Puerto Rico will host its first official international cannabis conference on June 28-29, becoming only the fourth jurisdiction in Latin America to enter into the cannabis trade.
Backyard Bondholders Inc. will host its first major forum on June 27 featuring a series of conferences focusing on how Puerto Rico’s fiscal crisis is directly affecting more than 60,000 island residents holding bonds representing some $15 billion in public debt.
Puerto Rico’s private sector, represented by more than 20 organizations, on Thursday banded together to reject the proposed energy rate increases unveiled by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority this week.