Op-Ed: A modest FEAT to help with P.R.’s fiscal woes
March 13, 2017
With the looming fiscal crisis overwhelming the government of Puerto Rico, many proposals are persistently brought forward, with the sincere aim of taking small steps towards sensible short and long-term solutions.
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Op-Ed: PR’s healthcare system needs urgent action
March 8, 2017
In their almost 52 years of existence, Medicaid and Medicare, jointly with the Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”), have alleviated the suffering of millions of children, low-income adults and elderly people by enabling them to access dignified health care.
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Op-Ed: Alternate basic tax for individuals
March 7, 2017
Tax season is just around the corner and the computation of income taxes becomes the main topic during this period.
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Op-Ed: Hate your job? Flip that situation over
February 14, 2017
“I’m in a rut. I hate my job. I’m underpaid and I’ve applied to everything that comes up, but I don’t even get to the first round of interviews. I obviously can’t leave… I can’t afford to not have an income. I feel doomed.”
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Op-Ed: Startups v. Big (bad?) Corp.
February 8, 2017
Sometimes we can’t help but antagonize those big corporations. Those long-standing enterprises with their rigid business models and traditional corporate culture.
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Op-Ed: Making a promise to Puerto Rico
October 31, 2016
When Roosevelt Roads Naval Station ceased operations in 2004, the surrounding region suffered a significant population and financial loss.
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Op-Ed: Sunnova is committed to Puerto Rico
October 17, 2016
Over the past three years, Sunnova has worked diligently to provide clean, affordable energy to its customers in Puerto Rico.
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Op-Ed: Ban the Bag! Law 247 compliance to begin soon
October 13, 2016
People find plastic bags to be convenient to carry their groceries. On the other hand, they are an inexpensive service stores and businesses provide to customers.
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Op-Ed: EPA urges rural P.R. communities to apply for aid
October 7, 2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting rural communities in Puerto Rico to apply for planning assistance to develop strategies that help grow the economy and revitalize downtown neighborhoods.
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Op-Ed: A hidden treasure of talent for our workforce
September 28, 2016
I firmly believe that if entrepreneurs don’t rescue and use the huge amount of potential talent we have in our extremely high school dropout statistics, not only are we doomed to waste valuable resources, but we will also pay a huge social price.
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Op-Ed: What we can do for ourselves to boost economy?
September 20, 2016
Everybody is “waiting” for the Fiscal Control Board in hopes that it will “give” us something. It remains to be seen which programs they would implement, etc. But why can’t we do something for ourselves?
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Op-Ed: HackPR ’16 stages next-generation innovation
September 19, 2016
Wovenware is very excited to be sponsoring and attending HackPR 2016 next weekend — Puerto Rico’s largest student hackathon.
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Op-Ed: Consultiva offers suggestions to Task Force
August 30, 2016
In a letter sent to Sen. Orrin Hatch, who chairs the Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico, independent advisory firm Consultiva Internacional presented specific recommendations for economic development that focus on the empowerment of local businesses and leveraging Puerto Rico’s competitiveness in key industries.
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Op-Ed: ‘No hay trabajo in Puerto Rico!’
August 22, 2016
For the past 3½ months I participated as part of a recruitment team for a major company located in Hato Rey as the pre-employment evaluator for communication competency of candidates.
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico must once again show its true colors
July 13, 2016
During the last few years we have all been at times crushed by that uneasy feeling caused by this extended recession, and more recently by the passage of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act ("PROMESA") of 2016, both of which continue to hover over our daily life as an unwelcome guest that has prolonged its visit longer than expected, refusing to leave.
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