Seguros Múltiples launches ‘Text U Later’ app
April 12, 2012
Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples de Puerto Rico joined the Traffic Safety Commission’s campaign to prevent drivers from using their cell phones while behind the wheel, launching Wednesday its “Text U Later” mobile application to create awareness against unnecessary distractions on the road.
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P.R. Trade organizes commercial mission to Peru
April 12, 2012
Puerto Rico Trade, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Trade and Puerto Rico’s Commercial Office for Panama and Latin America, is putting together a commercial mission to Peru, from June 5-8.
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GDB: Economic activity index ‘gaining ground’ in ’12
April 11, 2012
The Government Development Bank unveiled the Economic Activity Index for the months of January and February, which reflected an increase of 0.5 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively in comparison to the same months in 2011.
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Consumer advocate re-launches radio show to ‘fill information void’
April 11, 2012
Consumer rights advocate Gilberto Arvelo, popularly known as Dr. Shoper[sic], announced Tuesday the rebirth of his radio show that will air simultaneously on several stations to, in his words, fill an information gap that consumers have to be able to ride out the current economic conditions.
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Scotiabank launches anti-identity theft program
April 11, 2012
Seeking to expand its product offering in the area of insurance and protection, at a time when identity theft is increasing, Scotiabank de Puerto Rico’s insurance division announced Tuesday the availability of its "Scotia ID Protection" program.
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Moody’s reviews 3 P.R. banks for possible ratings downgrades
April 10, 2012
Moody's Investors Service zeroed-in on several members of Hato Rey's Golden mile Tuesday, placing on review for downgrade certain ratings of three Puerto Rican banks, including Banco Santander Puerto Rico, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Puerto Rico and Popular Inc.
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Former Agriculture chief Rivera-Aquino tapped to chair gov’t investment board
April 10, 2012
Javier Rivera-Aquino, who until late last year headed the Agriculture Department has been appointed executive director of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company’s Puerto Rican Industry Investment Board, through which he will advocate for greater participation of local companies in government procurement activities, administration officials said Monday.
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MasterCard launches ‘priceless’ Wednesdays at 15 malls
April 10, 2012
MasterCard customers will have a special reason to shop on Wednesdays, when the credit card company is teaming up with retailers at 15 Centros Isla malls to offer discounts on purchases.
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Multinational Insurance claims P.R. market footing
April 9, 2012
Five months after entering Puerto Rico's insurance market, Multinacional de Seguros is laying the groundwork to establish itself as a contender in the highly competitive $8 billion economic sector.
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UPR to host conference on energy technology, policy and design
April 9, 2012
The University of Puerto Rico’s Río Piedras campus will host the first interdisciplinary symposium on “Energy: Technology, Policy and Design,” to be held April 11-12, to expose Puerto Rico’s energy problem from an interdisciplinary point of view, school representatives announced.
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Michaels Arts & Crafts scouting for staff for 3 P.R. stores
April 5, 2012
A decade after exiting the local market, Michaels Arts and Crafts is looking to come back to Puerto Rico with at least three stores, News is my Business learned.
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BBVA structures $250M credit line for P.R. Health Services Administration
April 5, 2012
BBVA recently participated in the structuring and approval of a $250 million revolving credit facility for the Puerto Rico Health Services Administration, which runs the government’s “Mi Salud” health plan covering more than 1.5 million beneficiaries.
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WEF: P.R. 2nd ‘most connected’ nation in LatAm, Caribbean
April 4, 2012
In the most recent Global Information Technology Report released Wednesday, Puerto Rico ranked second among the region’s most connected jurisdictions, behind only Barbados. However, the island ranks 36th in the world in terms of connectivity, which still denotes the persistence of a significant digital divide.
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MIDA warns political parties of pressing need for food policy
April 4, 2012
Saying that the food industry should be treated as part of the island’s social and economic infrastructure, the head of the Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution Chamber, known as MIDA, warned Tuesday of the “imperative” need to establish a permanent food policy for Puerto Rico.
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Healthsouth rehab hospital in Manatí gets national recognition
April 4, 2012
Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Manatí has garnered high recognition from Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation for the fourth consecutive year, ranking in the top ten percent of qualifying rehabilitation hospitals for 2011, the company announced.
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