World Central Kitchen announced 19 new participants of its sixth round of grants totaling $400,000 available through the Food Producers Network, formerly known as the “Plow to Plate” program. The nonprofit’s food security and resilience program offer direct financial support to small farmers, fishermen, agribusinesses and associations to regenerate their capacity for production, distribution and […]
Construction of a new $20 million passenger building complex on San Juan’s Pier 3 will get underway in March, when Duty Free Americas will break ground on the project, Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Joel Pizá confirmed. The two-story building — which will house a Duty Free shop on the ground floor and 16,000 […]
Puerto Rico’s 16 casinos lost $54 million from July to December 2020, when compared to the same period in 2019, as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions, Puerto Rico Tourism Co. Executive Director Carlos Mercado said. From July to December 2019 the industry reported $147 million in revenue, which was reduced to $93 million during […]
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