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Monday, February 1, 2016

Dos policías mueren en accidente de tránsito en la vía Guayaquil-Machala - El Universo

Dos policías mueren en accidente de tránsito en la vía Guayaquil-Machala - El Universo

Dos policías mueren en accidente de tránsito en la vía Guayaquil-Machala
El Universo
Dos policías fallecieron la madrugada de este lunes en un accidente de tránsito registrado en el kilómetro 51 de la vía Guayaquil-Machala. El patrullero en el que se trasladaban Ángel Guillermo Mascotaves y Juan Carlos Vicuña se impactó contra un ...

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Puerto Rico Power Authority’s Debt Is Rooted in Free Electricity
AGUADILLA, P.R. — To understand how Puerto Rico’s power authority has piled up $9 billon in debt, one need only visit this bustling city spread along a bay on the northwest coast. Twenty years ago, it was just another town with dwindling finances and a ...

Puerto Rico seeks bond swap in proposed deal

Puerto Rico seeks bond swap in proposed deal
San Juan • Puerto Rico's government is pushing a bond swap with creditors to help generate revenue as U.S. legislators prepare to consider creating an oversight authority to help pull the island out of a deepening economic crisis. The U.S. territory on ...
Asesinó a su esposa, a su cuñado e intentó quitarse la vida - El Universal - Colombia

Asesinó a su esposa, a su cuñado e intentó quitarse la vida
El Universal - Colombia
Dos muertos y un herido, es el balance trágico que queda de hechos registrados al mediodía de este lunes en el barrio San Pedro Mártir. De acuerdo con las primeras informaciones, un hombre asesinó a su esposa, luego hizo lo mismo con su cuñado y ...

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Se cruzó con el asesino de su hijo en la calle - Infonews

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Se cruzó con el asesino de su hijo en la calle
Infonews
Lisandro fue atropellado cuando caminaba con su hermanito en Villa Madero en septiembre de 2015. Tenía 8 años y murió en el acto, tras ser arrollado por un auto que circulaba en contramano. Cecilia Figueroa, su madre, se cruzó con el asesino en la ...

Puerto Rico's utility PREPA 2014 operating income down 37 pct

Puerto Rico's utility PREPA 2014 operating income down 37 pct
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's utility PREPA, which has been negotiating a restructuring deal with creditors, on Monday released its financial statements for 2014, showing a 37 percent slide in operating income for the year. Operating income for ...
Puerto Rico Offers Washington $23B Debt Restructuring Plan
The old US$49.2 billion of debt would be exchanged for US$26.5 billion of fresh “base bonds.” Puerto Rico unveiled Monday an offer it made to its creditors to restructure US$49.2 billion of existing debt, slashing debt repayments by almost US$23 billion.

House Republicans to push Puerto Rico bill by end of March - Reuters

House Republicans to push Puerto Rico bill by end of March - Reuters

House Republicans to push Puerto Rico bill by end of March
Reuters
The U.S. Treasury Department has called on Congress to create a fiscal control board for Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has said his administration would seek to ensure that any such board would respect the island's autonomy.

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Puerto Rico Power Authority's Debt Is Rooted in Free Electricity - New York Times

New York Times

Puerto Rico Power Authority's Debt Is Rooted in Free Electricity
New York Times
In fact, the power authority has been giving free power to all 78 of Puerto Rico's municipalities, to many of its government-owned enterprises, even to some for-profit businesses — although not to its citizens. It has done so for decades, even as it ...

Obama likely to discuss TPP, Puerto Rico with Republican leaders: White House - Reuters

Reuters

Obama likely to discuss TPP, Puerto Rico with Republican leaders: White House
Reuters
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is likely to discuss a range of issues from international trade to Puerto Rico's fiscal crisis when he meets with House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, White House ...

