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 […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3, have obligated more than $50.5 million in additional funds for 63 projects related to the recovery and reconstruction of Puerto Rico. These funds were obligated between Jan. 17-23. “FEMA and COR3 continue to work together to develop strategies that […]
The Susan Centeno community health center in Vieques, known locally as a treatment and diagnostic center, will receive more than $39.5 million in funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a result of damage caused by Hurricane María in 2017. “I’m extremely happy that funds have finally been obligated for the people of Vieques […]
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