Saturday, June 21, 2014

PR utilities unions OK general strikes | Gov. Alejandro García Padilla on Wednesday downplayed the possibility of a general strike | Employment in Puerto Rico at 22-Year Low | PR commercial bankruptcies, debt rise | Police reform monitor getting to work

Governor pitches PR to Spanish firms

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Governor pitches PR to Spanish firms
Issued: June 18, 2014
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García Padilla on Tuesday invited Spanish firms to invest in the Caribbean island. ...
Governor: There won’t be general strike
Issued: June 18, 2014
Gov. Alejandro García Padilla on Wednesday downplayed the possibility of a general strike to protest his signing of fiscal emergency legislation that...
Avianca adding 4th SJ-Bogota flight
Issued: June 18, 2014
Bogotá-based airline Avianca is boosting its direct flights between the Colombian capital and Puerto Rico from three to four per week starting next...
Feds: No death penalty in publicist’s killing
Issued: June 18, 2014
Federal prosecutors are taking the death penalty off the table in the high-profile carjacking and killing of publicist José Enrique Gómez Saladín in...

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Caribbean police kill man who murdered honeymoon couple - MYfoxLUBBOCK.COM

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Caribbean police kill man who murdered honeymoon couple
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A man who's serving a life sentence in the Caribbean island of Antigua, for killing a honeymooning Welsh couple, was shot to death by police Friday after escaping from prison, authorities said. Avie Howell was taken to a ...
Killer of British couple murdered on Caribbean honeymoon DIES after being ...Daily Mail
One of 'honeymoon killers' who murdered British couple in Caribbean escapes ...Irish Independent
Ben And Catherine Mullany Caribbean Shooting Deaths: Family's Horror As ...Huffington Post UK

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Herd mentality - The Economist (blog)

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Herd mentality
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And in a melting-pot democracy, different communities understandably stick together as voter blocks, at least for a little while. So by rights Lexington should have found it uplifting to spend time this week watching canvassers from Dominicanos USA, a ...
'We Should Be Further,' Dominicans SayNew York Times
Will Rep. Charles Rangel, The 'Lion Of Harlem', Be Dethroned By State Sen ...CBS Local
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Labrador prevé aspirar de nuevo en noviembre

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Considera volverá a optar por puesto de liderato en la Cámara baja federal después de las elecciones


Puerto Rico Supreme Court rejects Doral Bank case - Yahoo News

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Puerto Rico Supreme Court rejects Doral Bank case
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's Supreme Court has declined to get involved in a $230 million battle between the local government and one of the island's biggest banks. But it's telling a lower court to make a quick ruling in the case.

UBS faces criminal probe for Puerto Rico bond fund sales - Oman Daily Observer

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UBS faces criminal probe for Puerto Rico bond fund sales
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NEW YORK — US authorities are probing UBS AG for criminal fraud after a former broker inPuerto Rico allegedly directed clients to improperly borrow money to buy mutual funds that later plunged, according to lawyers representing some of the investors.
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Corte de Puerto Rico rechaza caso Doral Bank

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — La Corte Suprema de Puerto Rico se negó a mediar en una batalla de 230...

Sistema TV Informa: Gerenciales AEE advierten consecuencias de la Ley de Sostenibilidad

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Una carta abierta fue enviada al Gobernador, Alejandro García Padilla, por los miembros de la Asociación de Empleados Gerenciales de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica. Esto, para advertirle sobre las consecuencias de la recién Ley de Sostenibilidad Fiscal y Operacional sobre esta dependencia, en especial, para los empleados gerenciales. Sobre el objetivo y efecto de esta carta y su interés de participar de las reuniones de los sindicatos con la Secretaria de la Gobernación, Ariel Rivera conversó a fondo con Luz López Rivera, Presidenta de la Asociación de Empleados Gerenciales de la AEE, y José Mulero Fernández, ex presidente inmediato del gremio.
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Sistema TV Informa: Gerenciales AEE advierten consecuencias de la Ley de Sostenibilidad 

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Una carta abierta fue enviada al Gobernador, Alejandro García Padilla, por los miembros de la Asociación de Empleados Gerenciales de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica. Esto, para advertirle...
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PR Journal: District Court Approves Selection of Arnaldo Claudio... 

