Santander Puerto Rico, Scuba Dogs clean up Loíza beach
April 25, 2017
Santander Puerto Rico and Scuba Dogs Society partnered over the weekend to clean up Playa Soleil in Loíza, where volunteers picked up 985 cigarette butts, 820 glass bottles and 634 straws.
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Claro opens new store in Dorado
April 24, 2017
Telecommunications company Claro recently inaugurated a new store at the Doramar Plaza mall in Dorado, jointly with G.A. Communications.
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FCC denies petition from radio exec to renew licenses
April 20, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday denied an urgent petition for reconsideration filed by Puerto Rico radio executive Wilfredo Blanco-Pi to renew the licenses for three experimental AM stations for a six-month period.
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P.R. Products Association to host #DíaHechoEnPR event
April 20, 2017
The Puerto Rico Products Association will host #DíaHechoEnPR, a full-day event on April 28, when it will unveil an agenda that will target education, motivation and recognition to those responsible for moving the Puerto Rican economy through their local products and services.
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Auto sales up 7.2% in March, industry group reports
April 19, 2017
The United Group of Automobile Importers, known as GUIA, revealed Tuesday that some 7,162 new vehicles were sold in Puerto Rico in March, representing a year-over-year growth of 7.2 percent.
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9 local researchers receive Science Trust grants
April 19, 2017
Nine local researchers were announced Tuesday as the winners of the 2017 edition of "Small Research Grants Program" sponsored by the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust.
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Lendreams reopens microloan program for women
April 18, 2017
Nonprofit organization Lendreams announced Monday the reopening of its Microfinance Program, designed to encourage self-employment among low-income women or to create employment opportunities for low-income people.
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Claro unveils ‘My First Smartwatch’ for children
April 18, 2017
Telecommunications carrier Claro unveiled Monday a new concept called “My First Smartwatch,” a device that will allow parents to have communications with their small children at all times.
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Sacred Heart supports entities focusing on innovation
April 18, 2017
Four educational entities specializing in the areas of robotics, programming and 3D production are partnering with Sacred Heart University’s Innovation and Collaboration Center-Neeuko to spread innovation among students and professionals.
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7 P.R. TV stations to go off-air following FCC auction
April 17, 2017
Seven television stations operating in Puerto Rico will go dark following a recent spectrum auction by the Federal Communications Commission that generated more than $44.7 million for the properties.
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Payless ShoeSource closing 12 stores in PR; 389 in total
April 14, 2017
Payless ShoeSource is closing 389 underperforming stores in the United States — including 12 in Puerto Rico — providing “a rare opportunity for savvy shoppers to snap up footwear for the whole family at liquidation prices,” the company said Thursday.
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Ports Authority, Royal Caribbean partner to repair pier
April 7, 2017
The government of Puerto Rico will partner with cruise line Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to improve the Muelle Panamericano II pier in San Juan, officials announced Thursday.
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MM Consulting launches app to expedite online services
April 7, 2017
Puerto Rican consulting and IT services company, MM Consulting Services, announced the launch of PSO, an application designed to expedite and facilitate paperwork and online requirements for a variety of transactions.
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Ferries del Caribe to re-launch PR/DR service in May
April 6, 2017
More than a year after a fire consumed the vessel used to provide transportation between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, maritime company Ferries del Caribe will resume the service in May, company officials announced.
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Norwegian Air Shuttle to drop P.R. routes by year’s end
April 4, 2017
Norwegian Air Shuttle, which officially touched ground in Puerto Rico in November 2015, will drop service between Europe and San Juan effective this winter, the company and local airport officials confirmed.
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