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Recent Posts
- Puerto Rico’s Big Pharma Push to Bring More Good High-Paying Jobs
- US Coast Guard Seizes Half Ton of Cocaine near Puerto Rico
- 300,000 Puerto Ricans Projected to Leave Island in Two Years
- Ángel Pérez and Antonio Soto accuse each other of stealing the primaries before the start of the count of the primaries
- Investor Keith St. Clair Targets Isla Verde Tourist Area, Invests Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Puerto Rico
- Investor Peter Schiff defends territorial status, argued that the island “would be much worse” if it were a US state
- Washington figures propose to spur pharmaceutical manufacturing investment on the island
- Building a non-violent Puerto Rico
- Small and Medium Scale Businesses are The Backbone of the Puerto Rico´s Economy
- Something for Everyone at The Outlet66 Mall – Brand new dragsters, a bowling alley, zip line, sky trail and go karts await at SectorSixty6
- Puerto Rico Eyes Lucrative Destination Wedding Market
- The Rebirth of the Mall: From Just Buying to an Engaging Experience
- Conditional Single Permit Allows Businesses to Flow While Waiting for Inspections
- Puerto Rico Aims to Transform Former Navy Base Into Tourism Hotspot
- Government Implements Administrative Order to Speed Up Permits Process – with single condition permit
- The Aerospace Industry in Puerto Rico: The Sky’s the Limit
- Puerto Rico’s Urban Train – Let’s Review, 15 Years Later – A Hesitant Puerto Rico Tries Commuting by Train
- Governor of Puerto Rico Extends Curfew and Expands List of Businesses Allowed to Reopen
- Why does Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez and her PNP New Progressive Party think the curfew violations and large group gatherings shouldn’t apply to themselves?
- Puerto Rico court orders new murder trial for judge’s son because 11 to 1 verdict wasn’t unanimous
- Puerto Rico closes public school cafeterias amid food crisis
- Concerns grow as Puerto Rico to spend $2B to fight COVID-19
- Unemployed Puerto Ricans fume as claims pile up in pandemic. Meanwhile, government workers continue receiving their full salaries, even if they aren’t working
- Fiscal Oversight Board: Puerto Rico to see 65% surplus drop amid debt crisis
- Welcome to Puerto Rico, Now Line Up for Your Virus Screening
- Gov. Vázquez announces conversion of San Juan Power Plant units to natural gas
- Puerto Rico Permits Office presents new Construction Code to Improve Hurricane & Earthquake Resistance
- Journalists sue against Puerto Rico ‘fake news’ restrictions
- More Puerto Rico sectors allowed to reopen after Memorial Day, starting 5-26-20
- U.S. Treasury approves federal incentive distribution plan
- Testing kits: Apex and 313 LLC called to testify about the latest Puerto Rican scandal
- Fortunes wasted on an empty technology strategy. The government of Puerto Rico announces that the Department of Education will train teachers in the use of technology
- “Grand reopening” in Puerto Rico. The governor announced that starting Tuesday, 5-26-20, shopping malls, restaurants, and churches, among others, will be allowed to open
- PREPA renegotiates 23 renewable energy contracts
- Puerto Ricans blindly follow their corrupt government, according to Simon Black
- Corruption hits Puerto Rico amid Covid-19 crisis
- Puerto Rico to hold statehood referendum
- Covid-19 May Cost Puerto Rico $2 Billion in Taxes, Board Says
- Puerto Rico is shovel-ready for the COVID-19 recovery
- Independence supporters reject Puerto Rico’s annexation for statehood
- 51st State? Puerto Rico’s Statehood Poll is Driven by Political & Financial Ambitions, Scholars Say
- Greenbriar Capital Corp Reaches Commercial Agreement with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority – To Install Largest Solar Energy Facility in the Carribean
- The PREPA debt deal and the future of Puerto Rico creditworthiness. Consequences of not honoring your commitments, not keeping your promises are a damaged reputation, breach of trust
- Providing pandemic rental assistance in Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico Governor forced the private sector to close, but continued paying the public employees, even though most are not working
- Apex owner says Maldonado deceived him about the Puerto Rican Coronavirus testing kit scandal
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Monthly Archives: March 2020
Lessons Learned: FEMA cited for costly mistakes during Puerto Rico hurricane
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/dhs-watchdog-highlights-fema-failures Lessons Learned: FEMA cited for costly mistakes during Puerto Rico hurricane IG says FEMA could have saved time and money using available advance contracts during devastation from Hurricane Maria. Puerto Rico devastation from Hurricane Maria (RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty … Continue reading
