Gongo Fishing PR Slams LUMA and Genera PR Over Rising Light Bills
The Facebook page Gongo Fishing PR publicly called out LUMA Energy and Genera PR this week over the sustained rise in electricity bills in…
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IslandWide Launches $612,000 Automated Package-Sorting System in Puerto Rico
IslandWide Group, a Puerto Rico-based logistics, distribution and ground transportation company, has launched a new automated package-sorting system financed through a $612,000 arrangement with…
New Appraisal Standard May Delay Mortgage Closings, Warns Puerto Rico Broker
The Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 standard, taking effect November 2, could cause temporary delays in mortgage loan processing and closings while appraisers, banks…
San Juan Economic Transformation Plan Begins Implementation
San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo announced Wednesday that the San Juan Economic Transformation Plan is officially in its implementation phase, following enactment of…
Senate Bill Would Let Puerto Rico Towns Take Public Nuisances Before Paying Owners
Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz filed Senate Bill 1594 on Tuesday at the request of the Mayors Federation and the Federation of Municipal Legislators.
Puerto Rico’s Government Progress Index Falls for Second Straight Month in September
Puerto Rico's Government Progress Index (GPI), prepared by Birling Capital, fell for the second consecutive month in September 2026, reaching 22.98 points out of…
Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce President Asks Oversight Board to Approve Emergency Fund Amid Energy Cost Crisis
Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (CCPR) president José "Che Julio" Aparicio Laspina said the island's private sector is in an "economic crisis" and an…
SME Marketing Summit 2026 to Explore How Brands Stay Relevant as Markets Change
Puerto Rico's Sales and Marketing Executives Association (SME) will hold its 2026 Marketing Summit on Thursday, October 22 at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in…
Finca Neo Jibairo Builds Diversified Agritourism Business in Río Grande
Finca Neo Jibairo, a farm in Río Grande founded 16 years ago in a San Juan garden, has grown into an agritourism destination spanning…
Hospital Auxilio Mutuo Agrees to $500,000 Fund for 41,000 Patients After 2023 Cyberattack
Hospital Auxilio Mutuo in Puerto Rico has agreed to create a $500,000 fund to compensate about 41,000 patients affected by a September 2023 cybersecurity…
Toyota to Invest $55 Million Expanding Its Distribution Center in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Toyota de Puerto Rico announced an investment of more than $55 million to expand and modernize its Vehicle and Parts Distribution Center in Toa…
Puerto Rico Employment Up 1.1% in September, Fourth Straight Month of Growth
Payroll employment in Puerto Rico grew 1.1% in September, the fourth consecutive year-over-year increase, according to adjusted data from the Nonfarm Payroll Employment Survey…
University of Puerto Rico Non-Teaching Employees Threaten Strike Over Unimplemented Union Contract
The Brotherhood of Exempt Non-Teaching Employees (Heend) of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) warned on Tuesday that it will activate its strike vote…
Puerto Rico’s DDEC Leads Toronto Trade Mission with 11 Local Companies
Puerto Rico's Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC) is leading a trade mission to Toronto, Canada, with 11 local companies seeking to expand…
Puerto Rico Governor Calls LUMA’s New Rate Increase Request a 'Barbaridad'
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón called LUMA Energy's new rate increase request before the Energy Bureau a "barbaridad" and said the operator is…