Direct Relief, with the support of pharmaceutical company AbbVie, awarded a $1.9 million grant to nonprofit organization Por los Nuestros — dedicated to providing renewable energy solutions, advocacy for communities and public health — to install renewable energy systems in 25 rural aqueducts in communities without drinking water service. The Anones Maya rural community aqueduct […]
Puerto Rico’s private-sector employers have until Nov. 30 to file a Christmas bonus payment exemption request for 2021, Labor Secretary Carlos J. Rivera-Santiago announced. So far, the agency has received 30 requests for exemption from payment of the Christmas Bonus, of which 21 were accepted, six were accepted at 15%, one was denied and two […]
As part of its 25th anniversary events, Grupo Guayacán joined Para la Naturaleza to protect and preserve Puerto Rico’s natural resources. Through this collaboration and, in honor of its name and the years it has served entrepreneurs in Puerto Rico, Grupo Guayacán planted 25 guayacán trees in La Parguera Nature Reserve in Lajas. And, to […]