You come in by boat, cut the engine, and drift into Lindbergh Bay with a floating taco bar ahead of you. The water here is clear enough to see sand patches under the surface as you slow down. Small boats move through the bay. People sit in float seats with drinks in hand. Others climb […]
Above: the announcement of the new base (Photo: Rafael Beltre) By the Caribbean Journal staff After the announcement of a new United States-built naval station in the Dominican Republic led to a whirl of activity on Twitter, the Dominican government said the new $1.5 million base would not constitute a violation of national sovereignty. Vice […]
Above: Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi (Photo: RC) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States’ budget for 2013 includes Puerto Rico in several tax proposals put forward to strengthen the economy and create jobs, following a push by Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi and Governor Luis Fortuno. “The Obama Administration has shown […]
Above: Gov. Luis Fortuño By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index grew 0.5 percent in December 2011, the first year-over-year growth since the recession began in 2006, according to the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico. The territory’s unemployment rate fell to 13.2 percent, the lowest since January 2009. “With the EAI […]
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