SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Walmart Puerto Rico and SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services provider, have announced plans to deploy rooftop solar systems on five Walmart Puerto Rico stores with the potential for 23 stores over five years. The project will be the largest renewable energy project... read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) -- First BanCorp swung to a second-quarter loss, as the amount it set aside to meet rising loan losses soared, and the Puerto Rico lender suspended its common and preferred dividends to conserve capital. Shares of the company fell as much as 25 percent. read more...

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ST CROIX, USVI -- The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) is actively working towards creating and implementing new initiatives to better serve the US Virgin Islands. Commissioner Wayne Biggs recently traveled to Puerto Rico with a management team to meet with representatives. read more...

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Near the Caribbean islands of Hispaniola and Cuba lies another, smaller island, the inhabitants of which have never experienced sovereignty. The arrival of Christopher Columbus [Colón] to its shores in 1493 heralded an era of enslavement and destruction of the native Taíno population. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Coast Guard rescue crews continued searching Wednesday for an overdue fisherman who went missing on Monday in waters off Guanica, Puerto Rico. The missing fisherman is Vicente Silva Rodríguez, a 71-year-old resident of Guanica, who reportedly went out snorkeling and fishing. read more...

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ROAD TOWN, BVI -- According, to reports issued by the Puerto Rico Seismic Network, an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale was felt throughout Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands on Tuesday afternoon at approximately 3:00pm. The epicenter was located 75 km north east of Anegada. read more...

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LAS VEGAS, USA (AFP) -- Filipino Manny Pacquiao and three-time world champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico will meet in Las Vegas on November 14, promoter Bob Arum announced on Monday. Cotto agreed to contesting the fight at a weight limit of 145 pounds, two pounds below the welterweight maximum. read more...

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ST JOHN, USVI -- Starting in late July, the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) will initiate a second inventory of the forests of US Virgin Islands. The survey begins on the island of St John and continues an effort to measure and monitor the public and private forest lands of Puerto Rico and the USVI. read more...

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SAN JUAN , Puerto Rico -- Two US Coast Guard members were recognized for their distinguished service in an award presentation made on Thursday during the 80th Annual League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Convention here at the Puerto Rico Convention Center. read more...

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NEW YORK, USA (Reuters) -- Popular Inc, the parent of Banco Popular, posted its fourth straight quarterly loss, hurt by a deteriorating housing market in Puerto Rico and an increase in bad loans. Puerto Rico's largest bank reported a second-quarter net loss of $183.2 million, or 74 cents a share. read more...

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DETROIT, USA (Reuters) -- Chicago Cubs' Geovany Soto has been banned from playing for Puerto Rico for two years after failing a drugs test at this year's World Baseball Classic, the catcher said on Thursday. The suspension will have no impact on the player's Major League status. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) -- The Puerto Rico government will soon activate a new Public Private Partnership Authority and aims to have six PPP projects underway by year's end, according to the head of the Government Development Bank. Puerto Rico officials hope to complete the first projects over the next five years. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) -- A $250 million bond issue the US Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority plans to bring to the municipal market next week is the latest sally in a Caribbean rum war with Puerto Rico over federal tax rebates. The issue will finance a $165 million rum plant in St Croix. read more...

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NEW YORK, USA (Reuters) -- Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto retained his World Boxing Organization welterweight title with a grueling split decision win over Joshua Clottey of Ghana at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Judges Don Trella and John McKaie scored the bout for Cotto. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto -- As millions of Puerto Ricans join National Day Parade events across the USA as part of a celebration and appreciation of Puerto Rican culture, groups from around the world have launched a campaign calling on the government of Puerto Rico to stop the construction of a major monkey farm. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Shares of Popular Inc fell as much as 16 percent on Tuesday, a day after the Puerto Rico-based bank set a plan to boost its Tier I common equity by about $1.2 billion through an exchange offer and said it will suspend dividends on its common and preferred stock after June 30. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Key Largo repatriated 13 Dominicans, three Haitians and one Cuban to La Romana, Dominican Republic on Tuesday, following an at-sea interdiction by Caribbean Border Interagency Group law enforcement authorities on Monday. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Animal protection organizations across the world have launched a campaign calling on the government of Puerto Rico to stop the construction of a major monkey farm following reports that the monkeys will be supplied to the international research industry: in particular the USA. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico’s Secretary of State, Kenneth McClintock, described President Barack Obama’s nomination of Associate Justice-designate Sonia Sotomayor as “a historic moment 111 years in the making.” McClintock exercises the role of lieutenant governor in the territory. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) -- Puerto Rico on Monday reported its first confirmed case of H1N1 swine flu -- a 39-year-old man who had returned from a week-long eastern Caribbean cruise. Mexico remains the epicenter of the H1N1 outbreak, which has been detected in 46 countries. read more...