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PR Journal: District Court Approves Selection of Arnaldo Claudio...: Michelle Hernandez Fraley and Arnaldo Claudio.  Photo: Inter News Service Transformation plan presented to  Police Academy ...

Transformation plan presented to Police Academy

Depresión es principal causa consulta psiquiátrica en América Latina

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Según expertos, el 63 % de los deprimidos vive en pareja.


Leatherback turtle nests surge in PR - Caribbean Businesswww.caribbeanbusinesspr... 

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Leatherback turtle nests surge in PR - Caribbean Business
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More than 1,700 nests of the world�s largest turtle species have been identified so far this year (just halfway through the season), putting Puerto Rico well ahead of last year�s 1,386 nests, the largest amount in recent history.
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Tennessee Law Journal Analyzes Puerto Rico’s Territorial Status

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Puerto Rico Debates Who Put Out the Lights in Mosquito Bay

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The bay is normally lit up by microscopic plankton — an important tourist attraction — but in January it abruptly lost its glow, alarming scientists.

It’s Not the Living Dead, Just a Funeral With Flair

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Funeral services in New Orleans and Puerto Rico pose the dead to play host at their own wakes, propped up in a familiar tableau.

Employment in Puerto Rico at 22-Year Low

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The economic crisis and large-scale emigration have progressively reduced in recent years the number of people working in Puerto Rico, dipping below 1 million to the lowest level since 1992.

Doral sues PR over $230M tax deal - Caribbean Businesswww.caribbeanbusinesspr.co...

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Doral sues PR over $230M tax deal - Caribbean Business
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The dispute between the Treasury Department and Doral Financial escalated last month when the government announced it was nullifying a multimillion-dollar agreement with the bank.

Police reform monitor getting to work - Caribbean Businesswww.caribbeanbusinessp... 

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Police reform monitor getting to work - Caribbean Business
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Arnaldo Claudio, a Puerto Rico-born retired colonel and security expert, has been enlisted by the island government and the U.S. Justice Department to monitor an overhaul of the nation�s second-largest police force that is expected to cost $200 million over the next decade.
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PR govt seeks dismissal of Doral suit - Caribbean Businesswww.caribbeanbusinessp... 

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PR govt seeks dismissal of Doral suit - Caribbean Business
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the puerto rico government is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by doral financial corp. challenging the treasury departments scrapping of a $230 million tax deal with the san juan-based bank.

Archbishop troubled by top court nod - Caribbean Businesswww.caribbeanbusinesspr... 

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Archbishop troubled by top court nod - Caribbean Business
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san juan archbishop roberto gonzález nieves voiced concern monday that the nomination of maite oronoz rodríguez, an openly lesbian attorney, to sit on puerto ricos supreme court could open the door to same-sex marriage in puerto rico.

White House PR task force chief, the son of a Borinqueneer, reflects on US honor... 

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White House PR task force chief, the son of a Borinqueneer, reflects on US honor - Caribbean...
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�The signing ceremony reminds us all that U.S. citizens from Puerto Rico have built a rich and distinguished record of military service to our country,� Albino said in a blog post on the White House website.

Police launches Major Crimes Division - Caribbean Businesswww.caribbeanbusinessp... 

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Police launches Major Crimes Division - Caribbean Business
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The creation of the elite unit was long sought by Police Superintendent Jos� Caldero, who spent much of his 35-years on the force in criminal investigations.

Labrador, stateside PR Republican, launches US House leadership bid - Caribbean ... 

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Labrador, stateside PR Republican, launches US House leadership bid - Caribbean Business
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Labrador, R-Idaho, was elected in the 2010 tea party wave that gave the GOP control of the House. Labrador also said that House Republicans need leaders who �can help unite and grow our party.�

Governor pitches PR to Spanish firms - Caribbean Businesswww.caribbeanbusinesspr... 

