The government plans to raise at least $785 million through three separate bond issues in coming months, high-ranking administration officials told the stateside investment community Thursday.
In the first nine months since the government launched its IVU Loto system, only 20 sweepstakes winners have claimed their prizes, taking home about 3 percent of the $630,000 up for grabs, Treasury Department numbers show.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded $585,000 in federal funding to recruit security and specialized staff to operate the Jobos Bay Estuarine Research Reserve, Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner in Washington, D.C, Pedro Pierluisi, said Wednesday.