Puerto Rico News Digest For February 23, 2016

FBI MAKES ARRESTS FOR EDUCATION FRAUD

From Caribbean Business:

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was carrying out Tuesday mor-
ning 20 arrest warrants, of which more than 50 percent were conducted, in
relation to fraud in the Puerto Rico Education Department’s tutoring pro-
gram. FBI spokesman Carlos Osorio confirmed it is part of the second pha-
se of the agency’s “Bad Grade” operation, for which, on Sept. 9, 2015, a fe-
deral grand jury returned a 74-count indictment charging Rocket Learning
LLC and 31 individuals with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, mail fraud,
theft of government money and property, and aggravated identity theft..."

366,000 LEAVE PR FROM 2006 TO 2014

From The San Juan Daily Star:

"The net migration of Puerto Ricans to the mainland United States between
2006 and 2014 was around 366,000 people, according to a report issued late
last week by the University of Puerto Rico-Cayey’s Census Information Cen-
ter. Since Puerto Rico’s economic depression began in 2006, some 609,000
people moved from Puerto Rico to the mainland U.S. through 2014, while
243,000 people moved from the U.S. to Puerto Rico, according to Inter News
Service..."

DUNKIN' DONUTS TO OPEN 50 STORES

From News Is My Business:

"Less than two years after a court-ordered shutdown of all of it’s local Dun-
kin’ Donuts stores, Dunkin’ Brands announced Monday it is looking for
a franchisee to re-enter the market to develop 50 restaurants throughout
the island in the next seven years. The Mass.-based coffee and baked goods
chain is looking to recruit a franchisee with experience operating multi-unit
foodservice concepts in Puerto Rico as well as acquiring and developing lo-
cal real estate..."

WRITER ROSARIO FERRE DEAD AT 77

From The New York Times:

"Rosario Ferré, a formidable figure in Puerto Rican letters who wrote no-
vels in both Spanish and English, and who was a finalist for the National
Book Award in 1995 for the family epic “A House on the Lagoon,” which
she translated herself from the original Spanish, died on Thursday at her
home in San Juan, P.R. She was 77. Her son Benigno Trigo said the cause
had not been determined..."