The process to apply and be a part of the United Retailers Association’s (CUD, in Spanish) Business Internship has already begun with the support of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC). CUD President Jesús Vázquez, along with DDEC Secretary Manuel A. Laboy, invited youth to participate in the initiative open to people between […]
One of the six candidates running for governor of Puerto Rico, César Vázquez, has unveiled an economic platform that, among other things, calls for spending $400 million on tourism strategies from the $2.2 billion in federal funds allocated to fight COVID-19. The candidate, who represents the Proyecto Dignidad movement, has a full section entitled “Economic […]
Pedro Pierluisi, the 61-year-old gubernatorial candidate for the New Progressive Party, believes that Puerto Rico should serve as a bridge for the U.S. mainland to gain “better access to the Americas,” according to his economic development proposals posted on his campaign website. Pierluisi strongly believes in: carrying out a realistic and transformative reengineering of how […]