Puerto Rico’s growing 50-and-over population is financially powerful, young at heart, protective of their properties, focused on their well-being, and live for the moment, while remaining fully capable of taking care of themselves in the long-run.
The tight cultural and commercial relationship between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic is about to get even stronger in coming months as the islands work to develop joint projects in the areas of biofuel and energy production that also involve private sector participation, said Virgilio Álvarez-Bonilla, ambassador and executive director of the Joint Dominican Republic-Puerto Rico Bilateral Commission.
Gov. Luis Fortuño promised members of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce that he would be submitting legislation to eliminate commercial property taxes placed on unsold inventory, to improve the local business climate.
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