AGP: Southwest to pump $200M into Puerto Rico economy
April 15, 2013
Puerto Rico’s economy stands to make $200 million a year through the arrival of Southwest Airlines, which landed on the island for the first time Sunday morning, carrying more than 170 passengers from Orlando.
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Saborea nets $1.7M for Puerto Rico economy
April 12, 2013
Last weekend, Puerto Rico became the mecca for some 7,000 food enthusiasts who descended upon a beachfront bluff at Escambrón beach to savor the best dishes and drinks from the island’s culinary elite who gathered for Saborea de Puerto Rico.
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Full house at San Juan cruise ship pier
April 11, 2013
A rare event took place Wednesday when five cruise ships with more than 15,000 passengers aboard docked at the Port of San Juan, said Ports Authority Executive Director Víctor Suárez.
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America Cruise Ferries mulling permanent anchor in SJ
April 8, 2013
America Cruise Ferries, the company that operates the only commercial maritime connection between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, saw an influx of North American passengers during Easter Week, when the ship departed only from San Juan to the neighboring island nation.
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Foodies take note: ‘Saborea’ culinary fest is this weekend
April 5, 2013
Food enthusiasts from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean will be able to take a bite out of the island’s best dishes this weekend, during the 6th edition of the Saborea Puerto Rico culinary fest, which will feature a constellation of local and international chefs.
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Cargo volume up 26% at Port of San Juan
April 4, 2013
The Port of San Juan has recorded a 26 percent increase in total cargo movement during the first seven months of Fiscal 2013 in comparison to the same period in 2012, Puerto Rico Port Authority Executive Director Víctor A. Suárez said Wednesday.
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American Eagle ends Puerto Rico service after 27 years
April 1, 2013
Regional air carrier American Eagle ended its 27-year run out of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan over the weekend, flying away from the Caribbean and Puerto Rico for the last time.
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CofC reacts to GAO report on Jones Act
March 26, 2013
The U.S. International Trade Commission should conduct a study similar to what the U.S. Government Accountability Office released last week when implementing a free trade agreement “to confirm the impact of the treaty on the economy, companies and consumers of the countries that sign the treaty to supplement the lack of data referenced by the GAO study itself,” the head of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (CofC) said Monday.
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GAO releases Jones Act impact study; Pierluisi to file bills
March 21, 2013
The U.S. General Accounting Office released Wednesday a lengthy report assessing the impact of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico’s economy, saying, among other things, that the effects modifying the application of mandate “are highly uncertain, and various trade-offs could materialize depending on how the Act is modified.”
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Puerto Rico hotel room tax revenue, bookings up in Jan.
March 21, 2013
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company on Wednesday reported $6.6 million in hotel room tax collections in January, representing a 16.6 percent increase when compared to the same month in 2012, agency Executive Director Ingrid Rivera-Rocafort said.
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Modernization of busy Guaynabo junction to start
March 15, 2013
Construction of the $19 million mega project to revamp the busy Caparra Interchange System— where roads PR-2, PR-22 and PR-20 converge in Guaynabo — will begin Monday, local and federal government officials announced Thursday.
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Delta Air Lines marks 60 years in Puerto Rico
March 8, 2013
Delta Air Lines is marking its 60th anniversary of uninterrupted service in Puerto Rico, highlighting the key role the island plays in the continued growth and development of the company's Latin American network and in the New York market.
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WEF: Puerto Rico tourism loses competitive ground
March 7, 2013
Puerto Rico’s travel and tourism industry took the 52nd place in this year’s World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report, slipping seven notches since the last time the report was published in 2011.
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Puerto Rico to score $45M from WBC, PGA tourney
March 7, 2013
Puerto Rico’s economy stands to score $45 million from the celebration of the sixth edition of the World Baseball Classic in San Juan and the PGA Tour Puerto Rico Open in Río Grande this week, two events that draw significant tourism and put the island on the map, Tourism Company Executive Director Ingrid Rivera-Rocafort said Wednesday.
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Horizon Lines to move northeast service to Philadelphia
March 7, 2013
Domestic ocean shipping company Horizon Lines Inc. announced Wednesday it will move its northeast terminal operations to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, effective April 11, 2013.
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