More fires were reported in Puerto Rico last year than in 2010 but they spelled out lower financial losses, according to Puerto Rico Fire Department statistics.
Given the unstoppable wave of foreclosures in Puerto Rico, where some 8,000 properties have been repossessed in recent years, homeowners have a pressing need for legal representation to avoid losing their dwellings.
Tonight’s lotto drawing is one of the biggest in island history, promising the winner a whopping $24 million prize. However, the chances of hitting it big are one in 9.3 million, María Victoria León, deputy secretary of the Electronic Lottery, said Wednesday.
A limited number of ultra upscale apartments in two of the three towers of the Paseo Caribe residential and commercial complex overlooking the sparkling blue waters of the Atlantic in San Juan will go up for sale starting this week, through private, by-invitation-only tours, representatives of the developer San Gerónimo Caribe Project Inc., announced Tuesday.
Saying that the food industry should be treated as part of the island’s social and economic infrastructure, the head of the Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution Chamber, known as MIDA, warned Tuesday of the “imperative” need to establish a permanent food policy for Puerto Rico.
With eight awards received during the XIX Festival Caribe, DDB Latina Puerto Rico walked away as one of the most awarded agencies in the region in the event that evaluated the best advertising work from 17 Caribbean countries.
A group of local engineers is gearing up to participate in the upcoming Panama Canal 2012 International Engineering and Infrastructure Congress, the first event of its kind taking place in that country focusing on best practices, world infrastructure projects and future engineering trends.
Twenty local companies are in the running to win this year’s U.S. Secretary of Defense’s “Employer Support Freedom Award,” the agency’s highest recognition for employers supporting members of the National Guard and Reserve.
The digitization of media outlets is changing the way people receive their information, which poses a virtually unavoidable challenge to advertising and media buying professionals to leap forward with the advances, or risk having their message fail.
It’s no big secret that Puerto Ricans have changed their shopping habits in the wake of the tough economic times experienced in the last six years. So much so that using what was once taboo, a discount coupon, is becoming a daily occurrence due in part to the proliferation of online companies dedicated to offering everything from a manicure to furniture cleaning services at a fraction of the cost.
The passion for a business idea can lead potential entrepreneurs to hesitate, as turning it into a reality involves time, effort and money. To help proponents prove the feasibility of their ideas, Grupo Guayacan Inc. is organizing its eighth annual EnterPRize business plan competition.
The competitive business world we live in, coupled with the mounting pressures of successfully keeping new and established operations afloat despite the economic challenges, requires comprehensive, long-term planning that incorporates every aspect of the operation.
The presidents of the Puerto Rico Interactive Advertising Bureau and the Overseas Press Club added their voices to the growing chorus of criticism against the measure the Mayagüez municipal government approved last week to monitor social media networks to track those expressing disapproval of his administration’s work.
Puerto Rico’s arts and crafts industry has been quietly gaining ground in recent years, driven mostly by a growing need to generate additional income or embark on a new career as the economy takes its toll on traditional employment.
TransCita, a company dedicated to providing private, non-emergency medical transportation services for elderly and physically challenged riders in Puerto Rico, announced Tuesday the launch of TransCita Privado, a paid service for passengers needing a ride to their doctors appointments.
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