Decades of unreliable maritime transportation services between Puerto Rico and its island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra constitute a violation of international human rights law, a report released by the International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) at Santa Clara Law in California concluded. The findings are the result of research and in-person interviews with residents of […]
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in partnership with Aerostar — the operators of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport — announced the implementation of the Simplified Arrival process at Puerto Rico’s main air hub. Simplified Arrival is an enhanced international arrival process that uses facial biometrics to automate the manual document checks that are […]
Quibble Revenue Management for Vacation Rentals, a company that has designed software that uses science-based optimization and technology to help the island’s short-term rental community set their pricing strategies, has seen an increase in monthly revenue by 24% to 34% since October 2020. This growth was confirmed by the firm founded in August 2020, which […]
Rock Solid Technology, a “Software as a Service” company providing citizen engagement solutions that help local government and their communities work as one, announced the acquisition of Arizona-based PrimeGov, a provider of virtual public meeting participation and agenda management solutions for local government. The financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed, during a news conference […]
IFCO Recycling Inc., a firm based in Ponce, has identified a warehouse in the southern town’s port zone in which it will invest $9 million to establish an operation to segregate and handle recyclable materials. The 80,000 square foot facility should be operating at full capacity within 18 to 24 months, Jean Paul González, the […]
An analysis of Puerto Rican consumer behavior one year into the COVID-19-mandated lockdown began shows that 35% are doing online shopping, 14% are not wearing makeup, and 44% use discount coupons once a week, according to research released by communications firm Lopito, Ileana & Howie Inc. Furthermore, Puerto Rico consumers confirmed a 44% increase in […]
Government officials announced the approval of the guidelines required to use $750 million in revolving funds, to move forward on permanent work projects under the Public Assistance Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). AAFAF Executive Director Omar J. Marrero, and the Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3, in Spanish) Executive Director […]
Puerto Rico Housing Secretary William Rodríguez signed three subrecipient agreements granting $7.1 million from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-DR) Program funds to be distributed to three entities through the Small Business Incubators and Accelerators Program (SBIA). The grant recipients are the Boys and Girls Club of Puerto Rico, the University of Puerto Rico’s Mayagüez […]
The José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum and Bahía Urbana, two venues in San Juan dedicated to promoting the arts and entertainment sector, received a combined $6.5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to return them to how they were before Hurricane María hit. The federal funds will help the facilities be better prepared to […]
The Bravo Family Foundation announced that its Puerto Rico Digital Education Access Initiative, which provides equipment that facilitates free internet access to K-12 public school students in low-income communities, has expanded its reach to students in 20 additional municipalities islandwide. The program started in November 2020 providing internet access equipment to students in multiple communities […]
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi testified before the US House Committee on Natural Resources and discussed President Biden’s Build Back Better Plan, an infrastructure plan to transform the economy and provide relief to working families. Specifically, the plan will provide assistance to Puerto Rico by supporting a full recovery, a reconstruction of the infrastructure, providing economic development […]
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced that New Fortress Energy’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal in the Port of San Juan was built and is currently incompliant with the Federal Natural Gas Law. In a 27-page order on a case dating to June 2020, the regulator determined that it has jurisdiction over the LNG […]
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department confirmed that the new filing date for individual and corporate returns corresponding to the 2020 tax year will be extended to May 17, 2021, from April 15, 2021. In an Administrative Determination released Tuesday, the agency confirmed that it is juggling several events in the midst of COVID-19. “Our staff […]
Grupo Guayacán announced Popular’s contribution of $25,000 toward fellowships for companies and nonprofit organizations to participate in the Guayacán Venture Accelerator 2021. The GVA is a program that provides business training for the executive teams of companies and nonprofit organizations in an accelerated growth stage. The teams are composed of executives, managers, and officers of […]
San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero unveiled details of the newly created Capital Entrepreneurship Program, through which the municipality seek to help create and expand local business in Río Piedras, Santurce, Condado and Old San Juan through incentives. The initiative will establish agreements with private businesses to support existing merchants and incentivize new entrepreneurs, he said […]
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