The College of Engineers and Land Surveyors, in collaboration with several partners, delivered the keys of two of their houses built under the “Mi Casa Resistente” (“My Resistant Home”) project, at a cost of $95,000 each. The trade group known as the CIAPR in Spanish, worked with the College of Architects and Landscape Architects, the […]
The Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources announced the disbursement of a combined $465 million in unemployment benefits, split between $371.3 million in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) payments and $94 million in retroactive disbursements. Labor Secretary Carlos J. Rivera-Santiago confirmed that the latter payout covers the retroactive weekly payments of the $300 approved […]
Puerto Rico Education Secretary Elba Aponte-Santos confirmed plans to invest $6.6 million in protective gear and materials for the reopening of public schools in a “safe” and “healthy” way. The Financial Oversight and Management Board of Puerto Rico approved the funding and oversaw the investment for a detailed list of materials, cleaning and protection products […]