The Puerto Rico Maritime Transportation Authority announced the addition of the Cayo Blanco ferry, which has a capacity for 600 passengers, to the Puerto Rico/Vieques route. Another ferry, the Coastal Explorer — owned by Puerto Rico Fast Ferries — will substitute the Schoodic Explorer as part of the new $10 million, one-year contract recently signed […]
Following a multimillion-dollar investment, and as part of the celebration of its 25th anniversary, Plaza Guayama has reinvented itself with a new brand — Céntrico. The change responds to a corporate vision aimed at continuing to evolve according to global industry trends. This native Puerto Rican commercial property presents a new and wider community concept, […]
Members of Puerto Rico’s manufacturing sector, whose contributions to the local economy represent 57% of the Commonwealth’s adjusted gross income, reiterated their commitment to the island, jointly with the government. During a roundtable discussion, several public and private entities — the Department of Economic Development and Commerce, the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association, Medtronic, Quesos Vaca […]
Looking to continue promoting the development of the tourism industry on the island, Destination Marketing Organization Discover Puerto Rico, announced it will be hosting a series of activities throughout the island during September. On Sept. 16-17, the entity will hold the “Annual Conference on Tourism,” where information, trends, and educational workshops will be presented to […]
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics has joined forces with the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Puerto Rico Planning Board to continue developing a project to estimate the island’s gross domestic product. To move the initiative forward, the Institute’s Interim Executive Director Orville Disdier traveled to the BEA’s Washington D.C.’s offices last week to […]
The Foundation for Puerto Rico received a $291,000 grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to create a multi-stage incubation program for entrepreneurs in communities outside the San Juan metropolitan area. The program will begin next month in the Coamo-Ponce region, foundation officials said. This is the first time that a Puerto Rican entity receives […]
The efforts of Puerto Rico’s Destination Marketing Organization, Discover Puerto Rico, are having repercussions outside the island’s shores, but more work and funding are needed to continue putting the island in the eye of visitors worldwide. Such were the impressions offered by four former Puerto Rico Tourism Co. executive directors — one of whom also […]
Nonprofit organization Open Spaces filed a motion before the Puerto Rico Supreme Court to overturn a decision by the Appellate Court to keep the government’s Report on Tax Reduction Agreements under seal. The report listing tax abatement agreements was prepared and delivered to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico in July 2017. […]
Liberty Foundation donated $25,000 to the C&W Charitable Foundation to help relief efforts in the islands struck by Hurricane Dorian as part of a joint effort by all the companies that make up Liberty Latin America (LLA.) The Liberty Foundation is also encouraging all Puerto Ricans who want to help the storm victims in the […]
The Toyota Corolla, one of the automaker’s most iconic and enduring models, has made an unforgettable entrance in 2020 with a reimagined and reconfigured design that combines style and sass — offering something for everyone. During a recent weekend, this media outlet had the opportunity to test drive the Corolla XSE hybrid model — the […]
Grupo Guayacán, Inc. (GGI) announced the ninth cohort of its business idea validation bootcamp, I-Corps Puerto Rico (I-Corps PR), which for the first time will take place at the University of Puerto Rico’s Río Piedras Campus. The event will be held in collaboration with the University’s Center for Commercialization and Innovation Support (UPR i+c), a […]
MCS is launching its “Tu Ruta al Bienestar” program with an investment of more than $1 million, expanding its role in community locations throughout the island to offer activities and experiences aimed at promoting health and wellness for the elderly. The initiative arises through an alliance with community-based organizations in Puerto Rico, including the YMCA, […]
Following an “arduous selection process” and after competing with more than 50 proposals from different parts of the United States, Eduardo Nicolau, professor at the University of Puerto Rico’s School of Natural Sciences, has received a $3 million grant. The funding is for a project called “Puerto Rico Space Partnership for Research, Innovation and Training […]
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. has added six companies to its Green, Agrotourism and Ecotourism properties program. The hotels are in the island’s eastern and central tourism regions. Hacienda Agroecológica Recaos Ortiz, Meyers Nurseries and Floral Farms, y Hacienda La Cascada, Punta Tuna Ecotours, and Proyecto Cabachuelas received their certificates during an event headed by […]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai circulated a draft Order to his fellow commissioners that would provide approximately $950 million in funding to “storm-harden, improve, and expand” broadband networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which were devastated by Hurricanes Irma and María in 2017. This is the second round of funding under […]
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