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Governor pitches PR to Spanish firms - Caribbean Business
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puerto rico gov. alejandro garcía padilla on tuesday invited spanish firms to invest in the caribbean island.
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Feds: No death penalty in publicist’s killing - Caribbean Businesswww.caribbeanb... 

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Feds: No death penalty in publicist’s killing - Caribbean Business
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federal prosecutors are taking the death penalty off the table in the high-profile carjacking and killing of publicist josé enrique gómez saladín in 2012.

PR commercial bankruptcies, debt rise - Caribbean Businesswww.caribbeanbusinessp... 

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PR commercial bankruptcies, debt rise - Caribbean Business
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commercial bankruptcies in puerto rico were up through may and the debt associated with them was sharply higher through the first five months of 2014.

PR utilities unions OK general strikes

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PR utilities unions OK general strikes

The main unions representing Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority (Prasa) ...
Summer discounts offered at paradores
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. and parador owners are again teaming up to offe ...
Spanish execs upbeat on PR investments
Spanish business executives on were upbeat on their investments in Puerto R ...
Issued: June 17, 2014
A Puerto Rico government plan to sharply hike taxes on jet fuel could hurt the island’s tourism and overall economy, a leading aviation indu ...
US, SunTrust announce nearly $1B settlement
Issued: June 17, 2014
WASHINGTON — SunTrust has reached a nearly $1 billion settlement with the government to resolve allegations that it underwrote and provided ...
Amazon is about to jump into smartphones
Issued: June 17, 2014
NEW YORK — Amazon, a company of seemingly boundless ambition, appears to be venturing into yet another market: smartphones.
Obama seeks to draw attention to manufacturing
Issued: June 17, 2014
PITTSBURGH — Surrounded by an array of gadgets and high tech equipment, President Barack Obama pledged to boost American manufacturing and t ...
Court to consider 5 gay marriage cases at once
Issued: June 17, 2014
CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court will hear arguments in gay marriage fights in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee in a single sessio ...
GM sales, used-car values hold up through recalls
Issued: June 17, 2014
DETROIT — Consumers looking for a used vehicle aren't shying away from GM models — even though more than 20 million GM cars and trucks h ...
Inflation data give Fed another topic for debate
Issued: June 17, 2014
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve received some further cause for discussion at its policy meeting this week with a report Tuesday of a surpr ...
$1,000-a-pill Sovaldi jolts US health care system
Issued: June 17, 2014
WASHINGTON — Your money or your life? ...
FDA prepping long-awaited plan to reduce salt
Issued: June 17, 2014
WASHINGTON — Food companies and restaurants could soon face government pressure to make their foods less salty — a long-awaited federal effo ...
Argentina might be forced to negotiate bond fight
Issued: June 17, 2014
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina's president has objected to the conditions of a U.S. judge's ruling requiring a $1.33 billion de ...
Humiliation at rout hits Iraqi military hard
Issued: June 17, 2014
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi soldiers tell of how they can hardly live with the shame of their rout under the onslaught of the Islamic militants. The ...
Migrant crisis overwhelms Italy; churches help
Issued: June 17, 2014
ROME — Italy's immigration crisis has so overloaded the government's centers that churches are now opening their doors to newly arri ...
Issued: June 17, 2014
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s president is refusing to go along with a U.S. judge’s ruling requiring a $1.5 billion repayment of def ...

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VP Biden in DR talks energy, crime

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VP Biden in DR talks energy, crime

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met with the l ...

Bank to pay $169M for discrimination against PR, Hispanic customers

WASHINGTON — GE Capital Retail Bank has agreed to pay $169 million to settle a l ...
Issued: June 18, 2014
Gov. Alejandro García Padilla on Wednesday downplayed the possibility of a general strike to protest his signing of fiscal emergency legisla ...

