WASHINGTON — Veteran Dominican diplomat Roberto B. Saladín, an early champion of the “twin plant” program that for years linked the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico economically, accepted a public service award Friday night from the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
The biopharmaceutical industry is a major driver of Puerto Rico’s social and economic development, not just for the 86,000 direct and indirect jobs its creates, but for the multiplier effects it has upon other sectors.
Shooting down reports circulated Tuesday saying it planned to close its Guayama operation, pharmaceutical company Lilly del Caribe announced and launched a voluntary severance program for eligible employees working at the site.