High-ranking Puerto Rico government officials unveiled Wednesday a package of measures aimed at resolving the Commonwealth Retirement System’s critical fiscal situation, including raising the retirement age and increasing employee contributions.
Puerto Rico Treasury Department collections totaled $665 million in January, a 9 percent, or $67 million, drop from what the government reported during the same month last year, agency Secretary Melba Acosta said Tuesday.
U.S. Small Business Acting Atlantic Regional Administrator Bernard J. Paprocki announced Tuesday the appointment of Yvette Collazo as the new District Director for the SBA’s Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands district office.