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Governor enacts housing stimulus package |
| Issued: September 2, 2010 |
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Gov. Luis Fortuño signed Thursday the Housing Stimulus Law aimed at spurring the sale of new and existing homes. |
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Deal brings new player to P.R. banking industry |
| Issued: September 2, 2010 |
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BBU Bank, a growing South Florida commercial bank, announced Thursday it has acquired and merged San Juan-based Banesco International Bank Corp. into ... |
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Statistics Institute chief calls ouster ‘irregular’ |
| Issued: September 2, 2010 |
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Puerto Rico Statistics Institute Executive Director Mario Marazzi denounced on Wednesday the “irregular” way in which the entity’s board of directors ... |
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Top court nixes bid to block book on Lorenzo case |
| Issued: September 2, 2010 |
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The island Supreme Court denied Thursday a bid by Ana Cacho to block an already published book about the unsolved slaying of her 8-year-old son Lorenz ... |
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CESPR to pour over post-strike UPR operations |
| Issued: September 2, 2010 |
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The Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education (CESPR by its Spanish initials) will inspect University of Puerto Rico campuses this semester to gauge the ... |
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Feds charge 4 for possessing endangered species |
| Issued: September 2, 2010 |
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Federal authorities have charged four local men with violations related to possessing endangered species, U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez announce ... |
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P.R. in line for $1M to monitor health insurers |
| Issued: September 2, 2010 |
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) informed Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi on Thursday that Puerto Rico is eligible to re ... |
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Bill seeks constitutional ban on gay marriage |
| Issued: September 2, 2010 |
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New Progressive Party Rep. Norman Ramírez filed a measure Thursday that would amend the island Constitution to explicitly define marriage as a union b ... |
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Justice Rivera García sworn in to Supreme Court |
| Issued: September 2, 2010 |
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Associate Justice Edgardo Rivera García was sworn in to the seven-member Puerto Rico Supreme Court in a ceremony that was delayed by Hurricane Earl. |
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Gaston weakens far out in ‘Hurricane Alley’ |
| Issued: September 2, 2010 |
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Tropical Storm Gaston had weakened to a tropical depression far out in the Atlantic by Thursday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said. |
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Prepa: Almost all service restored in wake of Earl |
| Issued: September 2, 2010 |
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Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (Prepa) Executive Director Miguel Cordero said Thursday power has been restored 99 percent of the areas that were ... |
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P.R. shown the door in 88-79 loss to Ivory Coast |
| Issued: September 2, 2010 |
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A lackluster Puerto Rico squad was finally knocked out of the basketball world championship with its 88-79 loss to previously winless Ivory Coast in A ... |
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Health chief: 7 more deaths eyed for dengue link |
| Issued: September 2, 2010 |
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Another seven deaths remain under analysis to determine whether dengue was the blame, Health Secretary Lorenzo González said Thursday. |
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Housing stimulus package clears Capitol |
| Issued: September 1, 2010 |
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The housing stimulus bill aimed at spurring residential real estate sales and rentals was headed to Gov. Luis Fortuño’s desk to be signed into law aft ... |
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Governor moves to improve special education |
| Issued: September 1, 2010 |
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Gov. Luis Fortuño met with parents of special education students Wednesday to discuss a new plan aimed at improving Education Department services prov ... |
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P.R. squanders lead in 79-77 loss to Turkey |
| Issued: September 1, 2010 |
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ANKARA, Turkey ― Host Turkey maintained its perfect record at the basketball world championship by narrowly beating Puerto Rico 79-77 Wednesday, ... |
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House speaker pushes Farinacci ethics probe |
| Issued: September 1, 2010 |
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House Speaker Jenniffer González submitted three sworn statements Wednesday to the House Ethics Committee to jumpstart an ethics probe into domestic v ... |
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Insurance: Earl could cost $150M in Caribbean |
| Issued: September 1, 2010 |
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Hurricane Earl caused as much as $150 million in insured losses in the Caribbean, according to estimates released Wednesday by catastrophe modeling fi ... |
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States restricting Puerto Rico birth certificates |
| Issued: September 1, 2010 |
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Elizabeth Torres was stung when her 19-year-old son said he’d been turned down for a state-issued Ohio identification card because hi ... |
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SBA: Disaster plan vital in hurricane high season |
| Issued: September 1, 2010 |
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The U.S. Small Business Administration is encouraging business owners, homeowners and others to create their own disaster preparedness plan during Nat ... |
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