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Zika virus: The last thing Puerto Rico needed - CNBC

CNBC

Zika virus: The last thing Puerto Rico needed
CNBC
With a 45 percent poverty rate and staggering debt of $70 billion, Puerto Rico was already in dire straits. Now add 19 confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The World Health Organization has described the virus, which is associated with ...
World NewsPuerto Rico tries to buy time with bond 'exchange' planFinancial Times
Puerto Rico seeks huge debt haircut, creditors frustratedReuters
Washington tries to weigh in as Puerto Rico struggles to find a solution to its debt crisisWashington Post
Bloomberg -Barron's -STLtoday.com
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Puerto Rico to release draft of 2014 unaudited statements soon-official - Reuters

Puerto Rico to release draft of 2014 unaudited statements soon-official
Reuters
Feb 1 Puerto Rico is to release a draft of its unaudited 2014 financial statements in the next few days, Public Affairs Secretary Jesus Manuel Ortiz told reporters on Monday. The U.S. territory is far behind on filing its audited statements, and in ...

Puerto Rico seeks huge debt haircut, creditors frustrated

Puerto Rico seeks huge debt haircut, creditors frustrated
NEW YORK/SAN JUAN | By Megan Davies and Nick Brown With $70 billion in debt, a 45 percent poverty rate and a steady exodus of its population to the mainland, the U.S. territory is trying to crawl out of an economic swamp before substantial debt payments ...
Puerto Rico Faces Hurdles Seeking a 46% Cut in Debt
Puerto Rico’s debt restructuring plan unveiled today is unlikely to get much traction from bondholder groups because it would require them to accept big losses on debt. Puerto Rico proposed to cut its $49.2 billion of tax-supported debt by 46% to $26.5 ...

Puerto Rico Power Authority’s Debt Is Rooted in Free Electricity

Puerto Rico Power Authority’s Debt Is Rooted in Free Electricity
AGUADILLA, P.R. — To understand how Puerto Rico’s power authority has piled up $9 billon in debt, one need only visit this bustling city spread along a bay on the northwest coast. Twenty years ago, it was just another town with dwindling finances and a ...
Puerto Rico proposes lenders take $22.7 bn haircut
SAN JUAN: Puerto Rico proposed Monday that its creditors slash its debt by $22.7 billion to enable the US territory to strengthen its finances and turn around its economy. Just ahead of negotiations with bondholders, the struggling Caribbean island ...
Puerto Rico wants to erase half its debt
Puerto Rico has a new plan to get out of its massive debt crisis: Use a big eraser. The island's taxpayers are currently on the hook to pay back about $50 billion. On Monday, Puerto proposed cutting that nearly in half to $26.5 billion. So far, Puerto Rico ...

UPDATE 1-U.S. House Republicans to push Puerto Rico bill by end of March

UPDATE 1-U.S. House Republicans to push Puerto Rico bill by end of March
McCarthy, speaking to reporters at a press briefing, offered no details on the content of the planned legislation. He said two House committees will be in charge of developing legislation, adding that one of them is looking at a "control panel" to help the ...
Puerto Rico Bonds Zigzag With Recovery Rates Unclear in Proposal
Puerto Rico’s release of a restructuring plan prompted a flurry of bond trades that show how investors are trying to make sense of what the proposal means for the recovery value of more than a dozen different securities. A basic way to calculate an ...

Cadena perpetua para Carol Coronado, madre que asesinó a sus tres hijas - Univisión

Cadena perpetua para Carol Coronado, madre que asesinó a sus tres hijas - Univisión

Cadena perpetua para Carol Coronado, madre que asesinó a sus tres hijas
Univisión
Carol Coronado, una mujer de Torrance hallada culpable de asesinar a sus tres hijas, fue sentenciada a cadena perpetua en conexión a los homicidios. El dictamen se pronunció la mañana del 1 de febrero en un tribunal en la ciudad de Compton. Coronado ...

Le dan casi 50 años de cárcel a sujeto que asesinó a dos trabajadores - Noticias MVS

Noticias MVS

Le dan casi 50 años de cárcel a sujeto que asesinó a dos trabajadores
Noticias MVS
El Juez 37 Penal del Reclusorio Norte, sentenció a 47 años y seis meses de prisión, a un sujeto que asesinó a dos personas, el 28 de junio de 2013, en calles de la delegación Tláhuac. La Procuraduría de Justicia capitalina, informó que Omar Alejandro ...
Asesino de 2 personas pasará 47 años presoAzteca Noticias

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"Yo maté a Alberto Nisman": Un preso dijo que asesinó al fiscal pero la jueza lo descartó - LA NACION (Argentina)

"Yo maté a Alberto Nisman": Un preso dijo que asesinó al fiscal pero la jueza lo descartó
LA NACION (Argentina)
"Yo maté a Nisman", así lo aseguró en comunicación telefónica Edgardo Horacio Sagini Rodríguez. El hombre, que se encuentra condenado a prisión perpetua en el penal de Sierra Chica, denunció ante una fiscalía federal de La Plata que el 18 de enero ...