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Fortuño breaks silence: Cut spending, taxes to fix finances, restore

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Fortuño breaks silence: Cut spending, taxes to fix finances, restore growth

Former Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño broke his usual silence on Puerto Rico issu ...

Report: Feds open criminal probe of UBS

Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe of UBS AG tied to a former brok ...
Popular announces plan to fully repay $935M in TARP funds to US Treasury
Popular, Inc. announced Wednesday that it has received regulatory approval ...
Issued: June 19, 2014
A campaign is taking shape to have Puerto Rican baseball legend Roberto Cle ...
Issued: June 19, 2014
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has downgraded the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to one notch above junk territory and placed ...
Doral Financial Corporation is asking the Puerto Rico Supreme Court to handle its appeal of lower court ruling that would funnel the bank’s ...
Issued: June 19, 2014
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s government has finally agreed to try to negotiate a payment plan for the $1.5 billion in bad debts and ...

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Top court holds off Doral; bank facing deadlines on capital, contingency

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Top court holds off Doral; bank facing deadlines on capital, contingency plans
The Puerto Rico Supreme Court has denied Doral Financial Corp.’s petition t ...
Issued: June 20, 2014
Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe of UBS AG tied to a former broker in Puerto Rico who allegedly advised clients to invest de ...

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PR commercial bankruptcies, debt rise

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PR commercial bankruptcies, debt rise

Commercial bankruptcies in Puerto Rico were up through May and the debt associat ...

Major League Baseball and the players’ union said Thursday they are teaming to l ...
UIA filing suit against austerity law
The main union at Puerto Rico’s water utility is filing a lawsuit aiming to ...
Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe of UBS AG tied to a former ...
Issued: June 20, 2014
WASHINGTON — GE Capital Retail Bank has agreed to pay $169 million to settl ...
Issued: June 20, 2014
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met with the leader of the Dominican Republic on Thursday for talks touchi ...
Popular, Inc. announced Wednesday that it has received regulatory approval to repay $935 million in Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) fun ...
Report: Half of vets with PTSD got treatment
Issued: June 20, 2014
WASHINGTON — The Institute of Medicine says only about half of veterans diagnosed last year with PTSD after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan ...
Study: Great white numbers surging
Issued: June 20, 2014
PORTLAND, Maine — A report that scientists are calling one of the most comprehensive studies of great white sharks finds their numbers are s ...
Unemployment rates fell in 20 states in May
Issued: June 20, 2014
WASHINGTON — Unemployment fell in 20 states last month and nearly three-quarters of the states added jobs, as the nation at large posted a f ...
Detroit 'Grand Bargain' vote key to bankruptcy end
Issued: June 20, 2014
DETROIT — An effort by deep-pocketed philanthropists to save the bankrupt city of Detroit's art treasures began with a chance meeting la ...
Stocks come back to life as economy revives
Issued: June 20, 2014
NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market is back to setting records.
Argentina lawyers to seek terms to resolve debt saga
Issued: June 20, 2014
ROSARIO, Argentina — Argentina's president says she's sending lawyers to New York to seek fair terms for paying all the country' ...
Facebook, Twitter, Google score during World Cup
Issued: June 20, 2014
NEW YORK — Twitter and Facebook lit up in a World Cup frenzy this week as millions of people around the world took to social media to share ...
Kenya says watch World Cup at home to avoid terror
Issued: June 20, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya — Don't watch the World Cup at bars, restaurants or large parties, the Kenyan government warned its citizens on Friday. I ...
Cuban baseball player Yasmani Tomas defects
Issued: June 20, 2014
HAVANA — Hard-hitting outfielder Yasmani Tomas of Havana's powerhouse ballclub Industriales has defected, Cuban authorities said Friday.
UN: Number of world's displaced over 50 million
Issued: June 20, 2014
BEIRUT — For the first time since World War II, the number of people forced from their homes worldwide has surged past 50 million, the Unite ...
Germany warns about global risk of asset bubbles
Issued: June 20, 2014
BRUSSELS — Germany's finance minister on Monday issued a stark warning that global central banks' efforts to inject more liquidity i ...

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