JetBlue Airways, Puerto Rico’s largest carrier, announced Thursday plans to add two routes from San Juan: Punta Cana and Santiago, in the Dominican Republic, starting in May 2013. The routes will fill a gap left by American Eagle when it scaled back operations out of the Luis Muñoz Marín Airport.
As part of its pursuit of creating such professional opportunities, Banco Santander Puerto Rico, through its Santander Universities Global Division, announced Thursday the start of its “U-Work” internship program on the island.
Javier Hidalgo-Blázquez, President and CEO of Santander BanCorp and Santander Puerto Rico, resigned to his positions to assume new responsibilities within the bank’s parent company, Grupo Santander in Spain. However, bank officials did not say Thursday when his resignation will take effect.