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Thailand downs Puerto Rico 3-0 at Beilun int'l women's volleyball tournament
NINGBO, China, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Thailand held off a late challenge from Puerto Rico to secure its second victory at the Beilun International Women's Volleyball Tournament here on Sunday. Thailand, who beat Cuba in five sets and lost 3-0 to ...
Puerto Rico rally to beat Cuba at Beilun women's volleyball tournament
NINGBO, China, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Puerto Rico staged a spirited comeback to beat Cuba in a dramatic five-setter (25-27, 23-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-11) at the Beilun International Women's Volleyball Tournament here on Saturday. Yoana Mendoza Palacio and Ana ...
Puerto Rico Governor Weighs Raising Taxes for Highway Agency
described his plans to restore the finances of the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority in an interview today in San Juan during the commonwealth’s annual credit conference with municipal-bond investors and bankers. Any plan for ...
Port of Houston signs Puerto Rico, Middle East service agreements
The Port of Houston Authority said Friday that it has signed two agreements that will add new service to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and locations throughout the Middle East. In one agreement, National Shipping of America, a San Francisco-based ...
Puerto Rico to cut govt bank loan portfolio to bolster finances
The reduction in the commonwealth-owned GDB's loan assets would include municipal bond sales from some of the current borrowers, such as Puerto Rico's Highways & Transportation Authority, which owes it $2.2 billion. The move to bolster the GDB ...
Puerto Rico officials catch 12-foot Burmese Python in northern river after weeks-long search
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in Puerto Rico have caught a 12-foot (3.6-meter) Burmese Python that they had been trying to find for several weeks following complaints from residents in the area. Sgt. Angel Atienza with the Department of Natural ...
Puerto Rico's Caribbean Imaging and Radiation Therapy Center Orders Elekta's New Versa HD System for Treatment of Cancer Patients
PONCE, Puerto Rico, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Serving a region of 650,000 inhabitants in southern, central and western Puerto Rico, Caribbean Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CIRT, Ponce, PR) Center has improved its radiation therapy ...
Puerto Rico Faces Lowest Coffee Production Ever
Coffee production in Puerto Rico has hit the lowest level ever in the island's history, leaving farmers and government officials worried about how to revive a once burgeoning industry amid a deep economic crisis. Farmers produced some 80,000 ...
Bill in U.S. Congress seeks vote on Puerto Rican statehood
The Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act, which has 30 bipartisan co-sponsors, marks the first time that legislation has been offered that would admit Puerto Rico as the 51st state in the more than century-long relationship between the United ...
Puerto Rico Statehood Legislation Unveiled, Sparking Backlash
Puerto Rican Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi’s legislation to outline a path to statehood is already sparking a backlash. The “Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act,” which Pierluisi plans to introduce Wednesday in Washington, would pose ...

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