Combate Beach Resort executives unveiled six new and modern “King-Deluxe” rooms, representing a $40,000 investment and “setting a new standard of quality and sophistication in the small inns in the tourist region of Porta del Sol.”
An estimated 17,000 cruise ship passengers are expected to arrive in Old San Juan today, a visit that is expected to pump some $1.5 million into the local economy.
New car sales in Puerto Rico reached 8,105 units in April, representing a 37.3 percent increase over the 5,903 units sold during the same month last year, the United Group of Automobile Importers confirmed.
A group of experts from Puerto Rico’s medical cannabis industry will host a forum to discuss the draft of the new Medicinal Cannabis Regulations recently published by the island’s Health Department.
The Coliseo de Puerto Rico continues as the preferred entertainment center for Puerto Ricans and the Caribbean people, according to Pollstar Magazine and the Top 200 Arenas chart.
Members of Puerto Rico’s banking sector testified at a House hearing to analyze the new Tax Reform under review, saying its principles are “step in the right direction.”
Less than a month before the start of this year’s hurricane season, the Retail Sales Association once again urged the government to eliminate the tax on inventories as part of the Tax Reform being crafted for Puerto Rico.
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced the designation of Carla Campos as director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, an agency she has been heading on an interim basis since January.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the appointment of Carolina Mayor José Carlos Aponte-Dalmau to Puerto Rico’s Local Government Advisory Committee and Small Community Advisory Subcommittee.
GO Group member Puerto Rico Shuttles, based in Carolina, was one of 16 companies selected by the Department of Homeland Security to receive the 2018 Small Business Achievement Award.
Technology giant Microsoft Corp. has asked the Federal Communications Commission to allow it to temporarily use so-called “TV white space” to operate on those channels to restore communications capability in areas of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands affected by Hurricanes Irma and María.
The Puerto Rico's Science, Technology and Research Trust will invest $225,000 through the follow-up fund Parallel18 Ventures in InsureTech startup Abartys Health and FinTech startup Quiena, the nonprofit confirmed.
During his trip to California this week, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, met with top Facebook, Uber, and Sunrun executives to generate an interest from them to collaborate, establish, or expand their operations on the island.
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index, released by the Economic Development Bank, reached a level of 119.3 in March.
Jacqueline Capó walks through Calle del Cristo, paved with blue cobblestones like the other main streets of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico — a city that looks like it came off a Paul Signac painting.
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