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Pages in category "Government-owned corporations of Puerto Rico" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Autoridad para el Financiamiento de la Infraestructura de Puerto Rico: AFI: Banking: Caño Martín Peña ENLACE Project Corporation: ENLACE: Corporación del Proyecto ENLACE del Caño Martín Peña: ENLACE: Real estate: Cardiovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Corporation: CCPRCC: Corporación del Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto ...
Puerto Rican Pottery: Consumer goods Durable household products Santurce: 1948 Pottery, defunct 1966 P D Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority: Utilities Water San Juan: 1945 State water S A Puerto Rico Daily Sun: Consumer services Publishing San Juan: 2008 Newspaper P A Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority: Utilities Conventional ...
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit. 'Constitution of the Free Associated State of Puerto Rico') is the primary organizing law for the unincorporated U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, describing the duties, powers, structures and functions of the government of Puerto Rico in nine articles.
Unlike most towns, cities and states in the United States, Puerto Rico does not have local or state sheriffs; sheriff duties are instead performed by the Puerto Rico Commonwealth Marshal's Office. Many municipalities have established municipal police departments, although most law enforcement activity is carried out by the Puerto Rico Police (PPR).
Both the Constitution of Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican law usually ascribe all executive offices to either the Governor or the Office of the Governor.The Governor then issues an executive order proclaiming the delegation of the management and over watch of such executive offices onto the office of the Chief of Staff.
Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico vests the executive power on the Governor. [1] The Governor has a duty to enforce state laws, to convene the Legislative Assembly, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Legislative Assembly, to appoint government officers, to appoint Justices, and to grant pardons.
The economy of Puerto Rico is classified as a high-income economy by the World Bank and as the most competitive economy in Latin America by the World Economic Forum. [14] [15] The main drivers of Puerto Rico's economy are manufacturing, which primarily includes pharmaceuticals, textiles, petrochemicals, and electronics; followed by the service industry, notably finance, insurance, real estate ...