The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank’s Economic Activity Index reflected a year-on-year increase of 3.3% for last August, which represents the sixth increase after 12 consecutive reductions, the agency confirmed. Compared to July, the same indicator reflected a slight improvement, an increase of 0.2%. “While it’s true that these are positive indicators, we’re also monitoring […]
The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER, in Spanish) has signed collaboration agreements with the municipalities of Humacao, Manatí, Toa Baja and Vieques so that each of the mayors can manage and improve the government-run public beaches and recreational areas. Most of the agreements are on an initial four-to-five-year term, renewable for up to […]
As part of a $1.1 million grant from Cares Act funds awarded to the Ponce Research Institute at Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU), eight hospitals across Puerto Rico have been outfitted with new technological equipment for telemedicine, the institution announced. The hospitals and entities to which PHSU delivered these telemedicine machines for residency programs are: […]