The Puerto Rico Science Policy Action Network (PR-SPAN) and CienciaPR, the largest network of Puerto Rican scientists in the world, is echoing the concerns expressed by the American Statistical Association and the Association of Economists of Puerto Rico about recent appointments to the Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics and how […]
Several of the island’s professional trade organizations expressed concern over the delay in the appointment of the consumer representative to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s board.
The Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics announced the unanimous election of Arnaldo Cruz, co-founder of Open Puerto Rico and Director of Research and Analytics Foundation for Puerto Rico, as chairman of the body.
There have been questions about the compensation of Walt Higgins.
The board of directors of the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics met for the first time in seven months on Tuesday, after the San Juan Superior Court issued a cease and desist order preventing Gov. Ricardo Rosselló from interfering with the agency.
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics filed a motion at the San Juan Superior Court reiterating its request for declaratory judgment and injunction requested following the legal controversy that arose last summer, related to the composition of its Board, which has not yet been resolved.
As it publicly sets off a strategy to strengthen its control over the management of the Government of Puerto Rico, the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico is asking a federal judge to exempt it from having to render accounts to the people of Puerto Rico with extremely dangerous arguments for transparency.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York is seeking nominations for candidates to serve on its Board for terms starting Jan. 1, 2018, the agency announced in a letter sent to its members.
Gov.-elect Ricardo Rosselló on Wednesday re-appointed former Telecommunications Regulatory Board president Sandra Torres back to the post she held from 2009 to 2013.
Balancing the government checkbook will not solve an economic crisis like the one Puerto Rico is facing.
Saying “resolving the crisis in Puerto Rico remains a top priority for the U.S. Treasury Department,” agency Secretary Jacob Lew sent a letter to the Financial Oversight and Management Board offering ongoing technical assistance.
Gov.-elect Ricardo Rosselló on Tuesday offered details of the socioeconomic transformation model his administration will follow to spur “growth and development” for Puerto Rico over the next four years.
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico announced Sunday it has submitted the names of three candidates for possible designation as revitalization coordinator to Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla.
Popular Inc. released earnings for the third quarter on Tuesday, reporting net income of $46.8 million for the three-month period ended Sept. 30, 2016, compared to net income of $89 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016.
The Public Corporation for the Supervision of Puerto Rico Cooperatives, or COSSEC as the entity is known in Spanish, confirmed it is drafting a “fiscal stability plan” where the sector will present strategies to stabilize the island’s co-op system and its more than 1 million members.
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