Puerto Rico's House passes bill to increase crude oil tax
Reuters SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's House of Representatives passed a bill to increase a tax on crude oil by around 68 percent on Tuesday, in a move that helps facilitate a crucial bond sale of up to $2.9 billion. After more than a week of ... |
Puerto Rico's House approves bill to raise tax on crude oil
Reuters Puerto Rico, struggling with over $70 billion in debt, needs the bond sale to shore up its shaky finances. The proceeds would be used mainly to pay back a $2.2 billion loan the Government Development Bank (GDB) made to the Highways and Transportation ... |
Puerto Rico's Highways Authority debt trades lower after FBI raid
Reuters NEW YORK Dec 3 (Reuters) - Bonds of Puerto Rico's Highways and Transportation Authority (HTA) traded lower on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the organization and arrested its treasurer. The bonds maturing in 2015 and ... FBI arrests treasurer of Puerto Rico agencyYahoo News FBI Arrests PRHTA OfficialBond Buyer all 5 news articles » |
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Former Indiana resident sentenced in Puerto Rican ID theft ring
Indianapolis Star Enrique Rogelio Mendez-Solis, 40, formerly of Seymour, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for his role in trafficking the identities and corresponding identity documents of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens, according to a news release from the Department ... |
Arrest at Puerto Rico highway authority linked to bribery -US Attorney
Reuters "A complaint was filed yesterday against Silvino Cepeda-Ortiz, treasurer at the Puerto RicoHighway Authority for bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds," the statement said. "The defendant was arrested this morning at his place of work ... |
Puerto Rico Highway Official Accused of Taking Bribes
Bloomberg The treasurer of Puerto Rico's highway authority, Silvino Cepeda-Ortiz, was charged with accepting bribes through a group of the agency's contractors, federal prosecutors said. Today's arrest comes as lawmakers are working on a plan to raise revenue ... |
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FBI raids Puerto Rico highways authority, arrests treasurer
Reuters It also comes as the commonwealth tries to raise up to $2.9 billion to repay $2.2 billion that HTA owes the Government Development Bank (GDB), the financing arm of Puerto Rico'sgovernment. HTA's Executive Director Javier Ramos Hernandez said the HTA ... Puerto Rico's Highway Authority Treasurer Is Arrested on Bribery ChargesNew York Times Puerto Rico Highway Official Accused of Taking BribesBloomberg FBI arrests treasurer of Puerto Rico agencyYahoo News Businessweek all 27 news articles » |
FBI raids Puerto Rico highways authority, arrests treasurer
Reuters What appears to be increased enforcement activity by federal authorities against Puerto Rico'spublic corporations comes as the commonwealth tries to raise up to $2.9 billion in a bond deal that would repay $2.2 billion that HTA owes the Government ... Puerto Rico Highway Official Accused by U.S. of Taking BribesBloomberg Puerto Rico's Highway Authority Treasurer Is Arrested on Bribery ChargesNew York Times Puerto Rico Highway Official Accused of Taking BribesBusinessweek Yahoo News UK all 13 news articles » |
Cash-loaded Guyanese pilot granted bail, prohibited from leaving Puerto Rico
Caribbean News Desk A United States-based Guyanese owner of an executive jet service was Monday granted US$100,000 bail on a charge of bulk-cash smuggling in Puerto Rico. Mr. Khamraj Lall was granted bail by Judge Marcus Lopez in Court 10 in the US District Court of ... |
Puerto Rico's $2.9 Billion Borrowing Measure Moves to Committee
Bloomberg Puerto Rico's Senate passed a $2.9 billion borrowing plan that will boost the Government Development Bank's cash and fund public transportation. The measure will now head to conference committee. The bill raises the junk-rated commonwealth's petroleum ... Puerto Rico's Senate passes oil tax hike needed for $2.9 bln bondReuters all 2 news articles » |
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Puerto Rico's Senate passes oil tax hike needed for $2.9 bln bond
Reuters Puerto Rico's Senate approved the bill 14-13 after it squeaked through the House on Tuesday with the bare minimum of votes, a sign of the opposition the governor is now facing from his own party members. The $2.9 billion bond issue would be used to ... Puerto Rico's Highway Authority Treasurer Is Arrested on Bribery ChargesNew York Times Puerto Rico greets one of world's largest cruisesYahoo News Illegal Gambling Machines Seized in Puerto RicoABC News Fox News Latino-Bloomberg all 83 news articles » |
200000 Stray dogs roam Puerto Rico streets
Fox News Latino By Jorge J. Muñiz Ortiz. Animal rights activists, worried about the roughly 200,000 stray dogs living on the streets of Puerto Rico, expect the government to implement a plan to control the abandonment of pets. "The situation is now worse than ever ... |
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Chikungunya has sickened more than 10000 in Puerto Rico
