As Tropical Storm Irene cut across Puerto Rico Sunday, the private sector shut down most operations late in the day and called off numerous activities for Monday. Following is a sector-by-sector roundup of cancellations.
The Puerto Rico Labor Department said Friday that the island’s unemployment rate for the month of July clocked in at 16.3 percent, reflecting a year-over-year drop of 0.6 percentage points, but a 1.1 percentage point ...
Aguadilla — Hewlett Packard’s decision to divest its PC business will not affect the sprawling manufacturing plant it has in this northwestern town, Lucy Crespo, general manager of manufacturing operations said Friday.