Aerostar installs $125K thermographic tech. to screen passengers at LMM
March 23, 2020
Aerostar Airport Holdings, the company that operates the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, has invested $125,000 to implement thermographic technology to track temperature to 100% of passengers entering the island through domestic and international flights. As this media outlet reported last week, there are 11 cameras installed throughout the airport’s terminals. The investment covers both […]
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AAFAF extends application period for college student summer internship program
March 23, 2020
Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF, in Spanish) Executive Director Omar J. Marrero said the term to apply for the AAFAF Summer Internship, which opened on Jan. 28, 2020, and has been extended through April 30, 2020, due to the mandatory temporary closing of nonessential government operations and private businesses to control the risk […]
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Prepared foods temporarily exempt from Puerto Rico’s sales tax
March 20, 2020
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez announced that Treasury Secretary Francisco Parés passed an administrative order exempting prepared foods from the island’s sales tax, effective today through April 19, 2020. “This is an additional measure that’s taken in favor of all citizens in the face of the health emergency that we are facing due to COVID-19,” […]
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Puerto Rico small inn owners submit ideas to get gov’t to protect sector
March 20, 2020
The Puerto Rico Small Inn Owners and Tourism Association submitted a letter to the government with 14 ideas to protect employees and the small and mid-sized businesses that comprise the industry. The Association’s top two recommendations are aimed at improving services at the government unemployment office to protect displaced employees by ensuring that the Puerto […]
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P.R. Chamber of Commerce warns gov’t about negative side of airspace restriction
March 20, 2020
The request that Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration to restrict flights in and out of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, could have a negative impact on commerce and the loss of more than 600,000 private sector jobs. Citing U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures, CofC President José E. […]
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Bacardi shifts production in Cataño plant to make hand sanitizers
March 19, 2020
The Bacardi Corporation distillery in Cataño, where more than 80% of the company’s rums are produced, has partnered with Puerto Rico-based manufacturer Olein Refinery to provide raw materials that will enable the production of more than 1.7 million units of 10-ounce hand sanitizer products, the company announced. More than 500,000 of the units produced in […]
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U.S. Dept. of Labor: Up to $100M available for displaced workers
March 19, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of up to $100 million for Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs) to help address the workforce-related impacts of the public health emergency related to COVID-19, also known as novel coronavirus. The program includes Puerto Rico, an agency spokesman confirmed. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared […]
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Piloto 151 launches service to help co.’s transition to remote working environment
March 19, 2020
Coworking firm Piloto 151 is launching a new product geared toward helping employers support a remote first work operation in response to the recent Coronavirus lockdown on the island. Piloto Remote First will provide mail management services and extend special offers to fully equip remote workers with internet connectivity, ergonomic furniture, and equipment, said Sofia […]
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Permit Management Office takes action to provide continuity in services
March 19, 2020
The Department of Economic Development and Commerce has issued an administrative order to give continuity of its umbrella agency, the Permit Management Office, Secretary Manuel Laboy said. Administrative Order 2020-06 establishes provisions on interruption of terms, alternative terms for the consideration and approval of applications submitted through the Single Business Portal (SBP), as well as […]
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Causa Local unveils new $15K, 0% interest loan for small entrepreneurs
March 18, 2020
Causa Local, the local representative of the Kiva crowd-lending platforming, unveiled a new financial product offering loans of up to $15,000 at 0% interest for small and medium businesses and enterprising artists. The amount represents a $5,000 increase in funding available to applicants, in comparison to the $10,000 cap the program offered when it was […]
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Puerto Rico Tourism Co. urges visitors to comply with lockdown, offers free experience to return
March 18, 2020
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is spearheading the government’s efforts to ensure that tourists currently visiting the island receive accurate and updated information about the implications of the current lockdown, while incentivizing them to return by offering a complimentary experience during their next visit. “We want guests visiting Puerto Rico during this time to know […]
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Liberty Puerto Rico takes steps to ensure continuity of services
March 18, 2020
Liberty Puerto Rico confirmed it is ready to continue providing internet, telephony and television services, which are “essential at this moment in all homes and businesses on the island.” In a letter sent to customers Liberty Puerto Rico CEO Naji Khoury said the company has taken steps “to ensure the continuity of your service and […]
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Statistics Institute launches COVID-19 data dashboard; Researchers design contagion tracker
March 18, 2020
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics unveiled a new dashboard on its website called COVID-19, through which citizens will have access to official data on the local impact of the virus, based on data provided by the Health Department, agency Executive Director, Orville Disdier said. Among the data that users will be able to access […]
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SBA district director for Puerto Rico/USVI Collazo stepping down Mar. 27
March 18, 2020
Yvette Collazo, who for the past seven years has headed the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands territories, will be stepping down from her post effective Mar. 27. She has accepted a position with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC, which she described as “a career dream come true.” […]
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FedEx continues to move shipments to Puerto Rico, USPS provides update on services
March 17, 2020
Shipping company FedEx confirmed it continues to make its deliveries, while “adhering to all regulations and guidelines from government authorities related to containment of COVID-19.” Rolando Medina, managing director of operations for the FedEx Express Latin America and Caribbean division, which serves Puerto Rico, “continues to operate inbound and outbound flights to and from impacted […]
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