P.R.’s General Fund revenue collections up 10.1% year-over-year in August
September 29, 2018
Net revenues collections for the commonwealth’s General Fund totaled $670.3 million in August 2018.
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Tesla, Suez Group in short list of proposals for trio of P3 projects
September 28, 2018
The three projects went through the required evaluation process, as specified in the Public-Private Partnerships Act.
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U.S. Dept. of Labor recovers $14.3M for hurricane recovery workers in P.R./USVI
September 26, 2018
WHD has also undertaken significant outreach activities to educate employers and employees about compliance with federal wage laws, as part of its ongoing hurricane response efforts.
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Housing and Urban Development, P.R. ink $1.5B disaster recovery grant agreement
September 21, 2018
The signing of the grant agreement now paves the way to speed recovery dollars needed to restore damaged and destroyed homes, businesses and infrastructure.
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EPA regional admin. to visit P.R./USVI on anniversary of Hurricane María
September 18, 2018
On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane María’s landfall in the Caribbean, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Pete Lopez will meet this week with commonwealth, territory, and local partners.
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FEMA Awards $49M to P.R. Emergency Management Agency, PREPA, Río Grande
September 18, 2018
To date, the FEMA Public Assistance program has obligated nearly $3.7 billion in total funding to municipalities and government agencies.
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FEMA partners with architecture school to redesign Vieques ferry landing
September 12, 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has partnered with the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture to develop a conceptual urban design plan for the Vieques ferry landing.
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Congress holds public hearing on the handling of disaster loans in P.R.
September 6, 2018
Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González, who is a Committee member, questioned why the SBA’s loan disbursement process has taken from one to six months.
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U.S. Department of Labor partners with P.R. agencies to share info, resources
September 6, 2018
The partnerships’ goals include providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access compliance outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders.
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Rosselló: 4 P3 project RFQ’s draw 24 responses from local, int’l groups
September 5, 2018
The four projects are the transformation of the maritime transportation system; water meter optimization system; energy storage; and student life.
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P.R. Senate runs marathon hearing to gather input for PREPA transformation
August 31, 2018
Breaking from following the usual pattern of filing a bill, then holding public hearings, Committee Chairman Larry Seilhamer and Sen. Eduardo Bhatia heard expert recommendations to then submit the draft regulatory framework.
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P.R. Demographic Registry complies with order to publish mortality data
August 31, 2018
The information will be updated weekly on the open data platform managed by PRIS.
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InvestPR starts efforts to attract international investment to island
August 24, 2018
Invest Puerto Rico Inc., a nonprofit organization created under Act 13 -2017, has begun its mission of promoting Puerto Rico as a competitive jurisdiction.
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Treasury to disburse $50M to P.R. employers affected by hurricanes
August 22, 2018
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department will disburse an additional $50 million to benefit employers affected by Hurricanes Irma and María.
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P.R. Oversight Board publishes debt investigation report, labels GDB debt ‘enabler’
August 21, 2018
The report, which is just under 600 pages long, includes the results of its investigation into Puerto Rico’s debt and its connection to the current fiscal crisis.
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