U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field operations officers announced Monday they completed the seizure of 10,000 counterfeit toy dolls arriving in a shipment from China to San Juan.
A depiction of Puerto Rico’s La Cueva del Indio in Arecibo will be included in the U.S. Postal Service’s 2016 stamp program that also comprises Star Trek, NASA’s New Horizons and Shirley Temple among the topics to be highlighted this year, the agency announced Wednesday.
Puerto Rican technology company e-Nabler — creator of mobile point-of-sale system e-Mobile POS — and Elavon, an international e-payment processing company recently formed an alliance to streamline and improve the security of these types of transactions in the local market.
FirstBank announced Thursday it has donated $20,000 to bolster the “Madres Tutoras” program at La Nueva Escuela Juan Ponce de León, located in the heart of the Juan Domingo community in Guaynabo.
Liberty Puerto Rico will broadcast the San Juan Children’s Choir’s annual Christmas Concert as a gift to all its customers on Dec. 24, 25 and 31 and on Jan. 1 and 6, 2016 through CableVisión.
JetBlue announced Tuesday it is adding a new route between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla.
Wireless carrier AT&T recently opened a new retail space at the Route 66 Outlet mall in Canóvanas to better serve area customers, upgrading from a kiosk to the new 3,000 square-foot retail space.
Banco Popular’s “Martes de Plaza” discount and promotional program at the Plaza Las Américas and Plaza del Caribe shopping centers will be valid for the last time on Dec. 22, coinciding with the busiest week of the holiday shopping season.
Crowley Puerto Rico Services Inc. announced Thursday it has selected Eagle LNG Partners as the liquefied natural gas-supplier for the its new LNG-powered, Commitment Class ships, which will be delivered in 2017 for use in the U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico trade.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday it has finalized a plan to address contaminated soil and groundwater at the San Germán groundwater contamination Superfund Site in the southern town.
United Airlines is celebrating 15 years of service on the Aguadilla-New York/Newark route.
Walmart announced Monday it has established a partnership with the Puerto Rico Farm Bureau to enable 100 local farmers to join the trade group whose pursuit is to defend the sector and further agricultural development on the island.
Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. announced that in 2016, it will be opening Santander Consumer International Puerto Rico, a new office and servicing center for certain performing loan portfolios.
Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton San Juan has “formed a bond with the Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico and its initiative to inspire future leaders of the tourism industry,” and to show its support, it raised a total of $62,580 for the organization by earmarking $1 per room sold over the last year.
Puerto Rican firm Autocentro announced Wednesday a $2.5 million investment to open a new Nissan dealership in San Juan, spanning 39,000 square feet and creating 50 jobs.
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