Op-Ed: Compact for Puerto Rico
December 17, 2012
Recently, and in view of the very serious challenges facing Puerto Rico, some analysts have called for a Compact among the various interest groups in society to agree on basic development issues. I fully agree with the need for what I would call a Compact for Puerto Rico (in Spanish, “Pacto por Puerto Rico").
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico, a lost paradise?
December 11, 2012
As tired as I was over a sleepless night —horrified after reading José Enrique Gómez’s murderer’s description of his vicious and vile death and deeply concerned about Puerto Rico’s present and future — I couldn’t miss our standing high-school monthly dinner, especially because two of my very best friends from school were in town.
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico needs to be proactive, productive, transparent
December 10, 2012
With a change of government at hand and a new year ahead, it would be interesting to dare imagine a vision of a proactive, efficient and transparent Puerto Rico, that is, the opposite of what we have today in many respects.
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UPR, Turabo get $200K EPA grants for pollution prevention projects
December 7, 2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded nearly $200,000 in pollution prevention grants to the University of Turabo and the University of Puerto Rico’s Aguadilla campus to fund projects that will help prevent pollution in Puerto Rico.
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FirstBank in alliance with Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico
December 7, 2012
To help break the economic dependence cycle of female victims of domestic violence and other socially disadvantaged women, FirstBank awarded a $5,000 donation to Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico (BCPR) to provide training in sewing and work for 34 weeks to two participants of Casa Protegida Julia de Burgos and Hogar Buen Pastor.
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‘Grow Your Business with UPS’ launches in LatAm, Caribbean
December 7, 2012
UPS announced the launch of “Grow Your Business with UPS,” an online promotional program aimed at both new and current customers. This is the first initiative of its kind in the region, and it will be available in Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
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SBA adds COOPACA as new 7(a) lender in Puerto Rico
December 7, 2012
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it has given authority to Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito de Arecibo, better known by its acronym COOPACA, to provide financial assistance to small businesses under SBA’s 7(a) Loan Guaranty Program.
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Anna’s Linens heads west with store in Mayagüez
December 7, 2012
Anna’s Linens announced that, after the favorable reception it has had since entering the local market, the retailer decided to open its sixth store in Puerto Rico ahead of schedule. The new 15,000-square-foot store — the home goods retailer’s largest store in Puerto Rico — is located at the Mayaguez Mall, at Borders’ former location, and it required an investment of approximately $900,000. The store is scheduled to open its doors Dec. 13.
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Op-Ed: Setting up ‘Health Insurance Exchange’ for Puerto Rico employers
November 30, 2012
On June 28, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the HC Reform is largely constitutional, upholding the individual mandate provision. The individual mandate is the provision that requires Americans to maintain health coverage. While it is still uncertain if this provision would apply to Puerto Rico, or what impact it would have on the HC Reform come January 2013, we are certain that employers will continue to face challenging decisions regarding healthcare.
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Op-Ed: Insurance against potential employee lawsuits could save your business
November 27, 2012
Considering the business risks related to managing Puerto Rico’s comprehensive and complex labor regulation, it makes sense for companies to protect their resources with an Employment Practices Liability (EPL) policy.
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Op-Ed: Honoring America’s finest this Veterans Day
November 12, 2012
This Veterans Day, while we take a moment to honor the millions of men and women who watch over our freedom, it’s important to also share information about the resources available to help veterans who are on the path to entrepreneurship.
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Op-Ed: The governor’s immediate economic agenda
November 8, 2012
Puerto Rico Governor-elect Alejandro García-Padilla will be undertaking an administration facing a very difficult scenario, with severe resource restrictions.
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Op-Ed: GDB’s response to CNE’s ‘open letter’
October 18, 2012
The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico is proud of its long tradition of professional management, transparent corporate governance and utmost respect toward the investor community and the people at large.
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Op-Ed: CNE’s open letter to Puerto Rico’s GDB
October 17, 2012
The lack of seriousness and responsibility reflected by the comments made by the president of the Government Development Bank of Puerto Rico are truly disturbing.
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Op-Ed: A world of export opportunities awaits small business
October 15, 2012
With almost 95 percent of world consumers outside America's borders, exporting is an important way for small business to scale up and create the jobs that America needs now. Now, more than ever before, small business owners can access these overseas markets with the click of a button thanks to globalization, Internet communications and export finance programs made more simple and easy to use by the Obama Administration.
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