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  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...
    
  Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:TUSK) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:TUSK) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript October 31, 2025 Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. misses on earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $-0.25 EPS, expectations were $-0.07. Operator: Greetings, and welcome to...
    
  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...
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....
    
  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...
    
  Puerto Rico’s Truman Show: Stuck in fiscal déjà vu
Puerto Rico remains trapped in a “The Truman Show”-like cycle, endlessly reliving the same governance failures the Tobin Report warned about, writes Antonio Santos, a hospitality and tourism professional and former House candidate. (Image...
    
  Whale calls, frog croaks: A composer debuts Puerto Rico’s loss in Dallas
From KERA News: Whale calls. Glaciers melting. Frog croaks. These are sounds audiences might not expect in an orchestral concert hall but were featured in last week’s world premiere of Angélica Negrón’s For Everything You Keep Losing at the Dallas...
    
  Reimagining beauty and humor: Marc Dennis on turning masterpieces into living conversations
Marc Dennis, ‘He loves me, he loves me not’ (The Transfiguration of Snow White), 2019. Oil on linen, 142 × 187 cm (56 × 74 in). Photo courtesy of the artist. Last summer, during a visit to a friend’s home in Savannah, Georgia, my attention was...
    
  Eli Lilly plans to build new USD 3 billion facility in Netherlands
Indianapolis: Eli Lilly and Company has announced plans to build a new USD 3 billion manufacturing facility in Katwijk, the Netherlands, located within the Leiden Bio Science Park.The facility will incorporate advanced manufacturing technologies...
    
  With millions in NIH grants terminated, Northwestern researchers seek reinstatement
A slew of National Institutes of Health grant terminations in the spring left affected Northwestern researchers with few avenues to reinstate funding for their disrupted multi-year research projects. To get their funding reinstated and avoid...
    
  Behind the Forecast: The rise of weather balloons and radiosondes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Weather balloons play a crucial role in helping meteorologists gather detailed information about our atmosphere. They are launched twice daily from nearly 900 sites worldwide, most of which are in the Northern Hemisphere....
    
  NYC airports all face restrictions as weather and FAA staffing shortages during shutdown leave fliers frustrated
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
    
  Trump administration says it is paying out half of November's SNAP benefits
SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY JWR UPDATE. IT'S FREE. Just click here. The Trump administration said Monday that it will release enough funds to pay for a half-month’s worth of food assistance benefits in November, days after two courts ordered the U.S....
    
  Rums of Puerto Rico to host Miami event
The Puerto Rico government’s Rums of Puerto Rico division will present ‘A Taste of Rums and Good Vibes’ at Kaona Room, Miami Beach, next month. Speakers include Federico José Hernández, Ramón Díaz and Juan Lastra On Saturday 8 November, a group...
    
  Eli Lilly Commits Over $1.2 Billion to Expand Puerto Rico Manufacturing Hub
Eli Lilly Commits Over $1.2 Billion to Expand Puerto Rico Manufacturing Hub October 29, 2025 | Wednesday | News | By Ankit Kankar | ankit.kankar@mmactiv.com The investment will modernise Lilly’s Carolina facilities, create more than 1,100 new...
Patch of drier air moves in, limiting rain showers
Today St. Croix will be partly sunny with a shower in spots this morning, AccuWeather said. High 87. Tonight St. Croix will experience mainly clear conditions and a low of 75, according to AccuWeather. A patch of drier air will move this morning,...
    
  Puerto Rico must power up for an AI-ready future
Consultant Jeffrey Quiñones-Díaz writes that preparing Puerto Rico for an AI-driven future starts with strengthening the island’s energy and broadband systems. (Credit: HAKINMHAN | Dreamstime.com) With the insular reality that mars our prospects...
    
  Puerto Rico Keeps Getting Hammered By Political Storms
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Puerto Rico is located 1,000 miles due east of Florida. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the north and east and by the Caribbean Sea on the south and west. Following...
    
  ‘Hurricane Melissa isn’t a natural disaster – more needs to be done to call it what it is’
Clean-up efforts have just begun in the Caribbean nation (Picture: EPA) For decades, climate experts have been warning that storms are becoming stronger due to the warming of ocean waters, making each hurricane worse than the last. This week, one...
    
  Aerospace industry takes off in Puerto Rico
Driven by collaboration between the academic, private, and governmental sectors, the Island is beginning to emerge as a hub for innovation, development, and research in space technologies. What seemed like a distant dream just a decade ago is now...