SPECIAL REPORT: The toll of the media’s neglect of P.R.
May 11, 2018
Jacqueline Capó walks through Calle del Cristo, paved with blue cobblestones like the other main streets of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico — a city that looks like it came off a Paul Signac painting.
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MCS Foundation reaches $1.5M fundraising goal to help P.R.
May 4, 2018
The MCS Foundation announced it succeeded in reaching its new goal of $1.5 million, which was raised as part of the "Green for Puerto Rico" campaign launched in September 2017.
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PR Planning Board opens FEMA’s flood maps to public comment
May 3, 2018
The Puerto Rico Planning Board is requesting public comment on FEMA’s updated flood maps, which reflect new information and lessons learned from the widespread damage caused by Hurricane María.
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OutBack Energy Express tours P.R. to offer battery-based renewable training
May 3, 2018
OutBack Power Technologies, Inc., a distributor of battery based renewable energy systems, announced that its Energy Express mobile training van will be embarking on a two-week tour of Puerto Rico, May 7-18.
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Heart of Florida United Way announces housing program to help María evacuees
April 30, 2018
The Heart of Florida United Way is launching a program designed to help working families who have relocated to Central Florida due to Hurricane María overcome one of the barriers to securing stable housing.
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United for Puerto Rico awards $25.8M in grants to 133 NGOs
April 28, 2018
Seven months after Hurricane María hit the island, United for Puerto Rico has awarded $25.8 million in grants for relief and recovery efforts to 133 NGOs, donated 2,068 generators to small businesses, and completed the distribution of 5 million pounds of supplies.
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Ford opens 2nd Community Resource Center in P.R. for ongoing recovery efforts
April 25, 2018
Ford Motor Company announced the next phase of its $1.2 million “Centro de Movilidad Social” initiative — a program designed to provide supplies and services to hurricane-devastated communities across Puerto Rico.
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Grameen P.R. seeks to raise $3M to help 2,500 women entrepreneurs
April 20, 2018
Nonprofit microfinance organization Grameen Puerto Rico is bringing together leading financial institutions and other partners to galvanize investment in local low-income women entrepreneurs in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane María last year.
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sonnen microgrid brings power, shelter, relief to Lares farming community
April 18, 2018
Intelligent residential energy storage provider sonnen announced the commissioning of a solar + smart energy storage microgrid that delivers energy security and sustainability to a community of rural farmers in Lares.
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HUD awards record $18.5B for P.R. hurricane recovery
April 11, 2018
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a record $18.5 billion to support long-term disaster recovery in Puerto Rico following Hurricane María.
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Walmart donates $1.7M to Food Bank of P.R. after Hurricane María
April 9, 2018
As part of its global commitment to fight hunger, and at the local level, following the passage of Hurricanes Irma and María, Walmart delivered to the Food Bank of Puerto Rico a donation of 16 containers of canned meats valued at $1.7 million to be distributed among the organizations that it helps throughout the island.
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Hurricane Maria’s blow on P.R’s. infrastructure ‘example’ of need to invest
April 6, 2018
The catastrophic damages Hurricane María dealt to Puerto Rico’s infrastructure — and its state of disrepair six months later — is “an example of what is happening throughout the country due to a lack of pro-active investment in the infrastructure to create more resistant energy systems, bridges, roads and aqueducts.”
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Resident Commissioner, Clinton Foundation join efforts for P.R.’s recovery
April 4, 2018
Accepting an invitation by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González, participated in a forum hosted by the Clinton Foundation that seeks to join recovery efforts in Caribbean territories most affected by last year’s hurricanes.
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Liberty, Volcom join to donate clothing to communities in need after Hurricane María
March 27, 2018
Liberty Puerto Rico joined Volcom to donate sporting clothing and accessories to people who are still in need after Hurricane María struck the island six months ago.
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Retailers: Normalcy returning 6 mo.’s after Hurricane María disruption
March 20, 2018
Representatives from Puerto Rico’s retail sector confirmed activity is near normalcy six months after Hurricane María generated product shortages and problems at the ports during the first few weeks after the storm.
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