Coliseo de Puerto Rico in line for $6.2M upgrade ahead of 15th anniversary
September 5, 2018
The arena, known as the “Choliseo,” opened its doors in 2004 and has hosted 1,073 events attended by more than 7.7 million people.
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Rosselló: 4 P3 project RFQ’s draw 24 responses from local, int’l groups
September 5, 2018
The four projects are the transformation of the maritime transportation system; water meter optimization system; energy storage; and student life.
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Triple-S Salud selects Abarca as PBM for commercial, Medicare lines
September 5, 2018
The agreement with Abarca is effective Jan. 1, 2019.
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Op-Ed: The banks, law firms, accountants and credit agencies that orchestrated P.R.’s $72B debt crisis
September 5, 2018
Many of these same lawyers, accountants, bankers and credit-rating experts continue to have the ear of the Puerto Rican government.
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PRHTA outlines initiatives for ‘Tourism Day’ on Sept. 6
September 5, 2018
The event will take place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Isla Verde, where the PRHTA will also host members of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association.
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Señor Paleta’s gourmet popsicles sailing to the Dominican Republic
September 5, 2018
The agreement marks another milestone for Señor Paleta’s expansion plans, company officials said.
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P.R.’s economic activity up 0.2% in July; down 0.3% year-over-year
September 4, 2018
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index reached a level of 121.9 in July 2018, representing an increase of 0.2 percent compared to June 2018 and a decrease of 0.3 percent when examined against July 2017.
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Education professionals urge ‘shift’ in P.R.’s model toward entrepreneurship, innovation
September 4, 2018
Puerto Rico needs to accelerate the transformation of its education system to effectively integrate lessons in entrepreneurship and innovation in the school curriculum.
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Architecture Week slated for Sept. 9-13 with full agenda of activities
September 4, 2018
As part of the celebration of its 40th anniversary, the College of Architects and Landscape Architects of Puerto Rico is celebrating “Architecture Week 2018” with an agenda full of activities from Sept. 9-13.
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PRMA’s Industrial Women’s Chapter to present talent management conference
September 4, 2018
Following the theme of “Sustaining the talent pipeline: Cornerstone for industry success,” the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association’s Industrial Women’s Chapter will hold their educational event on Sept. 14.
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Perspectives and predictions for this year’s holiday shopping season
September 4, 2018
Executives Jorge Agüelles-Morán, president of the United Retailers Association, and Iván Báez, president of the Puerto Rico Retail Sales Association, offer their predictions for this year's holiday shopping season on the island.
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P.R. gov’t fetches $11.6M for former ‘Sears property’ in Hato Rey; 13 other assets on the block
September 3, 2018
The government of Puerto Rico has sold a commercial lot, known as the “former Sears property” in Hato Rey — held in the defunct Government Development Bank’s portfolio — for $11.6 million.
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Discovery Bay Resort & Marina beachfront property in Aguadilla still for sale
September 3, 2018
The price for a 200-acre beachfront property in Aguadilla that had been reserved for the Discovery Bay Resort & Marina development has dropped to $3 million, from the $9 million sought three years ago through an auction.
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Tzu Chi USA to join FEMA to provide disaster relief to P.R. hurricane survivors
September 3, 2018
As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane María approaches, the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation will join the San Juan FEMA Disaster Recovery Center on Sept.13-15th to provide disaster relief aid to Puerto Rican communities, representatives said.
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P.R. Senate runs marathon hearing to gather input for PREPA transformation
August 31, 2018
Breaking from following the usual pattern of filing a bill, then holding public hearings, Committee Chairman Larry Seilhamer and Sen. Eduardo Bhatia heard expert recommendations to then submit the draft regulatory framework.
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