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Waste Of The Day: Puerto Rico, Guam, Others In Debt
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearWire, Topline: The five inhabited U.S. territories are collectively $57.8 billion in debt and have issues with their financial statements that “can lead to poor financial decisions and lost access to capital...
Prophecies of an Independent Puerto Rico
PR51st
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July 9, 2025
Among the small group of Puerto Ricans favoring independence, most of whom do not live in Puerto Rico, the most common vision of an independent Puerto Rico is that of a prosperous capitalist country, financially supported by the United States and...
ITServe Alliance Launches Synergy 2025 with Grand Kickoff in New Jersey; Main Event Set for Puerto Rico
News India Times
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July 9, 2025
President Anju Vallabhaneni addresses attendees at The Westin Princeton. Regional leaders celebrate the East Coast chapter’s excellence with trophy honors. Manish Mehra, Synergy 2025 Director, outlines the vision for the Puerto Rico conference.|...
LBB Specialties Expands Distribution Partnership with Clariant to Support Puerto Rico's Life Sciences Market
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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NORWALK, Conn., July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LBB Specialties (LBBS), a leader in specialty chemicals and ingredient distribution in North America, is pleased to announce the expansion of its distribution partnership with Clariant, a global leader...
Heat Wave Ignites Puerto Rico’s Air Conditioning Market
The Weekly Journal
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July 8, 2025
The ongoing heat wave has triggered a spike in air conditioner sales and installations across Puerto Rico. Despite rising prices due to tariffs, merchants and technicians told EL VOCERO that there is enough inventory to meet the current demand. In...
Airbnb Reports 140% Surge in Searches Due to Bad Bunny Residency in Puerto Rico
The Weekly Journal
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July 8, 2025
Bad Bunny’s musical residency, which kicks off this Friday at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in Hato Rey, has triggered a more than 140% increase in Airbnb searches across the Island for the event dates compared to the same period in 2024....
No Immediate Cuts to Medicaid in Puerto Rico, But Concerns Linger
The Weekly Journal
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Although the recently approved "Big Beautiful Bill" (BBB) does not impose immediate Medicaid cuts in Puerto Rico, healthcare industry sources are concerned about what might happen once the current allocated funds—set to expire in 2027—run out, and...
Adidas Is Hiring For Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rico Residency This Summer—Here’s How To Apply
Secret Los Angeles - California
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July 8, 2025
Getty Images for Vogue / Marc Piasecki If you’re a Bad Bunny fan, bilingual in Spanish, and free this summer, then you may be eligible for a once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity with adidas! They’ve just posted a new job listing for a Bilingual...
Rum tax supporting USVI, Puerto Rico bonds raised
The Bond Buyer - New York
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July 8, 2025
USVI Gov Albert Bryan, Jr, left, and Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, right, meeting to discuss permanent raise of rum cover over rate supporting USVI bonds and Puerto Rico contingent vehicle instruments. The U.S. government permanently increased the rum...
Going to Bad Bunny’s Residency in Puerto Rico? Here’s the Ultimate Travel Guide
Billboard
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July 8, 2025
If there’s one place in the world to experience the full gravitational pull of one of Latin music’s most magnetic superstar today — Bad Bunny — it’s at San Juan’s Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, commonly referred to as “El Choli” by...
How Trump’s Policies Are Reshaping Immigration Enforcement in Puerto Rico
American Renaissance
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July 7, 2025
In Barrio Obrero, a predominantly Dominican neighborhood in Puerto Rico, the chilling effect of unprecedented immigration raids in the U.S. territory has been paralyzing. With homes and businesses desolate, a truck with speakers has been cruising...
From Yale’s ivory tower to the Statue of Liberty, Bad Bunny puts Puerto Rico, politics on the agenda
Connecticut Public Radio
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July 7, 2025
As if Bad Bunny was not making enough headlines with his Puerto Rico residency starting this Friday, the worldwide reggaeton sensation dropped the long-awaited music video for the opening track of his most-recent, most-Puerto Rican album, DeBÍ...
More flash floods forecasted to hit Texas and immigration enforcement in Puerto Rico: Morning Rundown
NBC News
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July 7, 2025
The National Weather Service is warning more flash floods could hit central Texas. This summer’s big sales events could offer some of the best pre-tariffs bargains. Trump's policies are reshaping immigration enforcement in Puerto Rico. Here’s what...
Mayor Ponce vows to enhance communication, improve public service
The Manila Times
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July 11, 2025
GEN. NATIVIDAD, Nueva Ecija – Larry Soriano Ponce, an information technology executive and the newly elected mayor of this town, promised to use his expertise to enhance communication and improve public service in the municipality. In his recent...
FV Bank Rolls Out Virtual Account Identifiers to Automate Payment Attribution
The Fintech Times
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July 10, 2025
FV Bank, a US-licensed digital bank serving small and medium-sized enterprises, has launched a new Virtual Account feature to tackle a major operational challenge in global payments: attributing high volumes of incoming transactions quickly and...
Developing Countries Decry "Problematic" Loss And Damage Finance Gap As Global “Fill The Fund” Campaign Launched
Scoop
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July 10, 2025 Developing country representatives on the Board of the UN’s Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) have issued a critical joint statement expressing concerns over the scale and status of resources, noting that a lack of...
Differing views on the impact of Trump’s fiscal plan on Puerto Rico
Metro World News
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July 7, 2025
While Puerto Rican congresswoman Nydia Velázquez denounced that the approval of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” represents a direct attack on the most vulnerable, Puerto Rico’s governor, Jenniffer González Colón, defended the measure...
Cubs Searching for Third Base Help as Trade Deadline Looms
Heavy.com
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July 11, 2025
Getty The Chicago Cubs had their third base problem solved—until they didn’t. Last year’s deadline deal for Isaac Paredes gave the Cubs a stabilizing force at the hot corner. But instead of building on that momentum, they flipped Paredes to...
Puerto Rico Is Projecting a Big July Fourth Travel Weekend
Caribbean Journal
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July 4, 2025
Puerto Rico is heading into the July 4 holiday weekend with one of its strongest summer travel performances in recent years, according to new data from the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. The agency’s latest survey of endorsed accommodations shows an...
June 2025 Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Released
Texas Border Business
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July 10, 2025
The U.S. Census Bureau released new Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for June 2025. Image for illustration purposesTexas Border Business U.S. Census Bureau The U.S. Census Bureau released new Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for June 2025....