Op-Ed: An inconvenient and fragile truth
November 20, 2017
Recently I read on Facebook a poorly researched story on Condé Nast Traveler magazine singing the praises of Chef Jose Andrés and his efforts to feed Puerto Rico. As a journalist and a communications strategist, I could tell immediately that it was a public relations effort after his heated controversy with FEMA over what was paid to his foundation.
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FDA Chief: Hurricane María disruptions ramifications hit patients in PR, US
November 18, 2017
It's been nine weeks since Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico and the island continues to struggle to recover from the devastation brought by this storm, as well as Hurricane Irma.
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Oversight Board wants license to be unaccountable
November 15, 2017
As it publicly sets off a strategy to strengthen its control over the management of the Government of Puerto Rico, the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico is asking a federal judge to exempt it from having to render accounts to the people of Puerto Rico with extremely dangerous arguments for transparency.
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Op-Ed: Saving even with rising prices after Hurricane María
November 14, 2017
It has been almost 60 days since Hurricane Maria hit the island and Puerto Rico is barely back to a resemblance to what it was prior to Sept. 20, 2017.
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Op-Ed: Dozens of voluntary org. play critical role in PR housing cleanup
November 13, 2017
Dozens of National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) member organizations, in addition to many other volunteer agencies, are present in Puerto Rico providing essential services for those affected by Hurricane María.
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Op-Ed: ‘Ricanstructing’ our business after María
November 3, 2017
“I will contribute to Puerto Rico’s recovery by not becoming an unemployment statistic.”
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Op-Ed: FEMA provides Hurricane María progress report
October 20, 2017
In the four weeks since Hurricane María made landfall on Puerto Rico, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its federal and local partners, have been making progress in the nation’s most logistically complex response in FEMA history.
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Op-Ed: FEMA has aid for those left jobless by hurricane
October 19, 2017
Employees or self-employed individuals — who lost their livelihood as a direct consequence of Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria — may be eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA).
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico needs your help: How to volunteer
October 18, 2017
On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane María, a powerful Category 4, hit the island of Puerto Rico causing catastrophic effects. It’s a humanitarian crisis that is very close to home — here at AllTheRooms, our CEO Joseph DiTomaso is half Puerto Rican.
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Op-Ed: How FEMA can help you
October 17, 2017
Assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is available to help individuals and families affected by Hurricanes Irma and María take care of necessary expenses and serious needs that are not covered by insurance or other forms of assistance.
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Op-Ed: Wake up, open your eyes, count your blessings
October 12, 2017
Today when I opened my eyes I felt blessed. Blessed for the opportunity of waking up and being with my family and being here alive.
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Op-Ed: Resilience — the way to transform PR after María
October 5, 2017
As María, one of the worst hurricanes ever to hit Puerto Rico, ravaged the island, a lot of thoughts, ideas and questions came to mind.
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Op-Ed: Hurricane María has shifted our entire focus
October 1, 2017
Today, days after the monstrous storm, Hurricane María, slammed into our shores with sustained winds of 155 miles per hour, our entire focus has shifted.
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Op-Ed: Clearing up provisions of Medicinal Cannabis Act
August 31, 2017
It is unfortunate that given the legal and positive development Puerto Rico’s Medicinal Cannabis industry is having, there continue to be obstacles and pitfalls placed on patients.
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Op-Ed: Why traditional Public Relations are dead
August 25, 2017
Old school, traditional public relations practices are dead, and have been for sometime now.
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