Bhatia’s energy bill gains private-sector support
January 15, 2014
A number of prominent private-sector leaders expressed their support Tuesday of Senate Bill 837, which proposes to create the Puerto Rico Energy Regulatory and Oversight Commission to, among other things, begin reeling in local electricity costs.
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Governor appoints 3 to Ponce Port Authority board
January 15, 2014
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla submitted nominations to the Senate designating three new directors to the Ponce Port Authority, La Fortaleza announced Tuesday.
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Meet Puerto Rico appoints new board members
December 20, 2013
Meet Puerto Rico, the private organization which markets and sells Puerto Rico as a meetings and convention destination, recently announced the full slate of executives serving on the organization’s new board of directors.
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Appointments at FirstEnergy, President’s Export Council
September 23, 2013
FirstEnergy Corp. recently announced that Luis A. Reyes has been elected to the company's Board of Directors, while President Barack Obama named AES president and CEO, Andres R. Gluski, to his Export Council.
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UBS Puerto Rico appoints economist Villamil to Board
July 9, 2013
The UBS Puerto Rico Family of Funds' Board of Directors has appointed recognized economist José J. Villamil as an independent director.
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La Fortaleza names new Telecom Board president, member
May 30, 2013
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla has named Javier Rúa-Jovet, who served as deputy secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources under the Aníbal Acevedo Vilá administration, as the new president of the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board, this media outlet has learned.
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Popular Inc. reelects board director, elects new member
May 3, 2013
Popular Inc. announced Thursday that at its annual meeting of stockholders, held on April 30, approved the reelection of a director and the election of a new director to its board of directors.
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Lawmakers clear bill to overhaul Telecom Board structure
April 4, 2013
A bill seeking to increase the number of associate Telecommunications Regulatory Board members and change the lengths of their tenures from the current three, five and seven-year terms to four years has passed in the House and Senate, paving the way for major changes at the agency.
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Popular Inc. CEO Carrión moves up in NY Fed board
March 15, 2013
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced Friday that Popular Inc. President Richard Carrión has been elected a Class A director for a three-year term representing Group 1 which consists of banks with capital and surplus of more than $1 billion.
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Inter American Univ. Chancellor appointed to USDA board
February 26, 2013
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday the appointment of 10 members to the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board, including Prof. Agnes Mojica, Chancellor of the San Germán Campus of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico.
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CNE: External regulatory board needed to run PREPA
February 13, 2013
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority needs to undergo profound changes to improve its fiscal situation and consumer services, something that could happen under the supervision of an external, independent regulatory board, members of the Center for a New Economy think tank said Tuesday.
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TRB President: Agency finances in ‘precarious state’
December 20, 2012
Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board President Sandra Torres on Wednesday blasted the Legislature for ransacking the agency’s finances earlier this year, when it withdrew $10 million from a self-generated fund to balance the budget. The decision, she said, left the agency’s finances in a “precarious state.”
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Watchdog committee to monitor government purchases
September 26, 2012
The Puerto Rico Office of the Inspector General and the Puerto Rican Industry Investment Board signed an agreement Tuesday establishing a specialized unit to monitor the government’s purchasing process and ensure that priority is given to locally made products.
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