Puerto Rico passes teachers pension overhaul as unions protest
n">Dec 24 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's Senate by the thinnest of margins has approved an overhaul of the Caribbean island's deficit-ridden Teachers Pension Fund, which U.S. credit ratings agencies...
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Rico's government on Thursday urged legislators to move quickly and approve financial austerity measures following a report from a Wall Street ratings agency that...
View ArticlePuerto Rico approves public pension system overhaul
SAN JUAN, April 5 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has signed an overhaul of the U.S. territory's cash-short public pension fund into law, after it was passed by lawmakers...
View ArticlePuerto Rico senators approve public pension system overhaul
SAN JUAN, April 4 (Reuters) - Despite staunch opposition from labor unions, senators in Puerto Rico passed a bill on Thursday to overhaul the island's public pension system in what could be a first...
View Article>Puerto Rico moves to overhaul public pensions
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Senators approved a bill Thursday to overhaul Puerto Rico's crumbling pension system after days of heated debate with hundreds of irate public employees protesting outside...
View ArticlePuerto Rico moves to overhaul public pensions
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - (AP) -- Senators approved a bill Thursday to overhaul Puerto Rico's crumbling pension system after days of heated debate with hundreds of irate public employees protesting...
View Article>Puerto Rico seeks to define its relationship to US
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rican voters will once again ponder the decades-old question over the island's political future when they go to the polls Tuesday: What kind of relationship do they...
View ArticlePuerto Rico to approve public pension overhaul this week
* State employee contributions to be raised to 10 pct * Officials proposing to freeze defined contributions * More taxes will finances increase in pension costs SAN JUAN, April 3 (Reuters) - Lawmakers...
View ArticlePuerto Rico approves public pension system overhaul
SAN JUAN, April 5 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has signed an overhaul of the U.S. territory's cash-short public pension fund into law, after it was passed by lawmakers...
View ArticlePuerto Rico senators approve public pension system overhaul
SAN JUAN, April 4 (Reuters) - Despite staunch opposition from labor unions, senators in Puerto Rico passed a bill on Thursday to overhaul the island's public pension system in what could be a first...
View ArticleUS seeks to fund new Puerto Rico status plebiscite
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The future of Puerto Rico’s political status is up for debate again after officials announced Wednesday that the White House will seek $2.5 million to hold the first...
View Article>Puerto Rico moves to overhaul public pensions
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Senators approved a bill Thursday to overhaul Puerto Rico's crumbling pension system after days of heated debate with hundreds of irate public employees protesting outside...
View ArticlePuerto Rico moves to overhaul public pensions
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - (AP) -- Senators approved a bill Thursday to overhaul Puerto Rico's crumbling pension system after days of heated debate with hundreds of irate public employees protesting...
View ArticlePuerto Rico urges action amid bond rating drop
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's government on Thursday urged legislators to move quickly and approve financial austerity measures following a report from a Wall Street ratings agency that...
View ArticleFed chief says Puerto Rico needs economic action
San Juan, Puerto Rico • Puerto Rico’s government needs to move quickly to adopt measures to help pull the island out of a nearly decade-long economic slump, the president of New York’s Federal Reserve...
View ArticleNY Fed chief: Puerto Rico on economic deadline
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico's government needs to move quickly to adopt measures to help pull the island out of a nearly decade-long economic slump, the president of New York's Federal Reserve...
View ArticlePuerto Rico governor offers debt restructuring for public corporations
SAN JUAN, June 25 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla unveiled a bankruptcy-like process for public corporations to restructure their debts on Wednesday, in a fresh bid to shore...
View ArticlePuerto Rico governor approves balanced budget
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor on Tuesday signed the U.S. territory's first balanced budget in more than a decade amid an economic slump that has concerned U.S. investors. The $9.6...
View ArticlePuerto Rico to cut budgets, renegotiate loans
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rican officials on Wednesday rushed to propose new measures aimed at boosting the island's economy and appeasing concerned bondholders a day after credit rating...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Puerto Rico governor offers debt restructuring for public corporations
(Adds PREPA details, bond yields) SAN JUAN, June 25 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla unveiled a bankruptcy-like process for some public corporations to restructure their debts...
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