Travel planning and booking site TripAdvisor has included San Juan among this year’s top 10 most popular spring break destinations for North Americans to get the “most bang for their buck.”
Grupo Guayacán Inc. (GGI) announced Monday the official kick-off of its EnterPRize Business Competition which provides startups with access to an educational curriculum including workshops, mentoring, coaching, and the opportunity to compete for more than $100,000 in equity free seed capital from GGI and a group of corporate partners.
First BanCorp. announced Monday that its subsidiary, FirstBank Puerto Rico, sold on March 10, 2017 its outstanding participation in a line of credit to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), reducing its direct exposure to Puerto Rico government related credits.
Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner in Washington, Jenniffer González-Colón, has filed legislation to extend indefinitely the application of Internal Revenue Code Section 199 in Puerto Rico, together with co-sponsors congressmen Carlos Curbelo (R-Florida 26), John Lewis (D-Georgia 5) and José Serrano (D-NY 15).
With the looming fiscal crisis overwhelming the government of Puerto Rico, many proposals are persistently brought forward, with the sincere aim of taking small steps towards sensible short and long-term solutions.
The first episode of “Recuerdos de mi vida,” a half-hour weekly TV-show designed to cater to Puerto Rico’s senior population, made its debut this weekend, producers announced.
U.S. Congressional Committees moved Thursday to close a decades-old loophole that critics say has caused significant financial losses for many Puerto Rican investors and retirees.
In the spirit of contributing to the business development of entrepreneur women, FirstBank, through its Community Reinvestment Unit, is sponsoring the Center for Puerto Rico’s “Women Entrepreneurship Program,” the organizations announced Thursday.
The Puerto Rico Planning Board released economic projections for fiscal years 2017 and 2018, which reflect drops in the Gross Domestic Product of 1.7 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively.
Under the slogan of “100 x whatever we want,” Popular bank is launching a new advertising campaign that seeks to inspire Puerto Rico residents to think differently — to see the island with new eyes and break new ground.
OFG Bancorp announced high-ranking executive appointments Wednesday, while GM Security Technologies named a new president recently.
Travel and luxury magazine Condé Nast Traveler recently included the W Retreat & Spa-Vieques Island in their prestigious list of “10 Hotels with Over-the-Top Poolside Experiences” around the world.
In their almost 52 years of existence, Medicaid and Medicare, jointly with the Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”), have alleviated the suffering of millions of children, low-income adults and elderly people by enabling them to access dignified health care.
FirstBank has granted Red Mango franchisee Cheliz, Corp. an SBA 7(a) program loan to establish its 14th restaurant in Old San Juan, the bank announced Tuesday.
Global accelerator Parallel18 (P18) and five of the startups that have been through its program will have highlighted participations at the SXSW (South by Southwest) innovation conference, which begins this week in Austin, Texas.
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