All posts tagged "Government"

• Workers Can Now Benefit From Sick Leave To Attend To Family Situations

  SAN JUAN – Gov. Alejandro García Padilla signed into law two health related bills, including House bill 695, which will allow workers to use sick leave to attend to health situations of their family and children. The...

  • Posted December 31, 2015
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• Puerto Rico Holds Wake For 3 Slain Police Officers

  SAN JUAN – Police in Puerto Rico are holding a wake for three officers killed by a fellow policeman at their station in the island’s second largest city. Caskets carrying the bodies of Lt. Luz Soto, Cmdr....

  • Posted December 31, 2015
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• Average US Rate On 30-Year Mortgages Rises To 4.01 Percent

  WASHINGTON – Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates crossed the 4 percent mark this week, a slight increase in the wake of the Federal Reserve decision this month to hike a key short-term interest rate. Mortgage buyer Freddie...

  • Posted December 31, 2015
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• Independent Candidates And Fewer Voters Could Mark Next Election

  SAN JUAN – The deadline for the filing of applications for candidacies for the next general election came with a total of 11 independent candidates, eight candidates for governor, and no other significant news.  Of the eight...

  • Posted December 31, 2015
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• Venezuela Top Court Bars 4 Lawmakers From Taking Office

  CARACAS, Venezuela – The Supreme Court on Wednesday barred four incoming lawmakers from taking office, putting at risk the opposition’s newly won two-thirds legislative “super-majority.” Responding to a legal challenge filed by supporters of the ruling socialist...

  • Posted December 31, 2015
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• Governor: Puerto Rico To Default On $37M In Interest Due

  SAN JUAN – Puerto Rico’s governor announced Wednesday that the U.S. territory will meet $594 million in bond payments due next week but will still default on $37 million in interest. Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said the...

  • Posted December 31, 2015
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• PDP Leadership To Initiate Transition

  SAN JUAN – Former Secretary of State and Popular Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor, David Bernier, officially took office as party president Wednesday afternoon.  Bernier met with the president of his transition committee, Rep. Jesús Santa,...

  • Posted December 30, 2015
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• Gov: Puerto Rico To Default On $37M In Interest Due On Bonds

  SAN JUAN – Puerto Rico’s governor says the U.S. territory will make a $594 million bond payment due next week but default on $37 million in interest. Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said Wednesday that the payment includes...

  • Posted December 30, 2015
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• PR Will Comply With Real ID Act By February

  SAN JUAN – Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) Secretary Miguel Torres said Wednesday the agency will be able to comply with all dispositions of the Real ID Act regarding controls for the issuance of drivers’...

  • Posted December 30, 2015
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• Colombia’s President Looks Ahead To White House Meeting

  BOGOTA, Colombia – President Barack Obama will host his counterpart from Colombia in February to stand with his staunchest ally in South America as peace talks with leftist rebels enter a critical phase that may require additional...

  • Posted December 30, 2015
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