WASHINGTON — With support from a variety of local businesses, Guayama-raised food blogger Jessica van Dop DeJesús has launched a crowdfunding effort to finance “The Dining Traveler Guide to Puerto Rico” — the first Latino-produced travel guides of its kind to be sold in the United States or Europe.
Now that the United States and Cuba have restored diplomatic ties after a 54-year hiatus, a new report suggests that Havana’s next step should be pursuing membership in the World Bank, the IMF and other international financial institutions (IFIs) such as the Inter-American Development Bank.