The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust, a program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, announced the launch of the Telemedicine for Elderly Adults (TMEA) program. The initiative, which uses TytoCare technology, aims to develop and implement Telemedicine and Telehealth services in long-term care facilities, or homes for the elderly and nursing homes. […]
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank is looking to convert those who benefitted from the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program into “entrepreneurs instead of employees,” agency President Luis Alemañy said. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, passed in 2020 created the PUA program through which thousands of individuals in Puerto Rico […]
The San Juan municipal government will celebrate a series of events to mark the 500th anniversary of the founding of Puerto Rico’s capital city, including cultural events, exhibits, concerts, and other shows, Mayor Miguel Romero announced. “It’s with great pleasure that we share with the people of San Juan and all residents of Puerto Rico […]
The Puerto Rico General Workers Union (UGT, in Spanish) has partnered with the Teachers Federation Credit Union (FedeCo-op, in Spanish), to give its affiliates better benefits, in response to reduced rights gained over the years and the drastic increase in the cost of living.” This agreement with FedeCoop — whose account assets are more than […]
Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), announced that Puerto Rico will be the host of Connect Marketplace 2022, an event that will bring some 2,000 tourism and hospitality professionals. This event will take place May 22-23, 2022, at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, using several hotel properties and the Distrito T-Mobile, with […]
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank confirmed over the weekend that close to one-sixth of the island’s workers, or about 15.8%, are self-employed. The data was provided at a press conference during the United Retailers Association’s (CUD in Spanish) convention, when EDB President Luis Alemañy said that as Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits come to […]
Walmart Puerto Rico announced the start of the fourth edition of its Open Call program, whose objective is to continue increasing the purchase of products manufactured, processed, or harvested on the island. Initially, the retailer had a goal of procuring $20 million in products by 2020, which it said it exceeded — reaching $34 million […]
Denko Asian Eatery, a modern Asian and Zen-style space that combines Japanese, Thai, Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese dishes, recently opened at the Distrito T-Mobile in San Juan, following an investment of $1.5 million. The restaurant spans 3,000 square feet of space, and accommodates 114 people, split between 26 people in the outdoor area and 88 — a lucky […]
As part of the resources provided to emerging companies and startups, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and parallel18, along with Mastercard, signed a collaborative agreement that will benefit businesses that are participating in the international accelerator programs based in Puerto Rico. With this strategic agreement, startups will have the opportunity to get technical support […]
The Association of Owners of Paradores and Tourism of Puerto Rico is marking with an offer for its guests, the 48 years of the creation of the “Paradores de Puerto Rico” brand with a special agenda to share the local culture, history, music, gastronomy, and hospitality. The Puerto Rico Tourism Company created the brand in 1973, to highlight Puerto […]
The population trends in Puerto Rico reflected in the latest 2020 Census report will require the government to adopt strategies and policies to address a population situation very different from the one that has characterized the island. Furthermore, there are fewer people living on the island and in this reduced population, the older cohorts have […]
Casino del Mar at La Concha Resort andsports betting and iGaming company, BetMGM, announced a strategic partnership through which the latter will expand its retail and mobile sports betting offerings to Puerto Rico, marking its first market access agreement outside of the US mainland. “Paulson & Co. is always in search of innovation in services […]
Recognizing the complexity of the response to the local COVID-19 epidemic in Puerto Rico, nonprofit organization Ciencia Puerto Rico has established more than a dozen multi-sectoral partnerships with other non-profits, community entities and government agencies. The goal is to strengthen the capacity of their responses, particularly around COVID-19 education, prevention, and vaccination promotion, using CienciaPR’s […]
More than 150 companies that have applied for the “Our people are vaccinated” seal received the recognition from VOCES, the Coalition of Immunization and Health Promotion Inc., for having their employees 100% vaccinated. VOCES is a nonprofit organization that raises awareness and educates about the importance of immunization and health promotion. The list of companies […]
Edmundo B. Fernández Inc., the Puerto Rican manufacturing company of Ron del Barrilito announced the start of a new plantain farming project that will directly benefit local nonprofits. The first harvests, which exceeded 3,000 pounds at the Hacienda Santa Ana farm, were donated to El Comedor de la Kennedy, owned by chef Iván Clemente, who […]
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