Op-Ed: Competing for federal grant funding? It’s complicated…
August 25, 2020
As Puerto Rico still dwells on the recovery and the problems with the expected federal programs, there’s still a pervasive interest in having public and private institutions in the island tap into other competitive federal grant funding programs. Notwithstanding this approach could help address some of the current ills, it is not a panacea, and […]
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Op-Ed: Unleashing economic freedom to jumpstart growth
August 24, 2020
Puerto Rico’s economy has been in continuous decline for over a decade. The government’s bankruptcy and lack of market access, coupled with the increasing absence of credibility and trust in our rule of law and democratic institutions, have caused an economic free fall that has only been offset by federal assistance for disaster relief and […]
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Op-Ed: The brave new world of healthcare data
August 21, 2020
The main challenge facing the healthcare system for many years, both in the continental United States and Puerto Rico, is the reality that existing technology platforms used to handle patient information do not communicate with each other. They hold information hostage with proprietary programming interfaces to the detriment of patients and the overall healthcare system. […]
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Op-Ed: Estimating Puerto Rico’s population after Hurricane María
August 20, 2020
On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane María made landfall on Puerto Rico, causing widespread devastation. This disaster not only impacted residents of the island, resulting in increased net out-migration from Puerto Rico to other parts of the United States, but also the quality of data typically used to measure migration patterns. During 2018, people began to […]
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Op-Ed: Because charity is more than giving away money
August 12, 2020
I’ve been executive director of nonprofit Cáritas de Puerto Rico for longer than I’ve been a priest. Thirteen years, one devastating hurricane, countless tremors, one pandemic and counting. But of all the misery, need and challenges that I’ve witnessed through my chosen career, one is more despiteful than any: indifference. I’ve seen it, at some […]
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico — Chronicle of a disaster foretold
July 31, 2020
Sometimes it seems that the famous Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez had used Puerto Rico as the model for at least two of its best-selling novels. Many make reference to Puerto Rico being like “Macondo” from “100 Years of Solitude.” As we endure the effects of Tropical Storm Isiah, and with the background of the […]
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Op-Ed: The effect of the cloud in this decade
July 29, 2020
For a decade, we have heard that the cloud has changed the way we interact with technology. We have real-time access to data, instant information, live connected and faster communications. We’re talking about productivity, competitiveness, mobility and flexibility. The cloud is transforming us. But not all clouds are created equal. The “first generation cloud” was […]
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Op-Ed: Communicating effectively in the age of COVID-19
July 27, 2020
Businesses have been caught off-guard by the arrival of the novel coronavirus, most of them completely unprepared for its effects. Virtually overnight, the virus has thrown both our economy and our daily lives into disarray. Government restrictions enacted to halt the rapid spread of the virus have paralyzed large swaths of the economy, leaving thousands […]
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Gov’t unveils $34M Diego Village multifamily housing complex in Río Piedras
July 27, 2020
Puerto Rico and federal government officials unveiled plans for the De Diego Village, a $34 million affordable and multifamily housing complex to be located in the Río Piedras urban center that will include a commercial area to promote the revitalization of the once active area of San Juan. The investment includes $18.1 million in Community […]
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Op-Ed: Has Puerto Rico learned anything from recent incidents and disasters?
July 21, 2020
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”– Albert Einstein Jokingly, a meme on Facebook asks people from Puerto Rico to fill out a checklist regarding all the incidents and disasters they have endured. A hurricane, an earthquake, a pandemic, a lockdown and a blackout are among the […]
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico can revive its economy with biomedical production
July 17, 2020
The global economic landscape created by the new coronavirus pandemic could represent an opportunity for Puerto Rico to re-insert itself with prominence into the U.S. medical supply chain. We know that we have the right workforce for the pharmaceutical industry, and the world knows that the financial devastation left by the 2017 hurricanes and now […]
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Op-Ed: Changes and opportunities in Puerto Rico’s online tutoring business
July 14, 2020
It was March 14, 2020, when I first heard the news about an imminent lockdown for Puerto Rico. My first thoughts were my family and my tutoring business that had been open for only one month. My family’s health? My students? My income? Now what? With sadness and, at the same time with enthusiasm. I […]
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico far from complying with United Nations’ Sustainable Goals Agenda
July 10, 2020
In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly held its Sustainable Development Summit. During said event, 17 objectives that make up its 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda were approved and adopted. Some 193 member countries ratified the route to a new paradigm of global development by laying out a path or blueprint for achieving it. What are […]
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Op-Ed: US DOJ issues updated int.’l anti-corruption guidance for corporations
July 9, 2020
In 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Resource Guide of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Since then, much has happened in the landscape of investigations and enforcement actions against corporations doing business in the United States. For starters, in 2018 the agency changed its policy from fighting corporate fraud and misconduct […]
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Op-Ed: Developing startups via tech innovation key to Puerto Rico’s progress
July 8, 2020
Technological innovations not only transform, evolve and improve certain products or services; they also drive economic growth. To achieve such innovation, companies need to walk the talk and pave the road to success for other entrepreneurs in their economic landscape. Some actions in that direction include promoting good concepts, enabling support networks and providing adequate […]
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