Sprint, Open Mobile complete joint venture to serve PR/USVI
December 5, 2017
Two of Puerto Rico’s wireless carriers — Sprint and Open Mobile — quietly completed their previously announced joint venture agreement in mid-November, as both providers worked through recovery efforts post Hurricane María, this media outlet has confirmed.
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PR Tourism Co. cancels slot machine project at LMM airport
December 5, 2017
Fifteen months after the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. introduced slot machines at the Luis Muñoz Marín Airport in San Juan through a pilot program, the agency has officially shut down the project and removed the machines on Dec. 1, this media outlet confirmed.
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Santander launches ‘Depósito Simple’ mobile check deposit service
December 5, 2017
With the purpose of giving its clients greater convenience when making financial transactions, Banco Santander Puerto Rico unveiled its new “Depósito Simple” service through which users will be able to deposit checks using the Santander PR mobile application.
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Wireless co’s are 82% to 95% back online, but still fighting vandalism
December 4, 2017
Puerto Rico’s wireless telecom providers have restored between 82 percent and 95 percent of services to sites ravaged by Hurricane María in September, but a full restoration will hinge on controlling vandalism, copper theft and restored energy service.
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HIMA-San Pablo re-enters MMM network, expanding health services
December 1, 2017
The HIMA-San Pablo hospital system has re-entered the MMM Healthcare provider network, to offer healthcare services at its facilities in Caguas, Humacao, Fajardo and Cupey, executives representing both companies announced.
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Marriott Resort owners bet on PR tourism with plans for new $40M hotel
November 29, 2017
XLD Group, the Chinese investment firm that owns the Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino in Condado, is so confident Puerto Rico’s tourism sector will bounce back after Hurricane María that it already has plans to build a second hotel, with a projected $40 million investment.
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Private sector backs Rosselló’s call urging Congress to insert PR in U.S. tax reform
November 28, 2017
Representatives from Puerto Rico’s private sector agreed Monday to back Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s urgent call to Congress to treat the island as a U.S. — not foreign — jurisdiction in the federal tax reform currently being discussed.
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FEMA Chief: ‘We’re bringing an unbelievable amount of common sense’ to PR recovery
November 28, 2017
As Puerto Rico begins to transition from the response phase to recovery, Michael Byrne, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s coordinating officer for Puerto Rico, said the process moving forward will include an “unbelievable amount of common sense” and experience from prior disasters to rebuild the island.
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Aerostar to build $7M complex for FedEx at LMM airport
November 27, 2017
Aerostar Airport Holdings, operator of San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, is breaking ground on a new $7 million warehouse and office building complex that will become the hub for Federal Express in Puerto Rico, this media outlet has learned.
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Economic firm: Hurricanes revealed PR’s ‘broken’ infrastructure
November 24, 2017
Hurricanes Irma and María — which clobbered Puerto Rico back-to-back in September — revealed the island’s broken infrastructure, but created a second chance to rebuild, an analysis by economic research firm H. Calero Consulting concluded.
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Puerto Rican shoe store Novus invests $500K to open 1st store in Orlando
November 23, 2017
Puerto Rican shoe store chain Novus recently opened its first store in Orlando, Florida, located at the central atrium of the Florida Mall.
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MIDA: 2 mo.’s after Hurricane María, container backlog, product shortages persist
November 22, 2017
More than two months after María made history as one of the most destructive hurricanes to hit Puerto Rico in 80 years, the island is still experiencing a backlog of containers at the ports that translate into shortages at grocery stores, members of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Food Marketing, Industry and Distribution (known as MIDA by its Spanish acronym) confirmed.
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T-Mobile continues delivering relief, communications to PR communities
November 22, 2017
T-Mobile Puerto Rico employees have come together on a weekly basis to deliver assistance to several communities that received the brunt of Hurricane María in September, the company confirmed.
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Breaking with 28-year history, ToysRUs to start Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving
November 21, 2017
Marking what will be a first in 28 years, retailer ToysRUs will open at 5 p.m. Thanksgiving Day to begin its “Black Friday” sales in Puerto Rico, this media outlet learned.
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Economists: Hurricane María gives PR chance to improve metrics, decision-making
November 17, 2017
The Financial Oversight and Management Board held Thursday the first of three listening sessions to inform the process for revising the certified Fiscal Plans of the government of Puerto Rico and its agencies.
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