Business leaders and government officials representing Puerto Rico, Dominica and St. Maarten spoke about their respective recovery and resiliency strategies during the Bisnow Caribbean Hospitality and Tourism Summit held Aug. 1, 2019 in Miami. The event sponsored by the Puerto Rico Builders Association drew more than 200 investors, developers, hotel operators and other industry professionals. […]
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index — which measures the performance of key indicators — showed a 0.7% year-over-year drop in June 2019, according to the data released by the Economic Development Bank. This was the first year-over-year decrease after 11 months of consecutive increases, the report showed. According to the document, the annual comparison is […]
2017 was a terrible year. Some of the largest hurricanes in U.S. history, along with devastating wildfires in California and elsewhere, provided a clear indicator of the ravages we can expect from the climate crisis. Thousands of Americans lost their homes, their belongings, their livelihoods, even their lives. In response, Congress appropriated $587 million to […]