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Lawsuit: State of Georgia Discriminates Against Puerto Rican Driver’s License Applicants

ATLANTA — A federal lawsuit filed today says Georgia is discriminating against Puerto Rican driver’s license applicants by treating them differently than other U.S. citizen applicants — forcing them to…

VI Free Press July 2, 2019

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NWS: Car-Sized Asteroid Explodes Over Puerto Rico Saturday … No Injuries Reported

SAN JUAN — The GOES-16 weather satellite is designed to detect flashes of lightning. On Saturday, it saw an asteroid. Meteorologists noticed an unusually bright flash signature over the waters 170 miles…

VI Free Press June 30, 2019

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OFG Bancorp To Buy Scotiabank’s Operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

TORONTO — The Bank of Nova Scotia is unloading its operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico at a loss as the bank continues to shrink its sprawling…

VI Free Press June 26, 2019

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SBA Announces Funding Opportunity To Support Small Business Innovation

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the 2019 Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program. The FAST Program is designed to stimulate economic development among small,…

VI Free Press June 17, 2019

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QUESTION: How To Restore The Caribbean To The Paradise It Used To Be?

SAN JUAN — When people think of the Caribbean, it’s the turquoise seas, clean beaches, coral reefs teeming with fish, turtles and balmy breezes that come to mind. For us, this…

VI Free Press June 14, 2019

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SBA Boot Camp To Aid ‘Economically Disadvantaged Small Businesses’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands District Office will conduct a Federal Contracting Opportunities Boot Camp on St. Thomas on June 27…

VI Free Press June 13, 2019

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USAO: Puerto Rican Sea Captain Teams Up With Dominican In Maritime Smuggling Operation

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Puerto Rican sea captain and a native of the Dominican Republic were captured by the feds while operating a maritime smuggling operation in the territory. Eduardo Javier…

John McCarthy June 12, 2019

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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