This week, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against the former mayor of Gurabo for extorting $125,000 from a government contractor in exchange for paying eight outstanding invoices for services previously rendered. Last week, the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (FOMB) reminded the government that a recent executive order setting aside […]
Travel accommodations platform Airbnb confirmed that some 100,000 visitors booked through its platforms for stays in Puerto Rico during five weekends in 2019, generating more than $19 million for local hosts. The weekends of April 19, July 5, 19 and 26 and Dec. 27 received the most tourists and bookings in a space offered on […]
Healthcare service provider Medical Card System Inc. has entered into partnerships with food industry and retail providers in Puerto Rico to offer its Classicare members new special supplemental benefits in 2020, the company announced. So far, more than 65,000 MCS Classicare beneficiaries have completed more than 180,000 transactions through partnerships with Amigo, Econo, Ralph’s, Selectos, […]
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