Thousands of Puerto Ricans joined to support a massive head shave and hair donation at the virtual “Pásate la Máquina Challenge” event organized by the CAP Foundation. The nonprofit organization exceeded its goal by raising $895,000 to build a therapeutic park for pediatric cancer patients at the Río Piedras Medical Center Children’s Hospital. The therapeutic […]
San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero announced the availability of $4.3 million in federal funds through the municipality’s “Capital Entrepreneurship” program, which in turn will benefit up to 800 of the town’s microentrepreneurs who have suffered economic losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and who have been in operation for at least one year. […]
Puerto Rico’s 78 towns have completed the application process for the third phase of the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Assistance Program to Municipalities, Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF, in Spanish) Executive Director Omar Marrero said. As part of the process, the central government will assign $1 million to each town so they can continue to […]
Facing a market increasingly anchored in technology, Puerto Rican supermarket chain Plaza Loíza has launched a new website, in addition to strengthening its alliance with delivery platform, RONPON. The initiative responds to trends among consumers, who are increasingly turning to technology to make purchases from the safety of their home. “For more than 30 years, […]
Four years after breaking ground in Ponce, Aloft Hotels will open this month its 152-room property that “embraces a bold and savvy design looking to attract music enthusiasts and travelers who love open spaces,” company officials said. The investment for the hotel, which is part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 hotel brands, is estimated […]
One of the factors that influences the cycle of gender violence is the lack of economic resources. Financial dependence and the feeling that without the aggressor it would not be possible to live fully, lead the victim to stay in this cycle. Aware of this serious reality, the Enactus team of Columbia Central University created, […]
After a year of evaluation and adapting to the pandemic, the Distrito T-Mobile entertainment complex, announced a tiered pre-opening that will start with the inauguration of Mexican restaurant Lupe Reyes. The eatery is already open to the public, with other openings in the coming months, said Distrito T-Mobile General Manager Gabriel De Cárdenas. “In 2020 […]
Kill Bill, the open-source billing and payment platform and Wovenware, a provider of custom AI and software engineering solutions, have announced a partnership to streamline the development of new plugins for the Kill Bill open-source platform. The partnership enables companies to optimize the capabilities of the Kill Bill platform to better meet their customers’ payment […]
Healthcare company MCS marked this year’s Patient Day celebration, on April 11-12, by sending its representatives to visit more than 800 of its members hospitalized at more than 60 network hospitals, following all COVID-19 security protocols, to distribute literature and other educational materials to help them have greater control over their health. Through the initiative, […]
Triple-S launched the “Boricua, keep it up,” a media campaign that urges the public to continue observing preventive measures to control the spread of COVID-19. “Since the start of the pandemic, Puerto Rico responded quickly and effectively. Now, in light of the sudden increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations after Holy Week, we decided we […]
Aerostar Puerto Rico, which operates the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, signed an agreement with the Department of Public Security and the Puerto Rico Police Bureau to reinforce its security by adding state agents, through an investment of about $2 million. Aerostar CEO Jorge Hernández said the company will pay the government of Puerto Rico […]
The Puerto Rico Federal Contracting Center (FeCC) under the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC, in Spanish) will host a virtual workshop titled “How to sell products and services to Ft. Buchanan,” the first in a series of Federal Matchmaking 2021 events. The series is a cycle of business roundtables and workshops that seek […]
Entertainment venue Distrito T-Mobile in the Miramar sector of San Juan will be hosting a job fair today, seeking to fill hundreds of positions across multiple concepts, including restaurants, a concert hall and other attractions. The job fair will take place today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., when participants will find stations for the […]
The US Department of Agriculture has opened a new round of applications for Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) program grants to help provide educational and medical services in rural areas. The DLT program helps fund distance learning and telemedicine services in rural areas to increase access to education, training and health care resources that are […]
The University of Puerto Rico’s (UPR) Center to Foster Innovation and Commercialization, known as I+CARE program, has received $212,828 from the Economic Development Administration’s “Scaling Pandemic Resilience Through Innovation and Technology” (SPRINT) Challenge, the federal agency announced. The UPR will get another $53,281 in local matching funds, the EDA announced. The I+CARE program “will adapt […]
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