Bayer helps Juana Díaz Head Start centers prepare for emergencies
August 26, 2020
Ahead of the start of the new school year and at the peak of Puerto Rico’s hurricane season, Bayer Crop Science Puerto Rico announced it has donated emergency preparedness kits to the families participating in the Juana Díaz Head Start program. The company donated an emergency response kit to each of the 305 participating families in […]
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U.S. Economic Development Administration awards $548K to Caguas gov’t
August 25, 2020
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $547,705 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Autonomous Municipality of Caguas, the federal agency’s Secretary Wilbur Ross announced. The funding will capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) that will provide “critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs adversely affected by […]
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USDA invests $632K in renewable energy program in rural Puerto Rico
August 25, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $631,993 on the Rural Energy for America Program in Rural Puerto Rico, the agency announced. “Rural Development is investing to increase energy resilience and decrease the demand for energy through energy efficiency improvements,” said Josue E. Rivera, USDA Rural Development State Director for Puerto Rico. “Over time, these […]
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CBP San Juan seizes assorted counterfeit products worth $336K
August 25, 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Juan Field Operations announced the seizure of 186 counterfeit pieces of designer jewelry, 152 counterfeit Apple phone cases, 65 counterfeit Apple Airpods cases, 111 counterfeit Louis Vuitton Airpods cases, and 40 counterfeit Gucci Airpods cases inside 2 parcels imported to Puerto Rico from Hong Kong via air courier. […]
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Op-Ed: Competing for federal grant funding? It’s complicated…
August 25, 2020
As Puerto Rico still dwells on the recovery and the problems with the expected federal programs, there’s still a pervasive interest in having public and private institutions in the island tap into other competitive federal grant funding programs. Notwithstanding this approach could help address some of the current ills, it is not a panacea, and […]
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Banco Popular Foundation marks 16th edition of Rafael Carrión, Jr. scholarship program
August 25, 2020
Banco Popular Foundation recognized the academic achievements a group of outstanding young people who were awarded the Rafael Carrión Jr. Award for Academic Excellence during a virtual ceremony. The initiative, which has been held for the past 16 years, has recognized 1,503 students and 21 teachers. This has translated into a $1.6 million investment in […]
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Uber Eats launches delivery options, services in Puerto Rico
August 25, 2020
As cities adapt to the new normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are implementing new options that contribute to prevention and prioritize public health safety. Such is the case for Uber Eats, which is launching a new update of the pick-up option, a loyalty program for restaurants and service expansion to the town of […]
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National Puerto Rican Agenda launches BoriCuenta 2020 Census campaign
August 24, 2020
The National Puerto Rican Agenda (NPRA) announced the launch of #BoriCuenta2020, a grassroots campaign to promote completion of the 2020 U.S. Census in Puerto Rico and in Puerto Rican communities across the nation. The Puerto Rico response rate is the lowest in the nation at about 30%, while the national response rate is 64%. A […]
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University of Puerto Rico joins national, global COVID-19 research efforts
August 24, 2020
The University of Puerto Rico is joining local and global efforts to prevent, mitigate and stop COVID-19, through 10 selected investigations, which will share $1.7 million from the government of Puerto Rico, UPR President Jorge Haddock confirmed. Professors from the Río Piedras, Mayagüez and Medical Sciences campuses will investigate the immunological characterization of the response […]
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Connecting Paths PR Inc. graduates 18 women seamstresses in midst of pandemic
August 24, 2020
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, 18 women residents of the northern town of Loíza completed a creative sewing course and, at the same time, collaborated with the public health emergency by making face masks. The course was made possible through a donation from the Puerto Rico Community Foundation to Connecting Paths PR Inc., […]
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Op-Ed: Unleashing economic freedom to jumpstart growth
August 24, 2020
Puerto Rico’s economy has been in continuous decline for over a decade. The government’s bankruptcy and lack of market access, coupled with the increasing absence of credibility and trust in our rule of law and democratic institutions, have caused an economic free fall that has only been offset by federal assistance for disaster relief and […]
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Walmart Puerto Rico raises $400K for Children’s Miracle Network
August 24, 2020
Walmart Puerto Rico confirmed it has raised $400,000 in donations the annual campaign to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network and its partner hospital on the island, the San Jorge Children’s and Women’s Hospital. The campaign had the backing of associates in Walmart, Sam’s Club and Amigo Supermarkets stores in Puerto Rico. “We’re very proud of […]
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Chocolate Cortés, Susan G. Komen Puerto Rico join fight against breast cancer
August 24, 2020
For the third consecutive year, Chocolate Cortés and Susan G. Komen are back together in the fight against breast cancer, the most diagnosed cancer on the island and the one that most affects Puerto Rican women. “Our goal is to create awareness about breast cancer in each household that Chocolate Cortés is consumed,” said Ignacio […]
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USDA invests $600K in Puerto Rico’s rural businesses
August 21, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $600,494 to assist rural businesses to create job and increase economic opportunities in Puerto Rico, the agency confirmed. The funds are being provided by USDA, Rural Development, through the Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG). “These grants are strategic investments in nonprofits entities that support rural businesses and they […]
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Romark to produce ALINIA at its manufacturing plant in Manatí
August 21, 2020
Romark, a research-based pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and delivery of innovative new medicines, primarily in the field of infectious diseases, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given its approval to the production of ALINIA, at its Manatí plant. The $80 million, state-of-the-art facility opened a little more than a […]
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