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Former Puerto Rico Energy Regulator Joins Non-Profit To Restore Electric Grid

SAN JUAN — Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) establishes its presence in Puerto Rico with Agustín Carbó, formerly from the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau, who joins the organization as a senior…

VI Free Press June 1, 2019

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Puerto Rico Man Charged With Contract Fraud Related To Courthouse, Coast Guard

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Reinaldo Cruz Taura, president of Puerto Rico-based RCT Mechanical Engineering, was charged with providing kickbacks for federal government work in St. Croix and Puerto Rico, authorities said.…

John McCarthy May 29, 2019

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NOAA: Forty Percent Chance of A ‘Near-Normal’ Atlantic Hurricane Season in 2019

MIAMI — NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting that a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely this year. There is a 40 percent chance of a near-normal season, a 30…

VI Free Press May 28, 2019

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Government House Recognizes African Heritage Week and African Liberation Day

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. signed a proclamation recently recognizing African Heritage Week and African Liberation Day, which takes place on May 25th annually. About 200 million people in the Americas…

VI Free Press May 21, 2019

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USAO Hosts Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Training

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today that her office will be hosting a multi-district training this week, focusing on the investigation and prosecution of transnational organized…

VI Free Press May 20, 2019

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Orlando Bravo Commits $100 Million To Entrepreneurship And Economic Development In Puerto Rico

MAYAGÜEZ — Orlando Bravo, managing partner of private equity firm Thoma Bravo and founder of the Bravo Family Foundation, today announced he will personally contribute $100 million to his foundation to promote entrepreneurship and…

John McCarthy May 19, 2019

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CONSUMER GROUP: FCC Should Hold Telecom Companies Responsible For Maria’s Aftermath

SAN JUAN — A consumer activist group released a report Tuesday outlining the collapse in communications that beset Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, and it urged the U.S. government to…

VI Free Press May 14, 2019

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SBA To Offer Free Technical Assistance For Small Business Owners In USVI

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Small Business Administration Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands district office will conduct a free series of workshops in the U.S. Virgin Islands over the next…

VI Free Press May 13, 2019

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Puerto Rico Treasury Department Announces Extension of Employee Retention Benefit Program

SAN JUAN — There's good news for employers who have not yet applied for the Employee Retention Benefit in Puerto Rico. The deadline to apply for the program has been…

VI Free Press May 8, 2019

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SUV Driver Hits One Car And Veers Off To Seriously Injure 14-Year-Old Boy On Monday

MID-ISLAND, ST. CROIX — A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured after being struck by a car Monday afternoon on St. Croix. A black SUV was driving down Mon Bijou road…

John McCarthy May 7, 2019