Nine more municipalities that were affected by the earthquakes that began Dec. 28, 2019, in southwest Puerto Rico have been designated as eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Individual Assistance program. At the request of the government of Puerto Rico, FEMA extended eligibility for Individual Assistance to Arecibo, Ciales, Hormigueros, Juana Díaz, Las Marías, Mayagüez, […]
Airbnb announced it has extended its Open Homes program activation through Feb. 9 to help people affected by the recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico and relief workers deployed to help. The Open Homes Program connects hosts who are willing and able to provide free housing with people in need of temporary accommodation and disaster relief […]
During the emergency caused by Hurricane María in Puerto Rico in 2017, Chilean startup DataScope offered the municipality of Mayagüez its digital platform that uses cell phones to collect data from the population in need of help. DataScope is now making it available to municipalities affected by the earthquake in southwest Puerto Rico and to […]
Ashburn, Va. – A throng of Puerto Ricans living in the Washington, D.C., area held their own version of SanSe over the weekend, drinking and dancing to “bomba y plena,” eating “piononos” and opening their wallets to benefit earthquake relief efforts in Puerto Rico. One of several earthquake awareness events carried out by Puerto Ricans […]
National University College and its NUC IBC Institute Extension Centers joined the World Central Kitchen effort headed by Chef José Andrés, to serve as a central kitchen to prepare hot meals for earthquake victims of Puerto Rico’s southwestern area. World Central Kitchen teachers, students and staff make approximately 1,000 pounds to feed 5,000 people, daily. […]
The Serrallés Foundation, Destilería Serrallés Inc. philanthropic arm, will offer grants to nonprofit entities with proposals to offer essential services to earthquakes victims in Puerto Rico’s southern and southwestern regions. The funds are part of the $1 million corporate contribution the company recently announced and includes grants to employees of the Ponce-based distillery and the […]
Given the urgency to start rebuilding roads affected by the earthquakes that hit the island’s southwest region, as well as building shelters, the Department of Economic Development and Commerce issued a pair of administrative orders through its Permit Management Office (OGPe) to expedite emergency government projects. The OGPe issued Administrative Order (AO) 2020-01 to grant […]
Given the seismic events of recent days and the emotional impact this has generated in the population, the Mennonite Health System is sponsoring a health care route with an emphasis on handling emotions and anxiety. “We’re an organization based on Christian faith, so it is essential for us to go out to communities and help […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response announced it has activated its Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP) for Puerto Rico to give residents access to the critical prescription medications they need. The program pays for prescription medications for people without health insurance who are affected […]
The members of the Puerto Rico Retail Trade Association (known as ACDET) and the Association of Emergency Managers and Security Professionals (known as AMEPS) joined forces to deliver entertainment for children and adults living in shelters after earthquakes hit the island’s southern region. Walgreens, Best Buy, Pepe Ganga, Walmart, Novus, Bakers, Pueblo and Sam’s Club, […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is responding to the recent series of damaging earthquakes in Puerto Rico, working under a Federal Emergency Management Agency mission assignment focused on lending aid to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local government agencies as they assess water infrastructure. The EPA is also using its own authorities to […]
A group of doctors and volunteer staff from Atlantis Health Care Group visited the municipalities of Ponce, Guayanilla and Yauco recently, offering medical services and distributing essential items to several of the communities with the greatest structural damage and whose citizens have been emotionally affected. “It was really shocking to see so many homes collapsed […]
By Omaya Sosa Pascual and Jeniffer WiscovitchCenter for Investigative Journalism The greatest immediate death threat after earthquakes, such as those Puerto Rico has experienced for more than two weeks, are traumas that people may be exposed to in the face of a structural collapse. But Health Secretary Rafael Rodríguez-Mercado has not shared a plan to […]
Four of Puerto Rico’s largest businesses are opening their corporate wallets to help victims of the earthquakes that have hit the island’s southern towns recover. The group includes Ponce-based Destilería Serrallés, Inc., producer of Don Q rum, which announced it will contribute $1 million to provide immediate disaster relief and essential services. “We stand in […]
The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau confirmed that 31.7% of the cell sites providing wireless communications in Puerto Rico are out of service as a result of this week’s earthquakes. In total, cable and wireline companies reported 258,637 out-of-service subscribers in Puerto Rico as of Jan. 8, which may include the […]
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