USA TODAY The first chikungunya case in Puerto Rico was reported in May. Since then, health officials there have diagnosed more than 10,000, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The real number of cases is ... More than 10000 people hit by chikungunya virus in Puerto RicoFox News Latino Puerto Rico Suffers From Chikungunya VirusThe Inquisitr Chikungunya Virus, Symptoms, Treatment & Vaccine: Puerto Rico Reaches Over ...Latin Post Outbreak News Today-Medscape all 6 news articles » |
Puerto Rico soldier accused of smuggling cash
Yahoo News Casellas is accused of taking some $6,300 worth of equipment, including laptops and radios, and sending it to Puerto Rico, as well as giving some of the items to a team member and telling him he could mail it home to the U.S. territory. Casellas also ... |
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Puerto Rico soldier accused of smuggling cash
Yahoo News SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — FBI agents have arrested a Puerto Rican U.S. Army reservist accused of smuggling more than $113,000 in cash from Afghanistan and stealing military equipment. The FBI said in a statement Thursday that Staff Sgt. Luis Ramon ... FBI raids Puerto Rico highways authority, arrests treasurerReuters Puerto Rico's $2.9 Billion Borrowing Measure Moves to CommitteeBloomberg Puerto Rico's Highway Authority Treasurer Is Arrested on Bribery ChargesNew York Times Bond Buyer -New Zealand Herald- Businessweek all 36 news articles » |
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Puerto Rico greets one of world's largest cruises
Yahoo News SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico on Thursday welcomed one of theworld's largest cruise ships, a vessel that can carry more than 6,000 people. Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas arrived at a pier in historic Old San Juan thatunderwent an ... FBI raids Puerto Rico highways authority, arrests treasurerReuters Puerto Rico's $2.9 Billion Borrowing Measure Moves to CommitteeBloomberg Illegal gambling machines seized in Puerto RicoFresno Bee all 83 news articles » |
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Illegal Gambling Machines Seized in Puerto Rico
ABC News Authorities in Puerto Rico have seized 431 illegal gambling machines in raids on several businesses across the U.S. territory. Justice Secretary Cesar Miranda says Thursday's crackdown follows an undercover investigation that began in April 2013. Puerto Rico's Senate passes oil tax hike needed for $2.9 bln bondReuters Puerto Rico soldier accused of smuggling cashYahoo News all 74 news articles » |
 Fox News Latino |
More than 10000 people hit by chikungunya virus in Puerto Rico
Fox News Latino The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that the mosquito-borne illness chikungunya has spread to more than 10,000 in Puerto Rico since first reported in May. USA Today reported that the real number of cases is likely to be larger ... Chikungunya has sickened more than 10000 in Puerto RicoUSA TODAY Chikungunya Virus, Symptoms, Treatment & Vaccine: Puerto Rico Reaches Over ...Latin Post Puerto Rico Suffers From Chikungunya VirusThe Inquisitr Outbreak News Today all 6 news articles » |
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Where to Find the Best Roast Pork in Puerto Rico
Wall Street Journal JAMES BEARD, the American cooking authority, was not impressed with Puerto Rican cuisine when he was posted on the island during World War II. “I have always felt that food in the Caribbean is perhaps the worst in the world,” he wrote in his memoir, ... and more » |
San Juan museum exhibits traditional Puerto Rican musical instruments
Fox News Latino A new exhibit at the Museum of the Americas in Old San Juan is showcasing traditional musical instruments used in Puerto Rico and influenced by the mixing of Taino, Spanish and African cultures. The "Mi Musica: Instrumentos musicales tradicionales de ... and more » |
 Jamaica Observer |
Identity trafficker in Puerto Rico jailed for 81 months
Jamaica Observer WASHINGTON (CMC) – The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says a leader of aPuerto Rican identity trafficking organization has been sentenced to serve 81 months in prison. Enrique Rogelio Mendez-Solis, 40, also known as Rogelio ... |
Israel and the Palestinians: the Puerto Rican model
Globes This proposal might be called the “Caribbean Solution”, since it is inspired by the example ofPuerto Rico. In 1898, the United States conquered, occupied and annexed the Caribbean island, a colony of the Spanish Crown since the fifteenth century. In ... |
Guyanese pilot Khamraj Lall has been detained in Puerto Rico over cash amounting to US$620000 which was found in the private plane he was in on November 2.
Agent Edwin O. Roman-Acevedo | San Juan Police Department, Puerto Rico, San Juan Police Department, Puerto Rico ... Puerto Rico ~ November 26, 2014 · Elmore County Sheriff's Office Alabama ~ November 23, 2014 ...
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An off-duty Puerto Rico police officer has been killed by robbers.
For seven days, Puerto Rico became my home. I was new to this part of the world, and I'm so glad I had the opportunity to meet its beauty. To describe this island in a few words really won't do its allure justice. Puerto Rico is ...
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