12 months, under the Jobs Now Act legislation passed in January 2013 to boost employment in Puerto Rico.
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DACO seeks to regulate online group coupon sales
February 13, 2014
The Consumer Affairs Department is looking to regulate the online sale of group coupons through a regulation that would protect consumers from fraudulent offers.
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