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U.S. House to hold public hearing on Promesa May 2
From Caribbean Business Natural Resources Committee seeks to ensure austerity measures ‘are not worsening the humanitarian crisis’ in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN – The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources has scheduled a hearing for May 2 on the status…
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Concacaf: Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis roll in CU17 Qualifying
BRADENTON, Florida – Group D of 2019 Concacaf Under-17 Championship Qualifying resumed on Thursday with Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis taking home clean sheet victories. The Boricuas got a score in each half to top Martinique 2-0. Jose Luis Lopez broke the deadlock in the 27’…
Fiscal board releases report detailing Puerto Rico’s bank balances
From Caribbean Business Entities, instrumentalities covered hold 1,159 accounts with a combined $10.2 billion SAN JUAN – Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board released Friday night a report regarding the bank and investment account balances of 164 government entities…
Puerto Rico fiscal agency hell-bent on Afica facilities financing
By Philipe Schoene Roura From Caribbean Business Editor’s note: The following originally appeared in the March 14 – 20, 2019, issue of Caribbean Business. The restructuring brigades at the helm of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency & Financial Advisory Authority (Aafaf by its…
The People’s Parrot inspires first community-sponsored Genome Project
By GrrlScientist From Forbes Conservation genomics is a new discipline that is beginning to provide important information to scientists that could help us save endangered species and protect the global environment The critically endangered Puerto Rican Amazon parrot, Amazona vittata, known…
A marijuana dispensary is coming to this Caribbean marina
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Jan. 4, 2019: A 5,000 sq. ft. marijuana dispensary is coming to one of the largest marinas in the Caribbean. GSRX Industries (OTCQB: GSRX) of Puerto Rico will open the dispensary at the foot…
Caribbean Geographic Command starts off the year with a deployment to Afghanistan
From dvids PUERTO RICO 01.01.2019 Courtesy Story 1st Mission Support Command FORT BUCHANAN, PR- Approximately fifty Soldiers from the 166th Regional Support Group (RSG), U.S. Army Reserve-Puerto Rico, departed from the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport, Jan 1, with Afghanistan…
Clemson researchers: Trees grow more efficient leaves to compensate for hurricane damage
By Steven Bradley From The News Stand BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — Some tree species heal from the ravages of hurricane damage by growing replacement leaves optimized for greater efficiency, according to a Clemson University field study presented at the British Ecological…
St. Maarten 2nd busiest airport for private jets in Caribbean
From The Daily Herald St Maarten Infographic about most popular private jet destinations in the Caribbean. LONDON/MIAMI–PrivateFly, an internationally operating company that offers private jet charters, shared some good news for St. Maarten on Thursday, even though it is based…
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Screening, discussion of ‘Rise of the Superstorms’
From Newbury Port News NEWBURYPORT – The Storm Surge group is hosting a screening on Monday of the Nova film “Rise of the Superstorms,” which documents the three monster hurricanes of 2017 – Harvey, Irma and Maria. One after another,…
