Costa Bahía Hotel launches ‘Tandas con Amor’ laundry service for evacuees
January 16, 2020
Starting Friday, anyone who has been evacuated from their homes in the island’s southern area due to seismic activity, will have access to the Costa Bahía Hotel and Convention Center in Guayanilla’s laundry service, the property’s management announced. “In our hotel we recognize the situation that our neighbors in the south of the island are […]
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Walgreens supports earthquake relief efforts in P.R. with donation drive
January 16, 2020
Walgreens announced it is supporting relief efforts in Puerto Rico as many communities work to recover in the aftermath of earthquakes that impacted the region last week. Beginning Jan. 15, Walgreens customers throughout Puerto Rico and South Florida can make donations at store checkout to the American Red Cross earthquake relief. The store donation program […]
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Moody’s: Earthquakes will blunt P.R.’s economic recovery
January 15, 2020
The almost non-stop sequence of earthquakes that have rattled Puerto Rico for the better part of the last two weeks will “exacerbate the commonwealth’s challenges as it tries to rebuild its economy,” Moody’s Investors Service said in a commentary. “The events highlight the significant environmental risks faced by Puerto Rico and businesses considering investment on […]
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Solar power producer Sonnedix closes $15M financing in P.R.
January 15, 2020
Sonnedix, a global independent solar power producer, announced the completion of a non-recourse financing of solar photovoltaic plants in Puerto Rico, at a value of $15 million. City National Bank, Florida’s third-largest bank, acted as lender, the company said. Sonnedix started operations in Puerto Rico in 2015, where it currently has two operational solar PV […]
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FEMA, COR3 allocate $2.7M to fund 22 recovery projects in P.R.
January 15, 2020
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3, have obligated more than $2.7 million in additional funds for 22 recovery and reconstruction projects in Puerto Rico. These funds were obligated Jan. 3-9, the agencies said. “FEMA and COR3 continue to work together to develop strategies that advance […]
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Liberty Puerto Rico says services are back to normal post-earthquakes
January 15, 2020
More than 90% of Liberty Puerto Rico customers islandwide already have access to their video, internet and telephony, company President Naji Khoury confirmed. The executive added that all Liberty stores and kiosks around the island are operating full-time, with the exception of the Ponce Mall store, which is closed for security reasons until further notice. […]
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Op-Ed: 7 steps to cut down on your tech habits
January 15, 2020
By Julia A. FernándezSpecial to News is my Business Tech addiction is real. And it is spreading at a rapid pace all over the world. Teenagers and adults alike are addicted to screens, and Puerto Rico is no exception. You would find people, particularly teenagers, engrossed in their phones oblivious to their surroundings. Technology has […]
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Food delivery app Uva! joins efforts to aid earthquake victims
January 15, 2020
Puerto Rican company Uva!, creator of the food delivery app, has joined efforts to help residents of the southern area affected by the recent earthquakes. Through the application or its website, people can buy one or more Uva! Kits, which will the company will deliver in the communities with the greatest need. There are three […]
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Carranza starts 2nd tenure as SBA’s 26th administrator
January 15, 2020
Jovita Carranza was sworn in today as the 26th administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the only federal agency exclusively dedicated to assisting small business owners and entrepreneurs in starting, growing, and expanding their businesses and providing targeted recovery support in declared disasters. This is Carranza’s second tenure at the SBA, having served […]
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Report: P.R. lacks coordinated massive response plan for trauma emergencies
January 14, 2020
By Omaya Sosa Pascual and Jeniffer WiscovitchCenter for Investigative Journalism The greatest immediate death threat after earthquakes, such as those Puerto Rico has experienced for more than two weeks, are traumas that people may be exposed to in the face of a structural collapse. But Health Secretary Rafael Rodríguez-Mercado has not shared a plan to […]
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SANOS opens new health clinic at Los Prados mall in Caguas
January 14, 2020
Corporación SANOS executives announced the opening of a new health clinic at the Los Prados shopping center in Caguas, to expand services in the town. César Montijo, executive director of SANOS said the new health center opened with a $650,000 contribution from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an amount that was part of a […]
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SBA extends comment period for consolidation of Mentor Protégé Programs
January 14, 2020
The U.S. Small Business Administration is extending the comment period an additional 21 days for the proposed rule in the Federal Register to consolidate SBA’s Mentor Protégé Programs. “The SBA has proposed to merge the 8(a) Business Development (BD) Mentor-Protégé Program and the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program to eliminate confusion and unnecessary duplication of functions […]
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Small inns have 400 rooms available for displaced earthquake victims
January 13, 2020
The members of the Puerto Rico of Small Inn Owners and Tourism Association are making more than 400 rooms available for Puerto Rico residents who have been affected by the recent earthquakes in the southern area of the island, emergency response personnel, and whoever does not feel safe in their home. “We’ve verified all our […]
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Destilería Serrallés opens collections center in Guaynabo, to deliver to South
January 13, 2020
Serrallés Distillery Inc. today will open two collection centers at its operations in Guaynabo and Ponce to collect donations of essential items as part of the help it will deliver to communities and citizens in the area affected by earthquakes in the island’s southern region. The list of items that can be delivered to both […]
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New York Fed announces participants for Investment Connection program in P.R.
January 10, 2020
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced the 30 participants for the Investment Connection program in Puerto Rico, a program that seeks to enhance investments in community development financing by matching local organizations whose needs qualify for credit under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) with banks and other investors. Launched in September 2019, the […]
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