The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico recently signed an agreement with MAPFRE Foundation through which the global insurance company will provide an annual scholarship for post-graduate studies in Spain and five annual scholarships for students specializing in e-learning studies focusing on insurance.
Starting today, a delegation of Puerto Rico’s tourism industry, led by Meet Puerto Rico, will participate in the fourth edition of IMEX America, the largest tradeshow for the international meetings, events and incentive travel industry in the U.S., held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Walmart Puerto Rico announced the launch of a campaign in which partners, suppliers, manufacturing, agribusiness representatives and nonprofit entities take part in relating the the “positive impact that the presence of this company on the island has had on their lives and their businesses.”
Telecommunications provider Claro announced Tuesday it will provide its broadband-based ClaroTV paid television service free of charge until January 2015 to customers who sign up to its bundled package this month.
The University of the Virgin Islands and AT&T recently held a joint event in the neighboring territory seeking to drive home the message with students that no text is worth a life or injury.
Doral Mortgage and furniture retailer Rooms to Go recently announced a partnership to offer customers special financing offers on loans closed before Nov. 20, 2014.
American Express Global Corporate Payments announced the opening of its new office for its corporate cards business line for Puerto Rico and the Caribbean at Metro Office Park in Guaynabo.
Wireless carrier Sprint announced recently that for a limited time, it will be giving new customers who switch to an eligible plan 500 free minutes a month to mobile phones and landlines in Mexico and nine additional Latin American countries, including the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Spain and Brazil. The “Sprint Mexico & More” promotion runs […]
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department unveiled Thursday its redesigned website, to among other things, promote “greater transparency and easier access to information and services,” agency Secretary Melba Acosta said.
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday disclosed it has issued a $25,000 fine against CMARR Inc., a San Juan-based telecommunications operator for “willfully interfering with Federal Aviation Administration weather radar[s]” by operating unlicensed radio transmitters.
In Puerto Rico, 56 percent of children live in families that suffer from food instability, according to 2011 data from the National Council of La Raza.
The U.S. Small Business Administration Puerto Rico District Office announced Wednesday that SBA’s online portal is ready to accept nominations for its 2015 National Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year award.
Seaborne Airlines announced Tuesday the introduction of a new interline agreement with United Airlines providing customers connections between the networks of both air carriers.
American Health Medicare and Triple-S Salud will begin the October open enrollment period for Medicare Advantage with a line of products aligned under a single brand: Triple-S Advantage.
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust (PRSTRT) have entered a strategic alliance to help foster small businesses working in research and innovation on the island.
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