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Puerto Rico Investors Ask Appeals Court To Overturn UBS Lawsuit Dismissal
Wealth Management
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August 15, 2025
A Puerto Rico-based duo is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a lower court’s dismissal of their lawsuit against UBS Financial Services. In the suit, Vanessa Santini Hernández and Lourdes González Gutiérrez argued the firm violated their...
Discover Puerto Rico Names New CEO
Meetings Today
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Jorge L. Pérez Discover Puerto Rico named Jorge L. Pérez as its new CEO, taking over for Brad Dean, who left the DMO in February to become the president and CEO of Explore St. Louis. Pérez has more than 20 years of economic development and...
Puerto Rico Sings Along as Bad Bunny Powers a Tourism Boom
LatinAmerican Post
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August 15, 2025
Bad Bunny’s three-month residency has turned Puerto Rico into a living mixtape of music, memory, and movement—drawing fans from around the world, transforming local businesses, and proving that one artist’s story can become a country’s tourism...
Puerto Rico at a Crossroads: Navigating Protectionism, Opportunity, and Structural Challenges in a New Economic Era
Harvard Political Review - Massachusetts
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August 15, 2025
The Trump Administration’s disruption of the global trade order has thrust Puerto Rico into a new landscape of both risk and opportunity. With its strong manufacturing base and strategic position within the United States federal framework, the...
TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Aug. 15, 2025
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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August 15, 2025
Limit access to part of Wickenden Street for a movie shoot, sure, but obstruct my peregrinations to Pizza Marvin at your peril. Welcome back to my Friday column. You can follow me through the week on Bluesky, threads and X. Here we go. *** Want to...
Science United Press International NASA seeks student entries for Human Exploration Rover Challenge
Yahoo News
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Aug. 15 (UPI) -- NASA is accepting contest entries from student teams to design, build and test rovers on the moon and Mars. In the Human Exploration Rover Challenge, students need to make models that are capable of going over a course while...
Multi-destination campaign between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic is ready
The Weekly Journal
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The Minister of Tourism of the Dominican Republic, David Collado, reported that the multi-destination campaign with Puerto Rico is ready and that only the launch date remains to be determined, which will be carried out from the Island of...
Duncanville City Council Postpones Bond Election
Focus Daily News - Texas
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August 15, 2025
The Duncanville City Council voted not to hold a bond election in November 2025 at its recent budget meeting. Instead, they plan to consider holding one in May 2026. This will give more time to study the needs of the Duncanville Police Station. At...
Collado promotes “Santo Domingo Smiles at You” campaign in Puerto Rico
Dominican Today
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Pexels image Santo Domingo.- Tourism Minister David Collado announced via social media that he is in Puerto Rico promoting the “Santo Domingo Smiles at You” campaign. The initiative aims to showcase the Dominican capital as a vibrant destination...
Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem dance with Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico
Oak Ridger - Tennessee
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Fifteen years in, Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem are keeping things fresh. The Oscar-winning couple shared a fun moment this week as they joined Bad Bunny on stage during the rapper and singer's concert residency in Puerto Rico. "Gracias...
Jorge Pérez to lead Discover Puerto Rico starting in September
News is My Business
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August 15, 2025
Jorge Pérez has been appointed chief executive officer of Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s destination marketing organization. He will take office Sept. 15, after completing his role managing Bad Bunny’s residency at the Puerto Rico Coliseum....
Charlie Kirk: “I'm still in touch with people from Greenland. I'm trying to be careful because I'm not a government official, so I don't want to get too involved in all that stuff.”
Media Matters For America
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CHARLIE KIRK (HOST): Oh, I believe it's still being worked on, but understand that the Russian situation is not disconnected to the Greenland situation. President Trump's entire foreign policy worldview, the MAGA doctrine, as we've articulated a...
Bristol archive initiative is documenting the history of the borough’s Puerto Rican community
WHYY FM - Pennsylvania
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August 15, 2025
Puerto Ricans ‘set roots’ in Bristol beginning in the ‘50s, ‘60s Berrocal’s family history mirrors that of many other Puerto Rican community members in Bristol and elsewhere in the diaspora. All four of Berrocal’s grandparents were born and raised...
New CEO selected for Discover Puerto Rico
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 15, 2025
Discover Puerto Rico CEO Jorge L. Pérez After evaluating the profiles of more than 100 executives and interviewing more than 20 candidates from Puerto Rico and beyond, the Discover Puerto Rico board of directors has announced the selection of...
Jorge Pérez Confirmed as CEO of Discover Puerto Rico
The Weekly Journal
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Discover Puerto Rico, the organization responsible for promoting the island as a tourism destination (DMO), confirmed today that Jorge Pérez is the new chief executive officer (CEO). EL VOCERO had previously released this information on Wednesday,...
Senator, Mujica discuss fair wages in education, health, public safety
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 15, 2025
Sen. Ada Álvarez Conde announced on Thursday that she met with Financial Oversight and Management Board Executive Director Roberto Mujica Jr. to discuss salary increases for workers in education, health and public safety. During Wednesday’s...
FASTSIGNS International, Inc. Presents Record Number Of Awards At 15th Annual Outside Sales Summit
Franchise Opportunities
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By: FASTSIGNS | 1 Shares 23 Reads Franchisor Celebrates Landmark Year, Recognizing Over 400 Sales Professionals August 15, 2025 // Franchising.com // CARROLLTON, TX — FASTSIGNS International, Inc., the world’s leading custom sign and visual...
Venezuela shuts out Puerto Rico at LLWS
The Antelope Valley Press - California
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August 14, 2025
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Hitting with the bases loaded at the Little League World Series, Samuel Castillo found the gap between left and center field. Two runs scored and Venezuela’s lead over Puerto Rico grew to 3-0. Above the team dugout,...
Avelo Airlines announces new route to Puerto Rico, more
WCNC - North Carolina
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August 14, 2025
CONCORD, N.C. — Avelo Airlines opens three new nonstop routes to San Juan, Puerto Rico, West Palm Beach, Florida and Albany, New York, making a total of eight nonstop destinations from Concord-Padgett Regional Airport. Routes to San Juan (SJU)...
Avelo adds new direct flights from Concord airport to Puerto Rico, Florida, New York
Cabarrus Today - North Carolina
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August 14, 2025
William C. "Bill" Dusch, City of Concord | City of Concord websiteWilliam C. "Bill" Dusch, City of Concord | City of Concord website Avelo Airlines has announced the addition of three new nonstop routes from Concord-Padgett Regional Airport to San...