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.
Creative industries — those dedicated to design, arts, media and services — generate nearly 70,000 jobs and $10 billion for the Puerto Rican economy, representing about 5.7% of sales generated by all companies on the island, the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute disclosed in a recent report.
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla announced Thursday he has turned over several documents detailing the island’s fiscal situation to the fiscal oversight board, a day ahead of the federally appointed body’s first meeting today.
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