The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico has reached an agreement with certain Commonwealth bondholders to resolve $35 billion of debt and non-debt claims via a revised plan of adjustment. The new agreement reduces the Commonwealth’s debt service (including principal and interest from the COFINA Senior Lien bonds) by 56%, to $39.7 billion […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers and Import Specialist seized 138 shipments of counterfeit products during the month of January, including stacks of fake $100 bills. The estimated value of all the counterfeit products seized is $4.2 million, the agency confirmed. “CBP alone cannot stem the tide of counterfeit and pirated goods,” said Leida Colón, […]
Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines confirmed that Puerto Rico is “doing quite well” from an earnings perspective, although the positive results are not attributed to post-earthquake traffic. During an earnings call with analysts to discuss fourth quarter results, Matthew Klein, chief commercial officer of Spirit Airlines said while “we have seen some impact in Puerto Rico, […]