Increasing healthcare, transportation, housing and food costs put pressure on the island's Consumer Price Index, which jumped by 2.5 percent year-over-year in April, but seemed to show slight improvement in comparison to the prior month.
The task of repairing Puerto Rico’s retirement systems debacle, which credit rating agencies have warned could affect the island’s credit rating, will require “tolerance, capacity for frank dialogue, a commitment to negotiate in good faith ...
The number of bankruptcy cases filed on the island in the month of April represented an 11 percent drop in comparison to the same month last year, BoletÃn de Puerto Rico reported Monday.