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Obama likely to discuss TPP, Puerto Rico with Republican leaders: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is likely to discuss a range of issues from international trade to Puerto Rico's fiscal crisis when he meets with House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, White House ...
House Republicans to have bill on Puerto Rico by end of March -McCarthy
McCarthy, speaking to reporters at a press briefing, offered no details on what the possible legislation would include. (Reporting by Richard Cowan; Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Chris Reese)

Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico triumphant

Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico triumphant
Top seeds Dominican Republic emerged victorious in the Junior Davis Cup while second seeds Puerto Rico were triumphant in the Junior Fed Cup in the pre-qualifying tournaments in Dominican Republic. The opening rubber of the final round of the Junior Davis ...
Puerto Rico proposes debt swap deal
Puerto Rico is seeking to cut nearly $23bn from its debt burden as the cash-strapped US territory flirts with insolvency, a proposal that would see creditors take a 46 per cent haircut on their holdings. The commonwealth offers creditors invested in $49 ...
Zika: As if Puerto Rico didn’t have enough to worry about
With a 45 percent poverty rate and staggering debt of $70 billion, Puerto Rico was already in dire straits. Now add 19 confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The World Health Organization has described the virus, which is associated with severe ...
Zika: As if Puerto Rico didn't have enough to worry about - CNBC

Zika: As if Puerto Rico didn't have enough to worry about
CNBC
Given the ongoing transmission of Zika in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel warning, recommending that pregnant women in any trimester postpone travel to the island and other locations experiencing ...

Southern Illinois Descends Upon Puerto Rico - SwimSwam

SwimSwam

Southern Illinois Descends Upon Puerto Rico
SwimSwam
Southern Illinois Descends Upon Puerto Rico. 0 Loretta Race | February 01st, 2016 | College, Training Trip Videos. Feeling blue this first day of February? Picture yourself as a Saluki! Current Photo via courtesy of Liane Tatigian ...

Loomis Sayles exec: Puerto Rico restructuring plan 'not going to fly'

Loomis Sayles exec: Puerto Rico restructuring plan 'not going to fly'
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Dan Fuss, vice chairman of Loomis Sayles, said on Monday that Puerto Rico's offer to creditors to take a deep discount on their debt will unlikely be approved by investors but serves as a good start to restructuring discussions.

Puerto Rico Proposes 46% Reduction of Debt in Restructuring

Puerto Rico Proposes 46% Reduction of Debt in Restructuring
Puerto Rico released details of a proposal to restructure the commonwealth’s debt that would reduce the burden by 46 percent under a bond exchange. The commonwealth’s tax-supported debt would be reduced to $26.5 billion from $49.2 billion and annual ...
Puerto Rico seeks bond swap in proposed restructuring deal
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's government says it is seeking a bond swap in a proposed restructuring deal with creditors as it struggles to find revenue amid a deepening economic crisis. Officials released details of the deal on Monday ...
UPDATE 1-Puerto Rico proposes up to $23 bln debt cut for creditors
(Adds details from plan, background on Puerto Rico economic crisis) With a 45 percent poverty rate and the steady exodus of its population to the United States, Puerto Rico is trying to crawl out of its economic morass before substantial debt payments come ...
Puerto Rico Non-Profit’s Tax Filings Raise Questions for Governor, Brother
Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla urged the public this week to ignore concerns about a corporate-funded charity that lists his brother as the sole employee, even as the media and ethics watchdogs have raised questions about the group’s ...
Puerto Rico proposes 46 percent debt cut in creditor plan - CNBC

CNBC

Puerto Rico proposes 46 percent debt cut in creditor plan
CNBC
Puerto Rico on Monday announced it had made an exchange offer to financial creditors to reduce a $49.2 billion chunk of its debt by about 46 percent, to $26.5 billion. The plan, the opening salvo in the U.S. Commonwealth's efforts to resolve its $70 ...

