Nearly 3K Puerto Rico corporations obtain fine waivers
April 17, 2014
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.
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Microjuris.com partners with Puerto Rico Federal Bar
April 16, 2014
Microjuris.com, a company dedicated to providing legal intelligence and state-of-the-art search and education solutions, recently partnered with the Puerto Rico Chapter of the Federal Bar Association to expand services, officials announced.
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Seaborne boosting travel incentives through May
April 15, 2014
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.
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Sam’s Club tops supplier satisfaction survey for 4th time
April 15, 2014
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.
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PREPA overhauls website, adds new sections
April 15, 2014
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.
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Treasury extends hours at tax centers, collections offices
April 14, 2014
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.
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Volunteers collect 1K pounds of garbage in La Perla area
April 14, 2014
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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Banks join automakers in inaugurating new dealerships
April 11, 2014
Oriental Auto, a division of Oriental Financial Group, and FirstBank made back-to-back announcements this week of their support of the auto industry, partnering with them to open new dealerships this week.
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Wyndham partners with DNER to protect sea turtles
April 10, 2014
The Wyndham Grand Río Mar Beach Resort & Spa, located along a pristine stretch of beach in Río Grande, has partnered with the Department of Natural & Environmental Resources to create a conservation program for sea turtles, which are currently in nesting season.
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Walmart receives recognition from Puerto Rico Products
April 10, 2014
The Puerto Rico Products Association recently bestowed its “Local Business Support Award” to Walmart, acknowledging its commitment to promoting local manufacturing and agriculture, thus supporting the island’s socio-economic development, the retailer’s Regional General Manager, Jaime Fernández, said Wednesday.
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Banco Santander challenges students to design F1 trophy
April 10, 2014
Banco Santander, through its Santander Universities Global Division, has challenged university students from all over the world to design the official Formula One trophy which will be presented to the British and German F1 Grand Prix winners.
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Popular gives clients free ads through new campaign
April 9, 2014
Popular Inc. announced Tuesday a new institutional campaign offering clients who use its Mi Banco services the chance to promote their businesses or entities for free through several outlets, bank officials said.
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‘Pon de Plaza’ service carts 25K passengers in 6 months
April 9, 2014
The “El Pon de Plaza” service offered at shopping center Plaza Las Américas carted its 25,000th passenger Tuesday, six months after the free transportation began in September 2013.
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Bacardí Limited CEO Shirley leaves company
April 9, 2014
The Board of Directors of Bacardí Limited announced this week the departure of president and chief executive officer Ed Shirley, who will return to retirement after a 36-year career.
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CBP will increase number of agents in Puerto Rico
April 8, 2014
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will increase the number of agents in Puerto Rico and other jurisdictions by hiring a total of 2,000 additional agents, Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration Executive Director Juan E. Hernández announced.
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