The U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday the funding of a $6 million National Dislocated Worker Grant initial award to the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources to employ temporary workers to assist with recovery efforts after the Zika virus outbreak in the commonwealth.
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association will host the 14th edition of the Community Reinvestment Week Oct. 3-7, with a series of events under the "Tools for Sustainable Development" theme, organizers said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON — Half a dozen tax attorneys and D.C. policy wonks bickered Tuesday over how to bring Puerto Rico out of its perennial economic crisis in the context of PROMESA, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act.