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CHICAGO, USA (Reuters) -- Popular Inc, the parent of Banco Popular, on Thursday said it plans to shed more than 20 percent of its US branch network, in an effort to focus on more profitable operations, including New York. The San Juan, Puerto Rico-based company said it will close its California in-store branch network. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA (Reuters) -- Procter & Gamble failed to adequately address contamination and other manufacturing problems at a plant in Puerto Rico that produces over-the-counter drugs and Olay cosmetics, US regulators said in a letter released on Tuesday. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) -- Popular Inc, the parent of Banco Popular, reported a sequentially narrower quarterly loss as expenses fell and the company recorded a gain from sale of securities. Popular, Puerto Rico's largest bank, said first-quarter net loss was $52.5 million, or 27 cents a share. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The crew of a Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter located and hoisted two of three missing watercraft riders to safety from the rocks on Cabo Mala Pascua, Maunabo, Puerto Rico, Monday afternoon. The woman and 14-year old girl were transported by the crew of the HH-65 Dolphin. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Reef Shark rescued three men on Saturday night aboard a 14-foot pleasure craft, after their vessel became disabled and adrift in waters southwest of Fortuna Bay, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands. The crew of the Reef Shark located the men aboard their vessel. read more...

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- A Puerto Rican environmental revolutionary group leader, Alberto de Jesus Mercado, a veteran global of anti-US protests from Israel to the United Nations, was deported from Trinidad on Thursday after being deemed a security risk to the country. read more...

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SAN JUAN/ST THOMAS -- The Coast Guard began enforcement of the Transportation Worker Identification Credentials for ports in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands on Tuesday. Commander Carlos Torres, Chief of Prevention Operations Department said both island have implemented the necessary provisions. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station Borinquen medevaced a 28-year-old man from Culebra Island , Puerto Rico Saturday afternoon. The man was aboard a vessel in the waters when he reportedly dove into the water and resurfaced unconscious and not breathing. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Key Largo repatriated 11 Dominican migrants to La Romana, Dominican Republic Friday morning, while four others were detained for prosecution following an at-sea interdiction by Caribbean Border Interagency law enforcement authorities on Thursday. read more...

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NEW YORK, USA: Martinique has become more accessible to US travelers thanks to newly expanded service from American Eagle Airlines. Beginning May 1, 2009, American Eagle will offer daily service between its hub in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Fort-de-France, the capital of Martinique. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: A Coast Guard rescue crew from Station San Juan, pulled a man to safety after a 30-foot Beltran fishing boat carrying six passengers capsized and sank Friday morning in waters off Caballo Reef in the vicinity of Boca Cangrejos, Carolina, Puerto Rico. read more...

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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: The Net News Group (NNG), a widely-read media publishing and communications company based in the Cayman Islands, has established a contributor partnership with McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT), one of the largest media groups in the United States. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: In a move that will help boost the economy, create new jobs, build the foundation for long-term economic strength, and protect human health and the environment, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Friday a national competition for $156 million in funding. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The Caribbean’s biggest gastronomic event, the internationally known Saborea Puerto Rico: A Culinary Extravaganza will be even more extravagant this year than ever before, according to event coordinators. The event is slated to be held April 4 and 5 at the Escambrón Beach in San Juan. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship the “Nancy Foster” will be coming back to Puerto Rico this week to continue a multi-year effort to study coral reef ecosystems and fish habitat in the Commonwealth’s near-shore waters. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced Thursday that Puerto Rico will be receiving some $34 million for energy efficiency and conservation projects to be implemented in more than 40 towns in the US territory. The grant will be used to reduce and improve total energy use. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The Puerto Rico Teacher’s Federation is planning to call island educators to go on strike before Governor Luis Fortuño’s Fiscal Reconstruction Plan goes into effect and possibly lays off over 500 teachers. The Federation will hold a meeting Sunday to decide what actions they will take. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Former New Progressive Party Senator Jorge De Castro Font’s, now federally convicted, political consultant and aide Alberto Goachet, 67, was sentenced to three months in prison, three months of home detention and three years of supervised release. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters): Puerto Rico mortgage lender, Doral Financial Corp, said its Chief Financial Officer Marito Domingo stepped down and it named Robert Wahlman as its new chief financial and investment officer. Wahlman was most recently the CFO of Merrill Lynch Bank USA. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: After former Puerto Rico Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá was found not guilty of nine federal charges related to irregularities in his campaign finances, Popular Democratic Party President Héctor Ferrer called on US Congress to investigate the way federal prosecutors handled the probe. read more...

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