The Puerto Rico Senate passed legislation Thursday that exempts electric-powered vehicles from excise taxes as established by Senate Bill 884, which proposes the "Act for the Promotion of Vehicles Powered Mostly by Electricity.”
Cruise ship business at the Port of San Juan is up 15.2 percent for the first nine months of the fiscal year, representing an increase of 124,619 passengers year-over-year, Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Víctor Suárez said Wednesday.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday honored eight individuals and organizations from across Puerto Rico with “Environmental Quality Awards” for their achievements in protecting public health and the environment.
The SBA announced today that for the third year, states will be able to apply for grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration starting this week to support efforts to increase exporting by small businesses.
Sapientis, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting educational leadership in public schools, is carrying out its annual fundraising campaign in alliance with Caribbean Cinemas, through May 14th.
In keeping with their philosophies of pitching in to move Puerto Rico’s economic development forward, mortgage bank Moneyhouse and local furniture chain Mueblerías Berríos announced Monday a partnership to help homebuyers through their transactions.
The USDA-Farm Service Agency announced Monday that the sign-up period for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program has begun, which provides compensation to eligible livestock producers that have suffered grazing losses due to drought or fire in Puerto Rico.
Seaborne Airlines launched its non-stop daily service from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan to Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo on April 15th.
An estimated 2,867 Puerto Rico corporations got the opportunity to bring their State Department records current without facing penalties during a two-month waiver period the agency granted through April 15, Secretary David Bernier said Wednesday.
Seaborne Airlines is making travel even cheaper and easier by offering $1,200 of travel for each $1,000 when customers add funds to their Seaborne accounts during the next three weeks.
For the fourth consecutive year, Sam’s Club received the highest average on the evaluations made by a group of suppliers of food and mass-market consumer goods sold at supermarkets, pharmacies, warehouses and membership clubs in Puerto Rico.
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority unveiled Monday its revamped website, as part of its strategy to improve customer service and increase its transparency before the public, agency Executive Director Juan Alicea said.
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department announced Sunday it will be offering extended hours at its nine tax orientation and preparation centers and 18 collections centers islandwide on Monday and Tuesday, thus wrapping up this year’s tax season.
More than 200 volunteers from Starbucks, Agua Sala Ministry, Club Sparta, and other organizations recently collected about 1,000 pounds of garbage from the beach bordering the La Perla community in Old San Juan during the sixth edition of the Jornada Eco Deportiva event.
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