Representatives from the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association and industry counterparts in the Dominican Republic held the first of a series of strategic meetings on Monday to define areas of collaboration to improve business relationships and create jobs, PRMA President Carlos Rivera-Vélez said.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s San Juan Office of Field Operations announced Thursday the enforcement of a federal quarantine order suspending imports of fruit and vegetables identified to be hosts of the Mediterranean fruit fly, known as “Medfly,” coming from the Dominican Republic.
Spanish air carrier Air Europa announced Thursday the latest step in its expansion throughout the Caribbean with the connection of its daily flight between Spain and the Dominican Republic with Puerto Rico.