United for Puerto Rico has raised more than $10 million and collected more than 800,000 in provisions three weeks after becoming a a private nonprofit organization, said Aurelio Alemán, board chair of the group.
Philanthropist, fintech pioneer, and Puerto Rico resident Mark E. Curry announced the establishment of a fund that will be used to help rebuild Puerto Rico and to aid its people upon the catastrophic impact made by Hurricanes Irma and María.
The San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino in the Condado sector of San Juan is “open and operating regularly,” property General Manager José González-Espinosa said Monday.
Following the worst hurricane to hit Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in nearly a century, DISH is responding to serve customers and communities impacted by the storm, the company said Monday.
Caribbean Restaurants Inc., one of the few companies able to resume business in Puerto Rico the day after Hurricane María, now has more than 75 percent of its 187 Burger King and Firehouse Subs restaurants on the island serving more than 120,000 customers daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., said CEO Aniceto Solares.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is hiring local residents to assist in the disaster recovery effort in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and María.
The Federal Communications Commission’s approval of Google’s Project Look technology — which will enable fast recovery of telecommunications services in Puerto Rico — is a “leap forward” in the use of new technology to put the island back online, said Telecommunications Regulatory Board President Sandra Torres.
The Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority confirmed that in the wake of Hurricane María, it agency will offer an automatic three-month moratorium on payments for single-family mortgage loans and the “Casa Mía” program through November.
In what could represent the first positive for Puerto Rico in its litigation with creditors and insurance companies over debt repayment, two monoline insurers — National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. and Assured Guaranty withdrew their complaints against the Commonwealth’s Fiscal Plan.
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) organized an informal roundtable this week so committee members could discuss the situation in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after hurricanes Irma and María.
Eli Lilly and Company announced Thursday that a new shipment of commercial medicines, including more than 36,000 vials and pens of insulin, arrived in Puerto Rico.
Zayira Jordan of Guaynabo-based GuardDV has been included among this year’s 10 finalists of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s InnovateHER Business Challenge.
Destilería Serrallés Inc. said Thursday its work teams have been engaged in completing a rigorous assessment of the state of its Ponce facilities in Mercedita and Reparada after the passage of Hurricane María through the island.
Responding to the destruction of communications networks wreaked by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federal Communications Commission today took steps to immediately provide up to $76.9 million to help restore service.
Puerto Rico’s post-Hurricane María relief efforts continue picking up the pace, as donations continue rolling into the island from diverse groups, entertainers and companies.
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