‘Follow2unfollow’ social media effort sweeps Cannes
June 25, 2013
“Follow2unfollow,” the Twitter-led campaign developed as a crime deterrent, won multiple Lion Awards recently at the Cannes Lions Festival in the south of France. The campaign, led by Starcom MediaVest Group Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rican government, won a Silver and a Bronze Public Relations Lions, a Bronze Promo & Activation Lion and a Bronze Media Lion.
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Puerto Rico programmers off to Russia for Microsoft Imagine Cup
June 25, 2013
The PsyTrack team, a group of programmers from various universities in Puerto Rico, will represent the island in the Microsoft Imagine Cup Software World Cup to be held July 8–11 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Treasury urges individuals, businesses to tap into tax amnesty
June 24, 2013
Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta urged taxpayers and businesses to catch up on their tax debts during the amnesty period ending June 30, while announcing that starting July 1, the agency, in tandem with the Justice Department will be “much more active” in submitting tax evasion cases in court, especially those related to withheld taxes, either from employees or citizens who paid the sales and use tax.
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Gvelop unveils option to reduce commercial energy costs
June 24, 2013
It’s no secret that Puerto Rico’s permanently high energy costs are the thorn in many wallets, especially the commercial sector’s. In an attempt to help businesses shrink those costs by as much as 40 percent, local energy consulting firm Gvelop unveiled its “DownYourBill” project proposal over the weekend at the community pharmacies convention.
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San Juan tops Fly.com’s list of summer travel hotspots
June 24, 2013
To celebrate the first day of summer, Fly.com identified America's 20 most popular international destinations for summer travel. At the top of the list is San Juan, Puerto Rico, which beat out second-place finisher London, England, by a 16 percent margin.
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USDA opens grants cycle to improve rural housing quality
June 24, 2013
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for grants to help low- and very-low-income rural residents repair their homes.
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JetBlue adding additional SJU/Orlando route in Ponce
June 21, 2013
JetBlue will be increasing its frequency between Ponce’s Mercedita Airport to Orlando, Florida through an additional daily flight starting today, Puerto Rico Ports Authority officials said Thursday.
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Multinational Life Insurance Co. gets ‘positive outlook’ from A.M. Best
June 21, 2013
A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Puerto Rico’s Multinational Life Insurance Company in Hato Rey.
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DDB Latina Puerto Rico nabs 3 Lions
June 20, 2013
The DDB Latina Puerto Rico advertising agency recently nabbed a Gold Lion in the Outdoor category at the prestigious Cannes Lions international creativity festival for the “Last Meal” campaign created for Amnesty International. The agency also received a Silver Lion in the Public Relations category for the initiative “The Morning After Pillow,” for Unilever’s Axe.
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Puerto Rico companies meet with Taiwan counterparts
June 19, 2013
A delegation of five companies from Taiwan is on the island this week to pursue their interests in doing business with Puerto Rican counterparts. This delegation represents a cross-section of business sectors, namely the paper industry, industrial machinery, adhesive tapes, energy and building materials, organizers Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company and Taiwan External Trade Development Council said.
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Santander launches ‘Santander Select’ in Puerto Rico
June 19, 2013
Santander Puerto Rico unveiled Tuesday its newest offer, dubbed Santander Select, through which it has vowed to extend a personalized experience and preferential access to the bank’s best services.
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Walmart offers ‘layaway’ service during summer
June 18, 2013
Aware of the benefits that its layaway program represents for Puerto Rico consumers, mega-retailer Walmart announced Monday it has activated its program at its six stores and 12 mega-stores throughout the island.
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USDA to grant support to small-socially disadvantaged producers
June 18, 2013
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday that the agency is seeking applications from cooperatives to provide technical assistance to small, socially disadvantaged agricultural producers in rural areas.
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FirstBank immersed in ‘Green Summer’ tour
June 17, 2013
As part of its institutional program, “One with the Environment” FirstBank will be selling a DVD entitled “Sow and Conserve with FirstBank” to benefit Amigos de El Yunque, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about the importance of protecting and preserving that rainforest, considered a natural treasure.
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AT&T GoPhone users now get 4G LTE speeds
June 17, 2013
Beginning June 21, AT&T’s GoPhone customers can take advantage of prepaid wireless plan offering faster speeds through the 4G LTE-capable Samsung Galaxy Express device.
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