The Puerto Rico Community Foundation announced the first round of donations from the Red Nose Day for Puerto Rico Fund established in 2019 by Comic Relief US, which committed $1 million to the island. Of that amount, an initial $450,000 was awarded to five organizations in Puerto Rico that have a commitment to reduce poverty […]
Given the urgency of implementing effective contact tracing to counteract COVID-19 on the island, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and its Puerto Rico Public Health Trust program announced an alliance with several municipalities to create the Municipal Contact Tracing and Assistance System, which will allow identifying areas of contagion and the behavior […]
Liquified Natural Gas provider New Fortress Energy confirmed it has been put on the short-list of proponents participating in the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s temporary emergency generation RFP (Request for Proposals) released in March. During a call with analysts to discuss its most recent quarterly results, New Fortress CEO Wesley R. Edens confirmed the […]
Puerto Rico has been ranked 87th in a roster of 187 countries included in the Centre for Law and Democracy’s Global Index of the Right to Information, according to a report released by local nonprofit, Transparency Network. The RTI Ratings analyzes the transparency and open data laws, enacted in Puerto Rico last year. It points to […]
The Communities Organized for the Prevention of Arboviruses, or the COPA project, is actively pursuing its efforts to organize and mobilize communities in 38 areas of Ponce to identify, prevent, and control mosquito-borne diseases, mainly dengue, during the COVID-19 crisis, organizers said. Although COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that is not spread by mosquitoes, mosquito-borne […]
Foundation for Puerto Rico, in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Housing Department, unveiled the Social Capital Interactive Maps, a new digital tool that it developed as part of its Whole Community Resilience Planning Program. This pilot platform allows citizens to visualize data and interactive maps that contribute to improving planning, promoting economic development and resilience […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded a $6.8 million grant to the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center in San Juan, an iconic cultural center with a 39-year history of history of hosting more than 15,000 events. The grant was assigned in April 24, FEMA said. After Hurricane María, the steps leading up to […]
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust Grant Program has selected six projects from local institutions with innovative projects to combat the COVID-19 virus on the island, it announced. The program, which was designed to select five winners with a total budget of $500,000, was expanded to include six winners, who split $600,000. The […]
Gener8tor, MECA International Art Fair (MECA), the Museum of Art and Design of Miramar (MADMi), and LA-X announced the availability of an Emergency Response Program for Puerto Rico’s creative professionals, consisting of a one-week virtual agenda designed to help artists, musicians, designers and other creative professionals identify, understand and secure resources to withstand the crisis […]
Tropizen, a licensed local cultivator and manufacturer of medical cannabis products, announced the investment of over $1 million in a significant expansion of its cultivation facilities and production capacity. The company also announced the successful completion of its first harvest from the expanded facilities, as it continues to operate under the coronavirus pandemic. “As a […]
Puerto Rico’s thriving film industry has taken an $80 million hit from the measures taken to fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus, as have many other jurisdictions favored by Hollywood producers. The shelter-in-place and business lock-down orders the island’s government issued on Mar. 16, have meant the cancellation of some 21 production projects that […]
Puerto Rican companies Air Logix and Technical Industrial Sales joined forces to manufacture boxes featuring a germicidal light that works on a microwave electromagnetic spectrum, to disinfect and sterilize medical equipment, as the COVID-19 virus rages around the world. Faustino García-Rivera, president of Air Logix, said given the health challenges worldwide, and seeing the existing […]
Looking to continue to fulfill its mission to support high-impact entrepreneurship on the island, even in the midst of a pandemic, international startup initiative parallel18 announced the selection of 14 Puerto Rican companies that will make up the eighth generation of its P18 accelerator program. The group of companies showcases the growth from parallel18’s pre-acceleration […]
Public relations agency DOT has launched the “Support the Makers” program In support and recognition of individuals, small businesses and organizations that have reinvented themselves during the COVID-19 emergency. The project aims to publicize the services and initiatives that are being carried out during the quarantine period among the community and make the communications agency’s […]
Fundación Triple-S has allocated $250,000 to support nonprofit organizations that are working to address food insecurity and other urgent needs in communities around Puerto Rico during the COVID-19 health crisis. The first four organizations chosen to receive the funds are: World Central Kitchen Puerto Rico; Food Bank of Puerto Rico; Iniciativa Comunitaria; and Albergue El […]
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