17K cruise ship passengers to visit P.R. today, pumping $1.5M into economy
May 16, 2018
An estimated 17,000 cruise ship passengers are expected to arrive in Old San Juan today, a visit that is expected to pump some $1.5 million into the local economy.
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P.R.’s new car sales grow 37.3% in April driven by insurance payments
May 16, 2018
New car sales in Puerto Rico reached 8,105 units in April, representing a 37.3 percent increase over the 5,903 units sold during the same month last year, the United Group of Automobile Importers confirmed.
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Medical cannabis experts to discuss draft regulation for sector
May 16, 2018
A group of experts from Puerto Rico’s medical cannabis industry will host a forum to discuss the draft of the new Medicinal Cannabis Regulations recently published by the island’s Health Department.
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Coliseo de P.R. remains Caribbean’s preferred entertainment venue
May 16, 2018
The Coliseo de Puerto Rico continues as the preferred entertainment center for Puerto Ricans and the Caribbean people, according to Pollstar Magazine and the Top 200 Arenas chart.
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Retail Sales Assoc. lobbies for end of inventory tax as part of Tax Reform
May 15, 2018
Less than a month before the start of this year’s hurricane season, the Retail Sales Association once again urged the government to eliminate the tax on inventories as part of the Tax Reform being crafted for Puerto Rico.
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Rosselló appoints Campos as Tourism Co. executive director
May 15, 2018
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced the designation of Carla Campos as director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, an agency she has been heading on an interim basis since January.
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Carolina mayor named to national EPA Advisory Committee and Subcommittee
May 15, 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the appointment of Carolina Mayor José Carlos Aponte-Dalmau to Puerto Rico’s Local Government Advisory Committee and Small Community Advisory Subcommittee.
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GO P.R. Shuttles awarded for work with FEMA after Hurricane María
May 15, 2018
GO Group member Puerto Rico Shuttles, based in Carolina, was one of 16 companies selected by the Department of Homeland Security to receive the 2018 Small Business Achievement Award.
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Microsoft asks FCC to OK use of open TV ‘white space’ to reconnect PR/USVI
May 14, 2018
Technology giant Microsoft Corp. has asked the Federal Communications Commission to allow it to temporarily use so-called “TV white space” to operate on those channels to restore communications capability in areas of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands affected by Hurricanes Irma and María.
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Parallel18 Ventures co-invests in startups Quiena, Abartys Health
May 14, 2018
The Puerto Rico's Science, Technology and Research Trust will invest $225,000 through the follow-up fund Parallel18 Ventures in InsureTech startup Abartys Health and FinTech startup Quiena, the nonprofit confirmed.
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P.R. economic activity shows 2.6 percent drop Y-O-Y in March
May 11, 2018
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index, released by the Economic Development Bank, reached a level of 119.3 in March.
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SPECIAL REPORT: The toll of the media’s neglect of P.R.
May 11, 2018
Jacqueline Capó walks through Calle del Cristo, paved with blue cobblestones like the other main streets of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico — a city that looks like it came off a Paul Signac painting.
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P.R. DMO recruiting for some 20 key posts in the organization
May 11, 2018
Puerto Rico DMO CEO Brad Dean said the entity is recruiting personnel in key areas — representing about 20 jobs — that will help market and sell the island generate economic growth and jobs in industries related to leisure tourism, meetings and business events.
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PR Wireless to unveil productivity solutions at CIO&IT Leadership summit
May 11, 2018
PR Wireless — the parent company of Open Mobile and Sprint in Puerto Rico — will participate in today’s CIO & IT Leadership Conference, to present productivity solutions offered through its Sprint Business division.
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Liberty P.R. expects to have ‘full connectivity’ by June; lost $45M in revenue post-storms
May 10, 2018
Liberty Puerto Rico has restored 80 percent of its infrastructure, ravaged by Hurricanes Irma and María last September, and expects to be fully back online by June, after investing $130 million in repairs.
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