Science Trust allocates $600K for projects to combat COVID-19
April 30, 2020
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust Grant Program has selected six projects from local institutions with innovative projects to combat the COVID-19 virus on the island, it announced. The program, which was designed to select five winners with a total budget of $500,000, was expanded to include six winners, who split $600,000. The […]
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Oversight Board unveils plan to help municipalities pay retirement benefits
April 29, 2020
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico today presented the Municipal Revenues Collection Center (CRIM, in Spanish), Puerto Rico’s municipalities, and the government of Puerto Rico a repayment plan for towns to reimburse the Commonwealth for the retirement benefits paid to municipal retirees. The repeal of Puerto Rico Law 29-2019 by the U.S. […]
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Apple Maps expands COVID-19 testing location database to Puerto Rico
April 29, 2020
Puerto Rico residents can now find COVID-19 testing locations in Puerto Rico through the Apple Maps database, which has been extended throughout the U.S. mainland and the island, tech giant Apple announced. A few weeks ago, the company released a mobility data trends tool for Apple Maps “to support the impactful work happening around the […]
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Organizations join forces to aid Puerto Rico’s creative professionals
April 29, 2020
Gener8tor, MECA International Art Fair (MECA), the Museum of Art and Design of Miramar (MADMi), and LA-X announced the availability of an Emergency Response Program for Puerto Rico’s creative professionals, consisting of a one-week virtual agenda designed to help artists, musicians, designers and other creative professionals identify, understand and secure resources to withstand the crisis […]
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Walgreens to open 49 drive-thru’s to expand COVID-19 testing in U.S., Puerto Rico
April 28, 2020
Walgreens announced plans to open COVID-19 testing locations in 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, as it further expands drive-thru testing to help meet the growing need in communities nationwide. To date, Walgreens has opened 18 COVID-19 drive-thru testing locations across 11 states and expects to have 23 sites open in 15 states by the […]
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Caribbean Produce, Puerto Rico farmers ship 16K lbs. of fruit, vegetables to Bronx
April 28, 2020
Caribbean Produce Exchange Inc. joined forces with a group of local farmers to export a container full of fresh fruits, plantains and other “Son de Aquí” local products to the Puerto Rican and Hispanic communities of South Bronx affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of CPE’s social commitment and mission to nurture families with […]
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JetBlue to start requiring customers to wear face coverings during travel
April 28, 2020
JetBlue announced that starting May 4 all customers will be required to wear a face covering during travel. The policy comes after the airline began requiring all crew members to wear face coverings while working. JetBlue has modeled its policy on the Centers for Disease Control guidelines that indicate all individuals should wear a face […]
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Tropizen pumps $1M to boost manufacturing, cultivation capacity
April 28, 2020
Tropizen, a licensed local cultivator and manufacturer of medical cannabis products, announced the investment of over $1 million in a significant expansion of its cultivation facilities and production capacity. The company also announced the successful completion of its first harvest from the expanded facilities, as it continues to operate under the coronavirus pandemic. “As a […]
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Puerto Rico’s film industry takes $80M hit from COVID-19 pandemic
April 27, 2020
Puerto Rico’s thriving film industry has taken an $80 million hit from the measures taken to fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus, as have many other jurisdictions favored by Hollywood producers. The shelter-in-place and business lock-down orders the island’s government issued on Mar. 16, have meant the cancellation of some 21 production projects that […]
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Oversight Board makes suggestion to gov’t on use of $2.2B CARES Act funds
April 27, 2020
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico offered the central government suggestions on how to spend the $2.2 billion allocation through the CARES Act to finance unbudgeted expenses related to the pandemic “in a way that is consistent, efficient, and transparent.” “The funds provided by the CARES Act are considerable and, if used […]
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UPR-Mayagüez gets $750K grant to develop traffic congestion solutions
April 27, 2020
The University of Puerto Rico’s Mayagüez campus (known as the RUM in Spanish) will receive $750,000 in grant funding over three years to participate as a member of the National Institute for Congestion Reduction, a project led by the University of South Florida, it announced. The Florida college received a $7.5 million grant from the […]
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Por Onza package-free shop to open in Cabo Rojo
April 27, 2020
Por Onza, a sustainable, package-free shop is slated to open in the southwestern town of Cabo Rojo to offer a variety of locally harvested products, owner Wilvette González confirmed. The concept is about letting customers buy the products in bulk, which they will pack in their own reusable containers, González said. “Each person will serve […]
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Puerto Rico’s self-employed may file unemployment claim starting April 28
April 24, 2020
Puerto Rico’s self-employed population will be able to apply for unemployment benefits through the Labor Department starting April 28, agency Secretary Briseida Torres said. The benefit will be available for first time for independent contractors through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program created through the CARES Act signed into law Mar. 27, to aid workers whose […]
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FEMA obligates $365M to rebuild Puerto Rico’s water systems
April 24, 2020
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has obligated more than $365 million for permanent and emergency work on 182 projects to repair and upgrade potable water and sewer systems and other water control facilities across Puerto Rico, it announced. More than half of the funds are for permanent work projects. “Our investment in the island’s water […]
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Oversight Board calls for ‘gradual reopening’ of Puerto Rico’s economy
April 24, 2020
Saying the priority at this time should be broader testing for COVID-19 in Puerto Rico, the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico urged “a gradual reopening of certain elements of the economy to contain the financial effect on the economy as a whole.” In a letter sent to Gov. Wanda Vázquez, Oversight Board […]
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