U.S. Census data collection in Puerto Rico remains ‘on track’ despite lockdown
April 6, 2020
The U.S. Census is looking remain “on track” with its data collection process in Puerto Rico, where a lockdown in place since Mar. 15 has sidelined its door-to-door surveyors. María Olmedo-Malagón, program manager for the 2020 Census communications campaign, said this is so because the agency has several other methods in place to collect the […]
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DMO: Puerto Rico’s drop in occupancy ‘swifter, more severe’ vs. U.S. mainland
April 3, 2020
Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s destination marketing organization, confirmed that the local drop in occupancy has been “swifter and more severe” in Puerto Rico, with -71%, than the United States’ average of -56%. Part of that difference has to do with the fact that Gov. Wanda Vázquez established strict restrictions starting Mar. 15 to contain […]
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Symptom tracking ‘vital’ to control contagion of COVID-19 in Puerto Rico
April 3, 2020
A coalition of academic and private-sector organizations has unveiled the Epidemiological Surveillance System platform, which allows the tracking and publishing results on the evolution of COVID-19 contagion in Puerto Rico. The platform’s creators include the Puerto Rico Public Health Trust, a program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, Ponce Health Sciences University […]
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3D printers begin making face shields to control COVID-19 in Puerto Rico
April 3, 2020
Makers against COVID19 and The Rogue United have join forces with the mission of mass-producing face shields during this week to deliver them to health personnel next week who are on the front lines during this epidemic. The goal is to make 100 face shields a day, the groups said, confirming they are calling on […]
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Grupo Guayacán launches virtual lecture series during COVID-19 emergency
April 3, 2020
Starting in April, Grupo Guayacán will host a series of virtual talks providing tools and best practices for small and medium businesses, to help them keep their business afloat and successfully face the COVID-19 pandemic challenges. The virtual lecture series “Preparing for the Impossible: Virtual Talks for Businesses in Times of Crisis,” will provide information […]
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Carolina municipal gov’t cleans, disinfects high-traffic areas
April 3, 2020
As a measure to prevent communal contagion from COVID-19, the Municipality of Carolina has established a protocol to clean and disinfect areas with businesses and shops that provide essential services to the community, the mayor’s office confirmed. The municipal Fire Department is in charge of the effort, conducted during the curfew period in place for […]
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8 food trucks park their kitchens at 4 Sam’s Clubs stores
April 3, 2020
When Sam’s Club announced a week ago that it would be opening its parking facilities to food trucks to do business within their parking facilities, eight signed up at all four stores, the mega-retailer confirmed. There are two trucks in each of the Sam’s locations: La Cuchara and 3 Men, 2 Wagon are at Kennedy […]
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Temporary rental assistance available to Puerto Rico earthquake survivors
April 3, 2020
Residents whose homes were made uninhabitable by the Dec. 28 to Feb. 4 earthquakes may be eligible for temporary rental assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the agency announced. Rental assistance does not have to be repaid and may be used to lease a house, apartment or manufactured home or any other temporary housing […]
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Caguas Municipal Police to use drones to enforce curfew
April 3, 2020
As part of the security plan adopted after the extension of the curfew established by the government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Caguas Municipal Police will use a drone to fly over the city to detect violations to the curfew. That includes traffic, groupings of people or the non-compliance of some […]
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U.S. Dept. of Justice assigns $8.9M to aid Puerto Rico’s public safety agencies
April 2, 2020
Puerto Rico’s public safety agencies will get nearly $8.9 million from the U.S. Department of Justice, to respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The agency will disburse a total of $850 million across the U.S. mainland through its Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus legislation. It will […]
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Survey: 92% of Puerto Rico businesses won’t be able to make payroll
April 2, 2020
A survey of 450 businesses in Puerto Rico revealed that about 92% of them will be unable to continue making payroll, as the island enters its third week of a sweeping government-mandated lockdown to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Furthermore, 85% of the businesses surveyed do not have a contingency fund, and 59% […]
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Parallel18 to host first ‘Virtual Demo Day’
April 2, 2020
Demo Day, Parallel18’s main event in which companies present their products and services before a panel of judges and investors, will take place April 3rd at 1 p.m., this time in a completely virtual way. The event will be streamed through the Sceenic platform, created by past generation P18 participants. “This generation has too much […]
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AbbVie donates $35M for COVID-19 relief across Europe, U.S., Puerto Rico
April 2, 2020
Research-based global biopharmaceutical company AbbVie announced a $35 million donation to support COVID-19 relief efforts across Europe, the continental United States and Puerto Rico. In the U.S., AbbVie’s funds will be used to support healthcare capacity for hospitals as well as protect vulnerable populations by enabling access to food and essential supplies. In Europe, the donation will […]
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Op-Ed: Heavy-handed corona response impacts future success of Puerto Rico’s Acts 20/22
April 2, 2020
For eight years, Puerto Rico has painted a picture of itself as a welcome refuge in the United States for residents of the 50 states to come do business. Acts 20 and 22 have brilliantly painted that picture and have helped to drive more business, spending, and jobs into the Puerto Rican economy. The only […]
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Liberty Puerto Rico opens access to more channels, content for all customers
April 1, 2020
Liberty Puerto Rico continues to provide customers with open access to some of its most popular channels and services to help get through the extended lockdown on the island. Starting today, all television subscribers will have access to CNN and selected channels from NBCUniversal, plus all of Starz’s and Hallmark’s channels. All Liberty customers currently […]
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