Cooperative Circuit, Microsoft partner to develop tech skills to members
October 22, 2020
The Cooperative Circuit, in collaboration with Microsoft Puerto Rico, will offer technology skills workshops to partners of the Circuit’s network. This initiative is part of the activities scheduled during co-op month, organizers said. In recent months, of Puerto Rican families have used one of the platforms offered by Microsoft on a day-to-day basis, either to […]
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Vimenti reports progress in fight against child poverty for ’19-’20
October 21, 2020
Two years after starting operations at the Ernesto Ramos Antonini Residential in San Juan, Vimenti by Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico registered an improvement in the well-being of families, academic achievement of its students and levels of employability of its participants, program officials said. This was part of the findings of a report […]
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Oriental opens website for PPP loan forgiveness application process
October 21, 2020
Puerto Rican financial institution Oriental announced this week it will open a website for clients who received a loan through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Payroll Protection Program to request forgiveness of all or part of their loan. The client must comply with the guidelines from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the SBA. “As with […]
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Vitrina Solidaria will train entrepreneurs and business owners in Loíza
October 21, 2020
Nonprofit organization Vitrina Solidaria has opened a call for the Loíza Glocal Bootcamp project that seeks to train and advise entrepreneurs and of small and medium-sized businesses owners in Loíza to contribute to the socioeconomic development of that coastal municipality, Executive Director Raquel Skerrett-Escalera said. Since 2009, different community-based entities have managed to significantly reduce the problem […]
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Puerto Rican teen wins Lemonade Day ’20 national youth entrepreneur of the year title
October 21, 2020
Lemonade Day, a youth entrepreneurship program, has named Danyarelie Ruiz as the 2020 National Youth Entrepreneur of the Year. She is the first Latina and Puerto Rican to win this award since Lemonade Day was founded in 2007, organizers said. Thirteen-year-old Ruiz, from the town of San Lorenzo, planned and started her own lemonade business […]
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Mastercard’s educational program Girls4Tech launched in Puerto Rico
October 21, 2020
The Mastercard Girls4Tech educational program that seeks to inspire 7–14 year old girls with skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and which has already reached 1 million students worldwide, is being launched in Puerto Rico with the participation of 15 girls, patients of the San Jorge Children’s Foundation. Starting Oct. 19, the girls […]
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Professional women meet to discuss challenges of COVID-19 pandemic
October 21, 2020
Shine Professional Women — a group dedicated to developing initiatives, events and the dissemination of information for professional women — will host the virtual “Shine Professional Women Meetup: Women who challenge the Pandemic” event on Oct. 24. The activity will be free, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. “In this second edition of the SHINE […]
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Gov’t gets $90M to pay for internet service for public school students, teachers
October 20, 2020
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez announced the allocation of $90 million in federal funds to subsidize the cost of internet connections for all public school students and teachers, which they will be able to request through Nov. 30, 2020. The aid, available through the CARES Act, will be up to $400 per participant and will […]
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Bankruptcy judge OK’s LUMA Energy contract to manage PREPA’s T&D system
October 20, 2020
U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain approved the contract between the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and LUMA Energy, determining it can be considered as an administrative expense for the power utility. The decision followed section 503 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, under which PREPA is covered. LUMA will charge PREPA some $60 million […]
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Gubernatorial candidate Vázquez’s economic platform focuses on tourism
October 20, 2020
One of the six candidates running for governor of Puerto Rico, César Vázquez, has unveiled an economic platform that, among other things, calls for spending $400 million on tourism strategies from the $2.2 billion in federal funds allocated to fight COVID-19. The candidate, who represents the Proyecto Dignidad movement, has a full section entitled “Economic […]
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Bluetide invests $200K in ocean related technologies, specialized vessels
October 20, 2020
Bluetide Puerto Rico Inc., in charge of developing a whole-island approach to coastal resource management for disaster mitigation and resilience, workforce development and the Blue Economy in the Caribbean, has purchased two custom vessels to advance oceanographic and scientific research and technology development in the region, it announced. The investment of more than $200,000 was […]
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‘Practical Techie:’ Workspace may be a new viable Office alternative
October 20, 2020
Formerly known as G Suite, Google’s new version of Workspace is a workable alternative to other mainstream document processors such as Microsoft Word and Apple Works. And probably cheaper, too. Workspace is less than $6 a month, unless, of course, one wants to upgrade to a more professional suite. I say workable because many corporations […]
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Boronea opens new store at Plaza Las Américas
October 20, 2020
Boronea, a Puerto Rican clothing and accessories store for men has opened a seasonal store on the second level of the Plaza Las Américas shopping center that will be up through January. The 1,030 square-foot location across the corridor from the Amado Salón entailed a $50,000 investment to establish and is generating six direct jobs, […]
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’20 Puerto del Rey Billfish tournament cancelled
October 20, 2020
The 2020 Puerto del Rey Billfish Tournament, planned for Oct. 22-24 at Puerto Del Rey Marina in Fajardo, has been cancelled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic and emergency, organizers said. “Unfortunately, the circumstances that we’re going through will not allow us to continue our traditional tournament for the entire Puerto del Rey family,” said […]
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Puerto Rico Demographic Registry launches online appointment service
October 20, 2020
The Puerto Rico Demographic Registry, an agency under the Puerto Rico Health Department, has launched an online service to enable people to request appointments and process necessary documents. By connecting to RegistroDemograficoCitas.com, users are able to see the services for which appointments are offered: Death certifications; marriage registrations; birth registration or marriage License. Once the service […]
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