CBP starts operations at Pazos aviation facility at LMM
January 11, 2017
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that Tuesday that PAZOS Fixed Base Operator Service opened a new general aviation processing facility at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Carolina.
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CBP seizes $1.5M in illegal counterfeit products in P.R.
October 4, 2016
U.S. Customs and Border Protection San Juan Field Operations announced today that 206 seizures where made of counterfeit products, valued at $1.5 million, which were illegally imported into Puerto Rico via international mail.
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Customs ‘Global Entry’ to be offered in St. Thomas Oct. 14
September 21, 2016
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Tuesday the availability of the mobile Global Entry enrollment center at the Cyril E. King Airport on Oct. 14.
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CBP inaugurates new $10M Aguadilla aircraft facilities
June 23, 2016
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations inaugurated Wednesday its new $10 million aircraft hangar and support facilities at the Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla.
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Op-Ed: Customs offers travel tips for Easter holiday
March 21, 2016
More than 5 million individuals are processed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in a year arriving from international destinations at all ports of entry in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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CBP opens call for Reimbursable Services Program
February 5, 2016
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced this week the open period for accepting letters of application through the Reimbursable Services Program (RSP), which may be submitted via email until 5 p.m. EST on Feb. 29.
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CBP reaches out to P.R.’s trade sector on ACE transition
January 28, 2016
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection San Juan Office of Field Operations hosted Wednesday the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Symposium to familiarize the local trade community about the transition to a single window for import and export reporting.
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U.S. Customs seizes 10K counterfeit toys in San Juan
January 5, 2016
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field operations officers announced Monday they completed the seizure of 10,000 counterfeit toy dolls arriving in a shipment from China to San Juan.
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Customs completes $8M reno of Border Patrol facilities
September 30, 2014
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Administration Facilities Management and Engineering recently announced the completion of an $8 million renovation of the Border Patrol Ramey Sector headquarters and station, located in the western town of Aguadilla.
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CBP will increase number of agents in Puerto Rico
April 8, 2014
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will increase the number of agents in Puerto Rico and other jurisdictions by hiring a total of 2,000 additional agents, Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration Executive Director Juan E. Hernández announced.
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USVI launches travelers ‘Don’t Pack a Pest’ campaign
February 26, 2014
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, joined in announcing Tuesday the implementation of the international Travelers Don’t Pack a Pest outreach program, a multi-agency initiative. The announcement was made at the Cyril E. King Airport in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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LMM airport among nation’s top 10 in cut flower volume
February 25, 2014
The Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina remains among the top 10 airports nationwide in terms of the volume of imported flowers that U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspects, the agency said Monday.
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Customs discovers ‘actionable pest’ in Aguadilla cargo
November 1, 2013
An entomologist from the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed recently that Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists made a first in port discovery of an insect within an imported air cargo shipment of avocados arriving at the Rafael Hernández International Airport.
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Customs inspects millions of Valentine’s Day flowers
February 13, 2013
A day ahead of Valentine’s Day, when millions will express their love and appreciation for one another with flowers, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol detailed how it has been keeping busy inspecting shipments of imported cut flowers to prevent the spread of insects or pests that may damage national and local agriculture.
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IFC hosts trade logistics, regional integration forum
November 1, 2012
The World Bank and IFC, in partnership with the Australian Agency for International Development and the Canadian International Development Agency, hosted an international event in Puerto Rico this week to exchange ideas and find solutions to strengthen trade logistics, port operations, and regional integration in the Caribbean.
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