Op-Ed: Service, please!
marzo 18, 2013
Ask anyone who has just returned from a trip how it went and, without fail, one of the first comments will be their impression of how they were treated in the country they visited.
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Artículo de opinión: Los planes de jubilación y su tributación según el nuevo Código de Rentas Internas
14 de marzo de 2013
La Ley 1 del 31 de enero de 2011, también conocida como el Código de Rentas Internas para un Nuevo Puerto Rico (en adelante, el “Nuevo Código”), sustituye al Código de Rentas Internas de 1994, en su versión modificada. Este Nuevo Código modifica y añade nuevas disposiciones a la anteriormente conocida Sección 1165, relacionada con los planes de pensiones de Puerto Rico (ahora Sección 1081.01). Este artículo se refiere específicamente al Capítulo 8 — Fideicomisos y sucesiones, Subcapítulo A — Fideicomisos de empleados.
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Op-Ed: The challenge of a new student in a new society and economy
marzo 13, 2013
The core challenge we face today as educators is this: previous generations before the 70’s have been educating generations for an unknown and changing world in which uncertainty is the order of the day in job opportunities and the economy. The relevance of much what we teach expires before you get the diploma and set out to get a job.
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Op-Ed: Proposed retirement measures a burden on the young
marzo 12, 2013
The proposed amendments to the main public sector retirement system are as decisive as the crisis requires. However, the distribution of the burden is inappropriate because they represent little sacrifice on the part of the pensioners and a lot of sacrifice on the part of Puerto Rico's younger population.
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Op-Ed: The new normal
marzo 11, 2013
Newspaper headlines and radio and TV news reports have become a definitive recipe for depression. As a matter of fact, I can’t watch the evening news unless I want to guarantee my usual insomnia. Furthermore, these articles and stories have made me realize that Puerto Rico has become “bizarre” country, an unforgiving “La-la land.”
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Antrocket.com: First Hispanic crowdfunding site takes off
marzo 7, 2013
A group of Puerto Rican entrepreneurs, motivated by the desire to solve their own project financing challenges, on Wednesday launched Antrocket.com, the first Hispanic crowdfunding platform.
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Op-Ed: What is the alternate basic tax and how can it affect you?
marzo 5, 2013
The tax season is again upon us, and with it, as taxpayers, we begin to wonder how much tax we are going to pay. Some of you might have done some preliminary calculations based on your expected income and based on the transactions that took place during the year.
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Op-Ed: Jones Act shackles Puerto Rico
14 de febrero de 2013
The government of Jamaica announced Tuesday that the World Bank has agreed to provide technical assistance in respect of preparing a master plan to create a Caribbean logistics hub in anticipation of completion of the Panama Canal Expansion Project in 2015.
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Puerto Rico still Caribbean’s leading shopping destination
febrero 6, 2013
With 15 million square feet of shopping center space, over 20 of U.S. and world-renowned retail brands and top shopping center operators, Puerto Rico remains the shopping Mecca of the Caribbean, according to leading experts participating in this year's 2013 ICSC Caribbean Conference, organized by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).
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Op-Ed: Rightly taxing foreign corporations
enero 8, 2013
Throughout Hato Rey’s Golden Mile, sotto voce, there is talk about an imminent amendment to Law 154 to increase taxes on foreign corporations. Under the present law, the excise tax on these corporations just declined from 4 percent in 2011, to 3.75 percent in 2012, and effective this month down further to 2.75 percent.
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Aumento de la actividad comercial para las empresas de plomería durante la temporada navideña
diciembre 26, 2012
The holidays are a time for family and friends, get-togethers and parties, and plumbing emergencies?
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Business community spreads Christmas cheer
diciembre 24, 2012
Christmas is a special time when many of us reflect on how thankful we are for what we have and are inspired to do something for those who are less fortunate. Whether it be through monetary donations, gifts, food, or music, we want to bring them joy and a little comfort during the holidays.
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Op-Ed: Demographics changing what, when, how food is consumed
diciembre 19, 2012
MIDA, the Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution Chamber, recently offered its members the results of a study on the situation of the industry. The study included a survey of 28 industry leaders who delved into the impact that demographic changes are having on the purchase and consumption of food.
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Op-Ed: Compact for Puerto Rico
diciembre 17, 2012
Recently, and in view of the very serious challenges facing Puerto Rico, some analysts have called for a Compact among the various interest groups in society to agree on basic development issues. I fully agree with the need for what I would call a Compact for Puerto Rico (in Spanish, “Pacto por Puerto Rico").
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico, a lost paradise?
diciembre 11, 2012
As tired as I was over a sleepless night —horrified after reading José Enrique Gómez’s murderer’s description of his vicious and vile death and deeply concerned about Puerto Rico’s present and future — I couldn’t miss our standing high-school monthly dinner, especially because two of my very best friends from school were in town.
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