As we deal with our current crisis, we can easily forget that crises such as ours have happened before and will probably happen again in other societies.
With the goal of raising awareness and educating about the importance of gastronomic tourism for the island’s economic development, Cultura Culinaria will sponsor the first Gastronomic Tourism Congress for Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, May 6-7 at the José A. (Tony) Santana International School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts at the Universidad del Este in Carolina.
Lynden International, a full-service freight forwarding and logistics company, recently relocated its Puerto Rico Service Center to offer new opportunities for customers, the company announced Wednesday.
Last Thursday, the Puerto Rico senate approved a substitute bill that consolidated several of the measures that had made the leaders of the telecommunications industry unanimously oppose any possible changes to Law 213, known as the Telecommunications Law.
As an entrepreneur, I’ve had days when I feel in love with my work, and that same afternoon I’m questioning and wonder if I should change this or that. And that’s actually normal.
The jury of “Producibles,” a product design competition managed by Design in Puerto Rico (DIPR), selected five proposals from four Puerto Rican designers to represent the island at the Wanted Design NYC international fair in May in New York City, Carlos Bobonis-Colorado, director of DIPR announced Monday.
All U.S. citizens are subject to U.S. Internal Revenue Code provisions, regardless of their place of residence or the source of their income. All people born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens.
Food manufacturer Productos La Finca Inc. in San Germán will be recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration this year in Washington, D.C., May 15-16, the agency announced Monday.
The World Tourism Organization released its latest Global Report on the Meetings Industry in which validates that from the 1,087 million international tourists recorded in 2013, between 20 and 22 percent traveled for business reasons, standing firmly as one of the main development engines of the tourism industry and an important source of income, employment and investments.
The Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association is launching a new initiative targeting women professionals working in the hospitality industry, called “The Power of SHE.”
InterContinental Hotels Group announced Thursday the completion of a $22.2 million renovation of the iconic, Morris Lapidus-designed InterContinental San Juan, one of the Caribbean’s most recognized properties.
An Individual Retirement Account is one of very few deductions that remained available in the income tax return after the approval of the new Internal Revenue Code.
Retailer Shoe Carnival will be expanding its line of women's footwear and to celebrate it, will host the “Festival de Moda VIP Primavera 2014,” a special event on Mar. 23, at the store located in Plaza Caparra in Guaynabo, featuring all of the new brands.
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Thursday it will award grants to state and local economic development agencies, business development centers, colleges and universities to support programs for innovative, technology-driven small businesses under SBA’s Federal and State Technology (FAST) partnership program. Applications for the grants are open through April 11.
Puerto Rico is aiming to boost its cruise business with an aggressive pitch this week at the world’s biggest cruise industry convention, Cruise Shipping Miami.
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