Serafina Beach Hotel ranks among the 25 best resorts in the Caribbean
July 12, 2019
Travel publication Travel & Leisure has selected Serafina Beach Hotel among the 25 best resorts in the Caribbean in 2019. The first boutique and lifestyle hotel concept created by the owners of the Serafina Restaurant Group global brand, ranked 23 with a score of 92.21% and was the first of only two properties to be […]
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Aon Scholarship Fund opens call for college scholarships in different fields
July 12, 2019
Professional services in risk, retirement and health management firm Aon plc, announced the start of the application process for the Aon Scholarship Fund for Talented Students, established in 2010 at the Puerto Rico Community Foundation. The grants are available for college students pursuing bachelor’s degrees in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration and Human Resources. The deadline […]
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USDA approves $600M in new Nutrition Assistance Program funds for P.R.
July 11, 2019
Puerto Rico residents continuing to recover from 2017’s hurricanes could be eligible for increased nutrition assistance funded by U.S. Congress and provided through a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This temporary assistance of $600 million in new benefits will be distributed through Puerto Rico’s Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) beginning as early as August, […]
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U.S. Congress introduces $14B Medicaid parity bill for P.R., U.S. territories
July 11, 2019
U.S. Congressman Darren Soto introduced bipartisan legislation to provide equal access to federal resources for Medicaid to American citizens living in U.S. territories, the lawmaker’s office announced. H.R. 3631, known as the Territories Health Care Improvement Act, increases the limit on Medicaid payments and the federal medical assistance percentage for the five U.S. territories: Puerto […]
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PR Computer Services marks 46th anniversary, renovation of facilities
July 11, 2019
PR Computer Services, founded in 1973, is marking 46 years in the market, where it pioneered data storage and technological support, founder Luis Arabía said. “Forty-six years ago, we were able to see the trend to the ongoing use of technology for business management, and the growing need to support these systems and store all […]
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Stantec gets $3M contract for infrastructure damage assessment in P.R.
July 11, 2019
Global design and engineering firm Stantec has been awarded a $3 million assignment to lead engineering services for infrastructure damage assessments in Puerto Rico, it announced. The project was awarded under Stantec’s indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the Eastern Federal Lands (EFL) Division of the Federal Highway Administration involving highway and/or bridge design and engineering services in […]
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12 co.’s graduate from P.R. Export Manufacturing Extension’s 1st Export Academy
July 11, 2019
Puerto Rico Manufacturing Extension Inc. graduated the first 12 local companies to complete the 1st Primex Export Academy, the organization announced. In addition, a panel of judges chose a group of the companies to participate in a trade mission sponsored by the organization. The companies that graduated and now have an export plan are; Environmental […]
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Study shows ’17 was second-costliest year for insured, uninsured losses
July 10, 2019
A recent study on catastrophes published by Aon revealed that 2017 was the second costliest year on record for insured and uninsured losses, and will most likely become the record year for insured losses with further loss development from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and María. In terms of economic losses due to weather-related disasters alone, 2017 […]
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P.R. Vector Control Unit, CienciaPR partner to empower through science education
July 9, 2019
Ciencia Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit (PRVCU) have teamed up to train scientists and teachers in the design of project-based learning lessons, the nonprofits announced. The collaboration is part of the second year of the “Ciencia al Servicio” program, CienciaPR’s flagship education project. “Ciencia al Servicio” brings together teachers and science, […]
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SBA opens funding call for nonprofits training service-disabled veteran entrepreneurs
July 9, 2019
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that nonprofit organizations, state and local agencies, and institutions of higher learning are eligible to compete for funding of up to $150,000 to deliver entrepreneurship training to service-disabled veterans. Up to six awardees will use the $300,000 in total funding to participate in the Service-Disabled Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program […]
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Agriculture announces opening of applications for hemp pilot projects licenses
July 5, 2019
Puerto Rico Agriculture Secretary Carlos Flores announced the availability of applications to obtain licenses for hemp research pilot projects through its website. “We’re in the execution and compliance period for several initiatives that have been routed from the start of the administration,” Flores said. “That said, we’re starting the process of research in science and […]
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Ana G. Méndez University’s Carolina campus offers new Master’s in Global Business
July 5, 2019
The Ana G. Méndez University in Carolina will launch a Global Business Master’s degree program in August to fill the need from companies to recruit staff able to understand the external factors that occur in different industries. Global businesses require a human resource capable of understanding the management of foreign investment and market structure that […]
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Former exec who brought down Westernbank sentenced to 30 years in prison
July 4, 2019
A Key Biscayne, Florida, resident and the former CEO of a now-bankrupt multinational pharmaceutical company was sentenced to 30 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release yesterday for his role in a $100 million scheme to defraud Westernbank of Puerto Rico. The losses triggered a series of events leading to Westernbank’s insolvency […]
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Oversight Board sues Rosselló administration over Law 29
July 4, 2019
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico has filed a lawsuit against the Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, and the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority in the U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico to prevent the government from enforcing Law 29 and to compel it to comply with the Puerto Rico Oversight, […]
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United Retailers Association announces annual convention July 19-21
July 4, 2019
With the commitment to inject agility to, and become a meeting point for businesses, the United Retailers Association announced its annual convention to be held July 19-21 at the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar hotel. The CUD, as the trade group is known for its initials in Spanish, will take the opportunity to reveal the results […]
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