Ch. 11 cases soar in Dec., with bankruptcy activity up 5%
January 5, 2016
Bankruptcy filings were up 5 percent year-over-year in December 2015, when the number of Chapter 11 cases on record soared by 385 percent when compared to the same month last year, according to preliminary figures released Monday by research firm Boletín de Puerto Rico.
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Statistics Institute unveils website of P.R. key indicators
December 18, 2015
The Puerto Rico Statistics Institute unveiled Thursday the Puerto Rico Indicators System, a new online tool developed by the government entity to provide access to the island’s most important statistical indicators through a single platform.
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Puerto Rico bankruptcies soar in Nov., up 23%
December 4, 2015
Bankruptcy filings soared by 23 percent in November, when a total of 950 cases were filed, in comparison to the same month last year, according to preliminary figures released by research firm Boletín de Puerto Rico Thursday.
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GDB: Puerto Rico’s economic activity up 1.0 percent YOY
December 1, 2015
Puerto Rico’s economic activity increased by 1.0 percent on a year-over-year basis in October, and reflected a month-over-month increase of 0.2 percent, according to the Government Development Bank’s Economic Activity Index released Monday.
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T-Mobile exec: Wearables, industry fusions ahead for ’16
November 16, 2015
The better part of the past two years have been very busy for wireless carrier T-Mobile, which has taken it upon itself to “disrupt” the industry with its so-called “UnCarrier” moves.
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REGULATEL backs MOUs reached by PR with regulators
November 11, 2015
The Latin American Forum of Telecommunications Regulators (known as REGULATEL for its initials in Spanish) confirmed unopposed a pair of agreements of understanding reached with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and the Federal Communications Commission under the tenure of its chairman, Javier Rúa-Jovet.
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Liberty starts Choice Internet, phone platform switch
November 10, 2015
As part of its efforts to align its products and services, Liberty Puerto Rico has begun the migration of telephone and Internet customers belonging to the Choice platform to it’s own network.
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Universia study: Internet use influences day-to-day life
November 3, 2015
The Internet plays an important role and affects the daily lives of individuals, according to a study by nonprofits Universia and trabajando.com that polled more than 6,000 people across 10 Ibero-American countries.
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New index shows financial health of Puerto Rico towns
October 30, 2015
The Center for Integrity and Public Policy (CIPP), a nonprofit that promotes government transparency, open access to data, and greater citizen engagement, unveiled Thursday the Municipal Financial Health Index, a new tool to analyze and compare the financial health of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities.
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Science Trust to host 3D printing in health conference
October 30, 2015
The advances of the latest 3D technology, three-dimensional impressions and their impact on dental and medical services, will be presented at the 1st Annual Caribbean 3D Printing Conference, an event hosted by the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, Nov. 11-13.
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New Telecom Board nominee gets industry support
October 16, 2015
The Senate’s Banking, Insurance and Telecommunications Committee on Thursday evaluated the appointment of Gladys A. Maldonado-Rodríguez as associate member of the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board.
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Rock Solid among Inc. 5000’s fastest-growing companies
August 21, 2015
Puerto Rican software development company, Rock Solid Technologies Inc., has for the first time ranked in the annual Inc. 5000 listing, taking spot 4,805 among the nation's fastest-growing private companies.
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Puerto Rico’s economic activity drops 0.4% YOY in June
July 31, 2015
Puerto Rico’s economic activity registered a year-over-year decrease of 0.4 percent, and a month-over-month reduction of 0.3 percent, according to the latest index released by the Government Development Bank Thursday.
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Latino leaders urge federal gov’t to support Puerto Rico
July 29, 2015
The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, a coalition of 39 of the U.S. mainland’s largest Latino advocacy organizations, held a press conference Tuesday with Congressional, Puerto Rican, and labor leaders today calling on President Obama and Congress to take action "to save Puerto Rico from economic disaster."
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Puerto Rico trade groups ready to work with gov’t
July 15, 2015
Representatives from 20 Puerto Rican trade associations said Tuesday they are ready to work with the government to jump-start the island’s economic development, proposing specific strategies to move things along.
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