Vimenti reports progress in fight against child poverty for ’19-’20
October 21, 2020
Two years after starting operations at the Ernesto Ramos Antonini Residential in San Juan, Vimenti by Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico registered an improvement in the well-being of families, academic achievement of its students and levels of employability of its participants, program officials said. This was part of the findings of a report […]
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Vitrina Solidaria will train entrepreneurs and business owners in Loíza
October 21, 2020
Nonprofit organization Vitrina Solidaria has opened a call for the Loíza Glocal Bootcamp project that seeks to train and advise entrepreneurs and of small and medium-sized businesses owners in Loíza to contribute to the socioeconomic development of that coastal municipality, Executive Director Raquel Skerrett-Escalera said. Since 2009, different community-based entities have managed to significantly reduce the problem […]
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Gubernatorial candidate Vázquez’s economic platform focuses on tourism
October 20, 2020
One of the six candidates running for governor of Puerto Rico, César Vázquez, has unveiled an economic platform that, among other things, calls for spending $400 million on tourism strategies from the $2.2 billion in federal funds allocated to fight COVID-19. The candidate, who represents the Proyecto Dignidad movement, has a full section entitled “Economic […]
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Puerto Rico Supreme Court defines ‘good faith’ in compulsory foreclosure mediation cases
October 19, 2020
Puerto Rico Legal Services (SLPR, in Spanish) celebrated the opinion issued by the Puerto Rico Supreme Court in a mortgage foreclosure case that conclusively defines the concept of “good faith” in compulsory mediation processes that are mandatory in these cases. “Undoubtedly, the decision in this case will be a game changer for everyone facing foreclosure […]
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Evertec awards 160+ scholarships to college students in PR, LatAm
October 16, 2020
Evertec Inc. announced the results of its 6th edition of its Scholarship Program, granting more than 160 scholarships to university students in Puerto Rico and throughout Latin America for an investment exceeding $185,000. The company also revealed that a year after developing an alliance with leaders in the technology ecosystem to encourage women concentrating in […]
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Puerto Rican Endeavor Entrepreneur featured in ‘Think Big’ LatAm podcast
October 9, 2020
Puerto Rican Endeavor Entrepreneur Carlos García, co-founder and CEO of the Andiago! company, is one of nine featured entrepreneurs in the Endevor-produced Think Big podcast that seeks to inspire entrepreneurs to find their purpose, transform industries, impact humanity and change the world. Hosted by Mexican media and business consultant Genaro Mejía, Think Big explores the […]
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195 Puerto Rican college students get $191K in scholarships
October 5, 2020
With the goal of providing supplementary assistance to university students who show financial need, the Puerto Rico Community Foundation and the Hispanic Federation announced the granting of 195 scholarships from the Hispanic Federation Puerto Rico Recovery and Relief Fund to students from 57 towns on the island. The scholarship recipients are enrolled in a diversity […]
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Free TV application now streaming in Puerto Rico
October 5, 2020
Media company Olympusat International, LLC. announced the availability of its Free TV service, an ad-supported app based on-demand video service, in Puerto Rico on internet-connected devices through Google Play Store, Apple Store, Apple’s iOS, and on the internet. “It is with a great deal of excitement that we can now say that we’re offering access to our world-class […]
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Puerto Rico trade groups urge U.S. Congress to pass updated Heroes Act
October 1, 2020
The Coalition for Food Insecurity Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Retailers Association (ACDET, in Spanish), and the Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution (MIDA, in Spanish) applauded U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic caucus on including key nutrition provisions addressing food insecurity in Puerto Rico in the newly updated HEROES ACT. […]
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Alliance seeks to elevate quality of Puerto Rico’s public administration
September 30, 2020
A group of business, professional, academic and nonprofits have come together under the “Talento Pro” citizen initiative, which seeks to clean up and elevate the selection and recruitment process of officials to occupy positions in the island’s main government agencies. The group called on the gubernatorial candidates for the upcoming November elections to discuss the […]
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CTA names parallel18 graduate re: 3D as ‘Company of the Year’
September 30, 2020
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), a trade association representing the United States consumer technology industry, announced the new group of honorees in its 2020 Consumer Technology Hall of Fame, naming parallel18 graduate, re: 3D Inc., as “Company of the Year” for 2020. The association celebrates leaders in the technology industry who advance innovation and develop, […]
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3 Puerto Rico startups win Bravo Family Foundation’s Rising Entrepreneurs program
September 28, 2020
Three Puerto Rico-based start-ups — INSU Health Design, Cinco and Skootel — won the top spots during the first edition of the Bravo Family Foundation’s Rising Entrepreneurs Program, with each receiving $60,000 for their businesses. INSU Health Design, is a company that provides a bio-medicine storage solution in times of disaster, CINCO, is dedicated to […]
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Moody’s: $13B federal injection for power, education is ‘credit positive’
September 24, 2020
The announcement last week that Puerto Rico will receive almost $13 billion in new disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, primarily to rebuild the island’s power grid, is credit positive, Moody’s Investors Service said. “The announcement is credit positive for both Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA: Ca, Neg) and the Commonwealth of […]
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Up-and-coming start-ups complete Rising Entrepreneurs program
September 24, 2020
The Bravo Family Foundation will choose today the three local startups that will receive additional prizes for their successful participation in the first edition of the Rising Entrepreneurs Program that seeks to promote business growth in Puerto Rico. In all, 10 businesses took part in the Bravo Family Foundation’s initiative to promote business creation within […]
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Puerto Rican Chef Edgardo Noel launches product line, plans to export
September 23, 2020
Puerto Rican Chef Edgardo Noel Rivera has diversified his talent in the kitchen into manufacturing, with the launching of a new condiment line for which he has invested nearly $50,000. Inspired by his grandmother Rosangélica’s cooking and seasoning, Rivera embarked on this venture that includes a variety of refrigerated “sofrito,” and minced garlic products under […]
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