Pop Artist Romero Britto is looking to eliminate thousands of counterfeit items bearing his bright and colorful copyrighted designs from the Puerto Rico market through a federal civil lawsuit filed against nearly 200 local wholesalers and retailers for copyright and trademark infringement. In the complaint filed on Aug. 31, the artist seeks millions in damages.
Following the recent $1.1 million remodeling of its Howard Johnson hotel in Isla Verde, owners Empresas Santana are launching a redesigned website to market the property “to attract new markets and tourists to the island,” company officials said Tuesday.
Some 1,700 members of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States are holding their annual convention in San Juan this week, with an agenda chock-full of professional development workshops, social activities and tours around the island.