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Puerto Rico at a Strategic Crossroads: Our Moment to Rise Before Falling into Recession
Challenges, Reforms, and a $35 Billion Opportunity: From Fragile Recovery to Strategic Inflection Puerto Rico faces a pivotal moment. After a period of recovery fueled by reconstruction, pandemic aid, and federal support, its economy now rests at...
Owner: Salvador Hasbun Martinez
FCCA 31st Annual Cruise Conference & Trade Show highlights collaboration, innovation and sustainable growth in Puerto Rico
The FCCA 31st Annual Cruise Conference & Trade Show concluded in Puerto Rico, focusing on collaboration, innovation and sustainable development across the Caribbean cruise industry. SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – The 31st Annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise...
Owner: Theodore Koumelis and Vicky Karantzavelou
The people’s power plant: How Puerto Rico turned home batteries into a reliable grid asset
In 2017, Puerto Rico was plunged into darkness. Hurricane Maria devastated the island, collapsing the power grid and triggering the longest blackout in American history. Millions were left without electricity. This event exposed the deep...
Owner: Informa PLC
FCCA Cruise Conference ends in Puerto Rico with focus on partnership and sustainability
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The Daily Herald
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A packed house at the Puerto Rico Convention Center as the opening got underway last week. SAN JUAN--The 31st Annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference & Trade Show concluded in San Juan last week, marking another...
Owner: De Windt & Snow Families
Puerto Rican student represents UAPB on international stage in aquaculture research
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Samuel García Vázquez, a doctoral student in the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s (UAPB) Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, is advancing research that could improve commercial fish production while also breaking...
Owner: Bobby Caldwell
US Marines stage amphibious assault exercises in Puerto Rico
The US Marine Corps has conducted landing and infiltration drills in Puerto Rico as Washington intensifies its Caribbean military presence. The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced on Saturday that the US Marine Corps recently...
Owner: Non-transparent
U.S. Military Exercises in Puerto Rico Heighten Regional Tensions
(FILE) U.S. Marines with BLT36 conduct light armored reconnaissance operations on Arroyo Beach, Puerto Rico, Sep. 22, 2025. Photo: X/ @22nd_MEU November 2, 2025 Hour: 12:54 am The Pentagon announced on Saturday that the United States Marine Corps...
Owner: Venezuelan Government
In Puerto Rico, Cruise Industry Leaders Chart a New Course for the Caribbean
A new spirit of collaboration is shaping the future of the Caribbean cruise industry. That was the prevailing message in San Juan, Puerto Rico last week, where hundreds of regional tourism officials and global cruise executives came together to...
Owner: Alexander Britell
FCCA 31st Annual Cruise Conference & Trade Show Concludes in Puerto Rico with Strong Calls for Collaboration, Innovation and Sustainable Growth
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (October 31, 2025) – The 31st Annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference & Trade Show concluded in San Juan, Puerto Rico last week, following a week of high-level discussions, productive one-on-one...
Owner: Joan & Colin Wilson
COSSEC distributes $3.2 million in dividends to insured cooperatives
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The Weekly Journal
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The Puerto Rico Public Corporation for the Supervision and Insurance of Cooperatives (COSSEC) announced the distribution of $3,200,634 in dividends to insured savings and credit cooperatives, the highest amount in the institution’s history. The...
Owner: Salvador Hasbun Martinez
United Retailers Center & ICF ally to boost business leadership
Ramón Barquín III, left, president of the United Retailers Center, signs a leadership alliance agreement with Suzette Roldán Medina, president of International Coaching Federation’s Puerto Rico chapter. The United Retailers Center (CUD by its...
Owner: Matthew & Ricardo Angulo
Young entrepreneur wins award for developing sustainable shower system
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The Weekly Journal
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A compact shower system that optimizes water and energy consumption in recreational vehicles (RVs) earned young entrepreneur Nicolás S. Novoa Lugo first place in the EO Puerto Rico Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). Novoa Lugo, founder of...
Owner: Salvador Hasbun Martinez
Puerto Rico telecom sector tops $3.5B investment
Chantal Benet, of Inteligencia Económica, presents the findings of the 2025 telecommunications industry impact report commissioned by the Puerto Rican Telecommunications Alliance. Puerto Rico’s telecommunications sector remains one of the main...
Owner: Michelle Kantrow-Vázquez
Somos 2025: Putting work first at the Puerto Rico conference
Bronx Assembly Member Karines Reyes, chair of the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, is gearing up for the Somos conference next week in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Starting on Nov. 5, the day after the election, the conference will welcome a new New...
Owner: Jim TenBroek & Scott Peters
4 urgent lessons for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery from Puerto Rico’s struggles – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa
Across Jamaica, streets are littered with torn-off roofs, splintered wood and other debris left in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Downed power lines have left communities in the dark, and many flooded and wind-damaged homes are unlivable....
Owner: The Conversation Media Group
Save This Species: The ‘Little Three-Horned Devil,’ One of Puerto Rico’s Rarest Plants
Diablito de Tres Cuernos, Vahl’s boxwood (Buxus vahlii) Endangered Buxus vahlii is a short, slow-growing evergreen shrub or tree that reaches 3-10 feet (1–3 meters) in height, with ovular, dark-green, glossy leaves. It produces delicate,...
Owner: Center for Biological Diversity
Puerto Rico could create its own “AI Development and Innovation Institute”
The Legislature proposes creating a Puerto Rico Institute for Development and Innovation in Artificial Intelligence within the government to consolidate innovation efforts and define a public policy for the responsible use of this tool. Senate...
Owner: Salvador Hasbun Martinez
When SNAP benefits will arrive is still in flux. Here's what communities are doing to fill the gap
The Trump administration says it will restart the national food aid program known as SNAP using money from a Department of Agriculture contingency fund but will only pay out half the amount participants would normally receive. In a court filing,...
Owner: American Government
4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa
Across Jamaica, streets are littered with torn-off roofs, splintered wood and other debris left in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Downed power lines have left communities in the dark, and many flooded and wind-damaged homes are unlivable....
Owner: The Conversation Media Group
JFK ground stop ordered after flight from Puerto Rico reports engine issue
Travelers are bracing for canceled flights and extensive delays after one flight's engine issue prompted a ground stop at John F. Kennedy International Airport Thursday. Bad weather is doing the rest. The FAA says Frontier Airlines Flight 3546...
Owner: Comcast Corporation