“The new era of digital government” event gathered more than 260 officials and technology experts to explore modernization strategies. #NewsismyBusiness
The report encourages municipalities to build on their recent successes and focus on long-term financial sustainability. #NewsismyBusiness
The index relies on 13 indicators with information extracted from municipal audited financial statements. #NewsismyBusiness
Government could advance up to $375M in funds through the program.
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico today presented the Municipal Revenues Collection Center (CRIM, in Spanish), Puerto Rico’s municipalities, and the government of Puerto Rico a repayment plan for towns to reimburse the Commonwealth for the retirement benefits paid to municipal retirees. The repeal of Puerto Rico Law 29-2019 by the U.S. […]
Puerto Rico will play host the 5th World Conference of Municipalities 2019 on May 10-12, a bi-annual forum organized by the U.S. Minority Chamber of Commerce. The three-day international conference will focus on the topic of economic, environment and urban development to be held at the Marriot Resort and Stellaris Casino in in San Juan. […]
Following the back-to-back strikes by Hurricanes Irma and María, Puerto Rico’s municipal governments, for the most part, represented the first line of response to the emergency, prompting the central government to unveil a $100 million fund to support their work.
The majority of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities are in dire financial conditions, with more than half carrying deficits on their general funds, the Center for Integrity in Public Policy (CIPP) revealed in its third annual Financial Health Index.
The Center for Integrity and Public Policy (CIPP), a nonprofit that promotes government transparency, open access to data, and greater citizen engagement, unveiled Thursday the Municipal Financial Health Index, a new tool to analyze and compare the financial health of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities.
The U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday the latest population estimates for the municipalities of Puerto Rico, which showed, among other findings, that from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 the population declined in 68 of the 78 towns.
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