Op-Ed: P.R. should be ‘internationalized’ island
December 21, 2015
The Puerto Rico Mexican Entrepreneurial Society, in which I participate as a board member, is a group that comprises Mexican and Puerto Ricans and epitomizes what the island’s future should be.
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Op-Ed: 10 tips for safe online holiday shopping
November 23, 2015
We’re nearing Black Friday, which means cybercriminals are lying in wait to take advantage of unwary buyers.
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Op-Ed: How can anyone trust another PREPA overhaul?
October 22, 2015
What is that saying? Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. For over a decade the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) has reached out to the bond market promising up-graded facilities, new cheaper electricity with natural gas, solar and wind. Time and time again, it didn’t happen.
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Op-Ed: Oct. is National Cyber Security Awareness month
October 14, 2015
As cybersecurity threats continue to increase, it’s possible that your device could be affected with a virus or malware that could extract personal or private information. You may not even know when your device is infected.
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Op-Ed: Inclusive capitalism, the pathway to action
August 10, 2015
Financial inclusion is one action that can move a population out of poverty while driving economic growth that’s more inclusive, sustainable and fair.
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Op-Ed: Congress v. P.R.: Modern day struggle for equality
July 20, 2015
It's ironic that on the heels of the celebration of America's greatest achievement, the month when the land of the free and the home of the brave was forever liberated from the shackles of its colonial status, we now find one of its remaining illegitimate sons, Puerto Rico, on the cusp of a similar crossroads.
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Op-Ed: What is Puerto Rico selling?
June 9, 2015
Is our current political status limiting our economic potential? That was the controversial question that was asked during last year’s ALPFA Puerto Rico’s marquee event, when a panel of five senior executives from the corporate, nonprofit and entrepreneurial sectors answered questions about our island’s most pressing problem: How to stop the infamous “brain drain.” It […]
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Op-Ed: Pour some sense into your water usage
June 1, 2015
Did you know that if you turn off the tap while brushing your teeth you could save up to three gallons of water? Did you know that leaks can waste the average household 10,000 gallons of water per year?
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico’s energy ‘revolution’ marks birthday
May 21, 2015
A year ago, as Puerto Rico welcomed the signing of the Energy Transformation and Relief Act of Puerto Rico (Act 57-2014), I shared my sentiment of great enthusiasm with friends, by quoting the extraordinary anthem of the Beatles 1968 “Revolution.”
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico’s reality distortion field
May 11, 2015
As aptly described in Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs, this late genius of technological innovation was prone to deploying a “reality distortion field” to bend friends, foes and facts alike to his will.
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Op-Ed: Small biz must export east to keep leadership
March 23, 2015
By 2030, more than 2 billion Asian consumers are expected to join the global middle class. In 15 years, the Asian market is projected to be six times larger than the U.S. market.
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Op-Ed: Tech systems will be key to launching tax reform
February 20, 2015
At the Puerto Rico Information Technology Cluster we believe that the potential success of the implementation of a value added tax system and how fair it could be for Puerto Ricans will depend largely on the strength of information systems that are launched to support it.
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Op-Ed: ‘Mr. Governor, your strategy hurts’
February 13, 2015
Your speech hurts. Your government strategy hurts. Your tax reform hurts.
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico’s IT sector ranks #1 in value in U.S.
February 11, 2015
Yesterday we learned that, according to the Cyberstates 2015 report, published by the Technology Councils of America, Information Technology (IT) salaries in Puerto Rico rank lowest in the United States.
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Op-Ed: Purging ’14’s anxieties in favor of ‘hope’ in ’15
December 29, 2014
Forty years ago, as I prepared for a personal adventure that would change my life forever, I read an autobiography by U.S. Supreme Court Judge William O. Douglas called “Go East Young Man, The Early Years.”
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