CGI’s disaster recovery IT, data management services contract extended
December 1, 2021
Technology firm CGI today announced the government of Puerto Rico has awarded it a contract for ongoing disaster recovery IT services as part of the Commonwealth’s continued rebuilding effort following hurricanes Irma and María. The financial terms of the contract were undisclosed. “CGI and the government of Puerto Rico have forged a vital partnership to […]
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Gov’t unveils plans for $118M Bahía Urbana project in Old San Juan
November 30, 2021
The Puerto Rico government announced the start of work to rebuild and develop the new Bahía Urbana through an agreement with the Convention District Authority, and a private investment of $118 million that will create more than 180 jobs during its construction and 250 once it is in operation. For this project, Las Brisas Property […]
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CNE to host annual conference to ‘reimagine Puerto Rico’s future’
November 30, 2021
The Center for a New Economy (CNE) will hold its annual conference, the Growth Policy Summit 2021, when it will address Puerto Rico’s economic growth from different perspectives with the input of leaders in education, philanthropy, fiscal affairs, and economics. The Growth Policy Summit will be held Dec. 3 at the Sheraton Hotel in the […]
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Direct Relief, Abbvie grant $1.9M to improve rural drinking water systems
November 30, 2021
Direct Relief, with the support of pharmaceutical company AbbVie, awarded a $1.9 million grant to nonprofit organization Por los Nuestros — dedicated to providing renewable energy solutions, advocacy for communities and public health — to install renewable energy systems in 25 rural aqueducts in communities without drinking water service. The Anones Maya rural community aqueduct […]
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SBA, Inclusiv partner to boost access to capital for ‘smallest of small businesses’
November 30, 2021
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Inclusiv today entered into a two-year Strategic Alliance Memorandum (SAM) to increase access to credit and capital for small businesses in underserved areas and enable microenterprise development in Puerto Rico. SBA Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands District Director Josué E. Rivera and Inclusiv President Cathie Mahon signed […]
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Medtronic to host job fairs in Puerto Rico’s southeast
November 30, 2021
The largest medical device manufacturing company in Puerto Rico announced a series of job fairs with which it seeks to recruit hundreds of employees for their plants in Juncos, Ponce and Villalba. The third fair will be held Nov. 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Wilnelia Merced Activity Room in Caguas. The […]
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MCS Foundation to sponsor workshop for other nonprofits
November 30, 2021
To support its peers, the MCS Foundation will sponsor a free workshop for other local nonprofits, when it will unveil a new virtual fundraising platform offering the possibility of reaching the Puerto Rican diaspora in the US mainland. The workshop, titled “Building Resilience Through Philanthropic Innovation,” will be held via Zoom Dec. 2 at 3 […]
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Puerto Rico employers have until Nov. 30 to request Christmas bonus payment exemption
November 29, 2021
Puerto Rico’s private-sector employers have until Nov. 30 to file a Christmas bonus payment exemption request for 2021, Labor Secretary Carlos J. Rivera-Santiago announced. So far, the agency has received 30 requests for exemption from payment of the Christmas Bonus, of which 21 were accepted, six were accepted at 15%, one was denied and two […]
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Grupo Guayacán joins Para la Naturaleza to promote environmental conservation
November 29, 2021
As part of its 25th anniversary events, Grupo Guayacán joined Para la Naturaleza to protect and preserve Puerto Rico’s natural resources. Through this collaboration and, in honor of its name and the years it has served entrepreneurs in Puerto Rico, Grupo Guayacán planted 25 guayacán trees in La Parguera Nature Reserve in Lajas. And, to […]
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Op-Ed: The importance of shopping locally
November 29, 2021
There is a popular song in the Caribbean written by King Obstinate titled: “How Will Santa Get Here?” The proposed solution? “There is no reindeer in my country. He’ll have to borrow de neighbor’s donkey.” These themes of getting creative and leveraging community resources are the perfect segue for our article. The people of the […]
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PR CONCRA to lead COVID-19 educational project
November 29, 2021
Community-based health and prevention services nonprofit PR CONCRA will connect communities in the municipalities of the metropolitan area with educational resources to address COVID-19 and mental health, as well as issues related to the prevention, myths, and impact of the coronavirus pandemic, as part of the educational project “PODER en SALUD,” Executive Director Carlos Cabrera-Bonet […]
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CienciaPR marks 15 yrs. with ‘Ciencia Boricua Allies’ to promote donations
November 29, 2021
Under the slogan “Puerto Rico is Science,” the scientific organization Ciencia Puerto Rico launched a new donation program called “Ciencia Boricua Allies.” In addition to celebrating 15 years of the nonprofit collective, seeks to promote donations and support the organization’s sustainability so it can continue putting science in service of Puerto Rico, it stated. The […]
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COR3 to support medical device, tourism sectors attract investment
November 25, 2021
As a result of a series of roundtables headed by the Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3), its Executive Director Manuel Laboy signed two collaborative agreements with the medical devices and tourism sectors to provide data that allow the development of strategic marketing plans that promote investment in the island. “The reconstruction process […]
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Cannabis solutions retailer SaluVid opens in Plaza Las Américas
November 25, 2021
SaluVid, a store specializing in CBD solutions for health and personal well-being, opened in Plaza Las Américas, brought by TraFon Group. “People will be able to find support and solutions to their health in one place. Given our experience in the market, we’ll provide access to the leading brands in the industry such as Charlotte’s […]
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USDA grants $190K to boost rural communities in Puerto Rico
November 25, 2021
The US Department of Agriculture has allocated $189,661 through several of its programs to improve equitable access to jobs, business opportunities, education, housing, and health care for people who live and work in rural areas in Puerto Rico. Initiatives in the towns of Aguas Buenas, Barceloneta, Cidra and Vega Baja are benefiting from these investments, […]
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