The Board supports the island as a pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing center
https://www.elnuevodia.com/english/english/nota/theboardsupportstheislandasapharmaceuticalandmedicaldevicemanufacturingcenter-2554067 The Board supports the island as a pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing center The tax agency calls on the island to be considered in any initiative that encourages manufacturing in the United States Thursday, March 19, 2020 – 10:35 … Continue reading
Posted in Puerto Rico economic crisis, Puerto Rico necessary improvements
Tagged China, Coronavirus, Covid-19, dependence, manufacturing, medical device manufacturing, medical devices, medical supplies, over-dependence, pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals, Puerto Rico, shortage, solution
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Coronavirus figures in Puerto Rico for Sunday, March 29 = 5 deaths, 127 positive cases
https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/lascifrasdelcoronavirusenpuertoricoparaeldomingo29demarzo-2556439 Coronavirus figures in Puerto Rico for Sunday, March 29 Two people killed by COVID-19 increases the number of deaths to five, while the total number of positives rose to 127 Sunday, March 29, 2020 – 10:30 AM Updated on: … Continue reading
Posted in Puerto Rico Coronavirus Covid-19
Tagged cases, confirmed, Coronavirus, Covid-19, death, deaths, died, negative, positive, positives, Puerto Rico, results
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Puerto Rico Gov Extends Coronavirus Curfew to, at least, April 12, restricts hours further, and restricts all of Sunday
Puerto Rico Gov Expected to Extend Coronavirus Curfew Puerto Rico Gov Expected to Extend Coronavirus Curfew By CyberNews on March 26, 2020 SAN JUAN — Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced hinted that she would announce Thursday afternoon the extension of the … Continue reading
Curfew hours restricted from 7PM to 5AM & all day Sunday; Nonessential-Business Closure in Puerto Rico Extended to April 12; Cars restricted on roads: open M,W,F for even number plates, T,TH,SAT for odd number plates
Curfew, Nonessential-Business Closure in Puerto Rico Extended to April 12 Curfew, Nonessential-Business Closure in Puerto Rico Extended to April 12 By Caribbean Business on March 26, 2020 Dr. Segundo Rodríguez and Gov. Wanda Vázquez (Courtesy) Island Awaits Order of 3,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Puerto Rico Coronavirus Covid-19
Tagged beds, business, cars, cases, closed, closure, closures, contact tracing, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid19, curfew, deaths, Emergency Management Bureau, even, executive order, Governor, growth, health department, hospitalized, hospitals, hours, infected, license plate, license plates, lockdown, negative, non-essential, non-essential business, number, odd, patient numbers, patients, plate, plates, positive, Puerto Rico, quarantine, restriction, restrictions, shutdown, social-distancing, task force, ventilators, virus, Wanda Vázquez Garced
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Task Force Created to Lobby for Return of Critical U.S. Manufacturing to Puerto Rico
The Coronavirus problem illustrates it is a no brainer opportunity for Puerto Rico to replace China as the main source of key pharmaceuticals, to reduce the overdependence on China, bringing more jobs to Puerto Rico, speeding delivery of pharmaceuticals to … Continue reading
Posted in Puerto Rico necessary improvements, Puerto Rico tax incentives
Tagged active ingredients, China, Coronavirus, incentive, incentives, industry, manufacturers, manufacturing, over-reliance, overdependence, pandemic, pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals, PRMA, production, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association, Section 936, source, sourcing, task force, tax break, TCJA
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Puerto Rico Governor Announces additional $787 million Relief Package Amid Covid-19 Outbreak
If there are 3.1 million people living in Puerto Rico, that equates to about $305 per person. $787 million plus $160 previously allocated = $947 million/3.1 million people = $305 per person. This will add close to $1 Billion more … Continue reading
Posted in culture and cycle of dependency, Puerto Rico > Venezuela > Socialism, Puerto Rico Coronavirus Covid-19, Puerto Rico economic crisis, Puerto Rico necessary improvements
Tagged Coronavirus, Covid-19, debt, employees, financial relief package, government, government worker, government workers, Governor, incentive, incentives, outbreak, Puerto Rico, relief package, sales tax, social stability, stimulus, Wanda Vázquez Garced, worker
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