Puerto Rico proposes 46 percent debt cut in creditor plan

Puerto Rico proposes 46 percent debt cut in creditor plan
Feb 1 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico on Monday announced it had made an exchange offer to financial creditors to reduce a $49.2 billion chunk of its debt by about 46 percent, to $26.5 billion. The plan, the opening salvo in the U.S. Commonwealth's efforts to ...

Puerto Rico Faces Growing Prospect of Financial Control Board - Bloomberg

Puerto Rico Faces Growing Prospect of Financial Control Board - Bloomberg

Bloomberg

Puerto Rico Faces Growing Prospect of Financial Control Board
Bloomberg
Puerto Rico has been anxious for Congress to address its $70 billion debt crisis, but the island's leaders may not be as happy with the potential outcome as the investors holding its securities. Driving the process are Republicans, who control both ...

CDC director: What we're doing about the Zika virus
First, people living in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean or Pacific territories, and Central and South America are likely to see an increasing spread of Zika. In these areas, women who are pregnant need ...
OFG Bancorp Reports 4Q15 and 2015 Results
Results included: An additional $30.4 million provision on the $200 million participation in a syndicated fuel line of credit to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), reflecting continued hurdles in restructuring the credit. Currently in non ...
Soldado asesinó a un agricultor - La Nación.com.co

Soldado asesinó a un agricultor
La Nación.com.co
Soldado asesinó a un agricultor. Escrito por LA NACIÓN, NEIVA. Valora este artículo. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. (0 votos). Hernando Rojas Plaza, fallecido. El agricultor Hernando Rojas Plaza de 40 años de edad, falleció a causa de las heridas que le produjo con ...

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Zika Infects 19 In Puerto Rico; Over 2100 Pregnant Colombian Women - VI Consortium (press release)

Zika Infects 19 In Puerto Rico; Over 2100 Pregnant Colombian Women - VI Consortium (press release)

VI Consortium (press release)

Zika Infects 19 In Puerto Rico; Over 2100 Pregnant Colombian Women
VI Consortium (press release)
ST. CROIX — The local government said on Friday that it would do its best to curtail the rise of the Zika virus in the territory, which has so far reported only one confirmed case. But the islands' next door neighbor, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth ...

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Bahamas Fed Cup team faces Guatemala in Bayaman, Puerto Rico - thebahamasweekly.com

Bahamas Fed Cup team faces Guatemala in Bayaman, Puerto Rico
thebahamasweekly.com
Other participating nations are: Barbados, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guatemala Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela. Age requirement for this event is 14 and over. The team consists of the top four finishers at the Open Nationals ...

Puerto Rico offers plan to restructure its debt - Washington Post

Washington Post

Puerto Rico offers plan to restructure its debt
Washington Post
Puerto Rico has proposed a plan to ease its crushing debt burden that would give major creditors new bonds worth an average of 54 percent of their existing ones, but also would give bondholders an unusual way to receive additional money if the ...
Who Says Puerto Rico Needs Bankruptcy?Wall Street Journal
Puerto Rico Proposes Long Term Payout for its US$72 Billion DebtnewsBTC
Puerto Rico could release debt plan as soon as MondaySeeking Alpha

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City lawyers, consultants cash in on Puerto Rico's bankruptcy - New York Post

New York Post

City lawyers, consultants cash in on Puerto Rico's bankruptcy
New York Post
New York lawyers, consultants and publicists stand to rake in more than $100 million in fees as Puerto Rico struggles to stay afloat. The commonwealth's $72 billion debt crisis has been a boon for well-connected companies like MillCo Advisors, ...

Capturan a sujeto que asesinó a su mujer - Pulso de San Luis (Comunicado de prensa)

Capturan a sujeto que asesinó a su mujer
Pulso de San Luis (Comunicado de prensa)
Después de dos años de que presuntamente asesinó su esposa con arma blanca, un individuo fue capturado por elementos de la Policía Ministerial del Estado. La Procuraduría General de Justicia informó sobre la detención de Magdaleno de 40 años, ...

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