Op-Ed: Hurricane Irene update: Assessing the damage and taking action to help business owners, homeowners and renters
September 12, 2011
Right now, many communities are still feeling the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, including major floods in Puerto Rico. I can’t emphasize enough the importance of staying safe and listening to public officials. Flooding is still widespread and dangerous power lines are still down, so be sure to steer clear.
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Op-Ed: Tales from an evolved ape — We the people…
August 29, 2011
As we approach a certain age and time in our lives, we begin to shuffle priorities and find time for things that spark our intellect and that before we had limited time for. For me, it has been catching up on history, and recently a particular subject, the American Revolution.
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Op-Ed: Tales from an evolved ape — Neither snow, nor heat, nor recession…
August 22, 2011
Growing up, there were three things that I would look for in my day that would get me running for the door, the sound of the approaching Mister Softy ice cream truck and its peculiar bell, the rumbling sound of my father’s approaching Plymouth Duster and the peculiar sound of a funny looking white right- sided steering wheeled truck with red and blue emblems and manned by men in blue uniforms delivering news, bills and packages — the all too familiar postman.
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No island is an island! IPTV technology overdue
August 16, 2011
I have been following the recent and somewhat confusing discourse on why Claro should be granted an IPTV license. I am surprised at the “turtle-like” speed by which the Telecommunications Regulatory Board is handling this issue.
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Op-Ed: Tales from an evolved ape — my take on debt ceiling debate
July 29, 2011
I grew up hearing a saying, "you missed the forest for the trees" and for the longest time, I wondered exactly what that meant. It wasn't until a funny, skinny and chain-smoking reporter at the defunct The San Juan Star gave me a definition. He said, "It’s simple, the saying means that sometimes we focus on something so much that we lose perspective of everything else.”
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To travel and see the world or to travel and sell the world, that is the question!
June 20, 2011
As recently reported in News is my Business, U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce Francisco Sánchez urged Puerto Rico to take advantage of the recently formed U.S. Corporation for Travel Promotion, which has $200 million to market the mainland and its jurisdictions on a global scale.
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From the Boondocks
May 24, 2011
Former telecom executive Raúl Burgos, who since leaving the industry has been immersed in the world of entrepreneurship, offers his candid take on Puerto Rico’s business landscape and how it compares to what is going on beyond our shores.
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