Parallel18 (P18), a global business accelerator operating since 2015, announced the selection of 36 Puerto Rican companies that will participate in its pre-acceleration program, pre18. The companies will be part of a 12-week training curriculum, and each will receive a $20,000 grant for their projects. This initiative that was created after Hurricane María to support […]
The population born in the U.S. mainland residing in Puerto Rico is estimated at 166,000 — a number that was reduced by 12% between 2010 and 2017, according to a study released by the Censal Information Center, at the University of Puerto Rico in Cayey. The research presents a description of demographic and socioeconomic variables […]
By Miguel Díaz-RománCenter for Investigative Journalism The ongoing nightmare of thousands of policyholders whose claims after Hurricane María have not been paid, or whose payment was not enough to cover the losses, could have been avoided if the island’s Catastrophic Reserve had not been reduced by amendments promoted by insurance companies with the consent of […]