MCS promoting social change through volunteer work
December 5, 2018
In just over a year, more than 1,700 volunteer participations by MCS employees have contributed to hundreds of educational, recreational, cleaning, painting and decorating activities.
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Oriental brings back ‘Plaza Urbana’ to support local entrepreneurs
December 5, 2018
For the fifth consecutive year, Oriental will celebrate its “Plaza Urbana Oriental” on Dec. 7.
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Copa Airlines expands partnership with United, Avianca to improve LatAm, U.S. travel
December 4, 2018
The carriers expect the agreement to drive significant traffic growth at major gateway cities throughout Latin America.
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Gov’t touts P.R. Manufacturing Index jump to 53.2 in October
December 4, 2018
A reading above the threshold level suggests an expansion in the manufacturing sector with respect to the previous month, according to the PMI data.
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Op-Ed: IEEFA Puerto Rico says massive liquefied natural gas project dead
December 4, 2018
Last week, Excelerate Energy, the company that planned to develop a natural gas import terminal in Puerto Rico, requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory withdraw its authorization for the project.
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Discover Puerto Rico confirms 2 major conventions in ’20, ’21
December 4, 2018
Discover Puerto Rico’s CEO Brad Dean said this is the direct result of the DMO’s participation in IMEX America 2018.
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P.R. small-, mid-sized businesses report 28% retail sales growth thru Sept.
December 3, 2018
Total sales for the month of September showed a growth of 43 percent compared to the same month a year ago.
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Youth entrepreneurship program ‘Lemonade Day’ arrives to P.R.
December 3, 2018
Organizers expect to hold the first Lemonade Day on May 4, in San Juan, Guaynabo and Cataño.
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Boho Beach Club hotel gets P.R. Tourism Co. endorsement after $4.5M investment
November 30, 2018
Puerto Rico’s tourism industry is evolving in “leaps and bounds” to diversify and adapt to new trends.
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Op-Ed: Put Puerto Rico first
November 30, 2018
During the past few months a narrative has taken hold, on both sides of the political spectrum, that Puerto Rico is “using federal disaster relief funds to pay bondholders.”
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Dept. of Consumer Affairs fines 20 realtors for ‘click-bait’ practices
November 30, 2018
Fines were issued to brokers for, among other things, advertising properties for sale online that are not available to attract consumers to try to sell them another property, or click-bating.
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National Fine Cocoa and Aroma competition underway in P.R.
November 30, 2018
The National Fine Cocoa and Aroma competition constitutes the starting point for the selection of the three best local cocoa bean samples.
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Treasury Dept. reports $793M in net revenue collections in Oct.
November 29, 2018
Revenues totaled $469 million in October 2017, “the most affected month, with the lowest revenue the whole year,” due to the effects of the passage of Hurricanes Irma and María.
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Walmart PR reaches commercial agreements with 91 local suppliers
November 29, 2018
The deals are the result of the Puerto Rico Open Call initiative, held earlier this year, in which commercial agreements were signed to sell new locally harvested or manufactured products in Walmart stores.
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Artificial Intelligence could increase LatAm’s GDP to 4.3% per year
November 29, 2018
The world is undergoing a profound digital disruption in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) is leading the way.
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