Online market PRoduce and delivery service Uva! have partnered to offer PRoduce purchase deliveries on-demand in the metropolitan area. This alliance between the two Puerto Rican startups seeks to offer greater convenience to consumers in the San Juan metropolitan area so that they can buy online and get their purchase delivered in less than an […]
T-Mobile and Engine-4 announced a collaborative partnership with the Caribbean Girl Scouts Council in Puerto Rico to equip the new generation with the technological know-how for a stronger and more resilient future. Participants will take STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) workshops, offered by the team of experts from Engine-4 and Niusx, at the T-Mobile […]
New Fortress Energy recently awarded scholarships to 20 engineering students from the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico to help them continue their educational journey, the company stated. The recipients of the 2021 NFE emPOWER Puerto Rico Scholarship are: Angel Guanill Medina, Anthony Encarnación Torres, Carlos Nieves Matos, Elisamuel Sosa Cintrón, Fabián García Romero, Fernando La […]
The Puerto Rico Small Business and Technology Development Centers (SBTDC) of the InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico and the US Small Business Administration announced the launch of the PRidea program to boost the number of local inventors who can prepare effective proposals for federal funds that subsidize their ideas. The initiative seeks to train, advise, […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration Puerto Rico/US Virgin Islands District Office signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum (SAM) with Friends of Puerto Rico, a nonprofit that that supports the economic development of the people of Puerto Rico through entrepreneurial initiatives and education, which creates opportunities for women. SBA District Director Josué E. Rivera and Friends of […]
Baristas del Caribe, LLC, the operating licensee of Starbucks in Puerto Rico, announced the opening of its first drive-thru only Starbucks store on the island. At 660 square feet, the Starbucks Dorado Express is in Dorado’s Maguayo sector. “This new store has been designed to provide a unique, convenient, safe and relaxed experience for our […]
Puerto Rico Rum Journey, a tool to generate traffic and facilitate visiting different rum distilleries located throughout the Island, was unveiled recently to allow users to interact with seven distilleries, create a route of visits, and make reservations for excursions, tastings, seminars, and mixology classes, among other experiences. The app — available for download through Google Play and […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the SBA Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands District are accepting nominations for national and local awards to be presented as part of National Small Business Week 2022, including the Small Businessperson of the Year award. The SBA has a dedicated website to download forms, criteria, and guidelines for submitting a […]
San Juan-based Health Gorilla, a provider of interoperability solutions in Latin America, and Snabb, a healthcare scheduling platform in Chile, have partnered to create one of the country’s first national laboratory networks. Snabb has built clinical partnerships with a variety of providers in Chile and allows patients to quickly schedule an appointment with any telehealth […]
Real estate firm Realty ONE Group will be making its entrance into the Puerto Rico market through the recent sale of its franchise rights to a broker already familiar with the “purpose-driven lifestyle brand.” Greg Bardell, the broker/owner of Realty ONE Group Unlimited in Lancaster, PA, will develop Puerto Rico and the entire Eastern Caribbean […]
The Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association (PRHTA) recently held its traditional Tourism Superstars award ceremony, which acknowledges the outstanding performance of supervisors and managers of all levels in the island’s tourism industry. The event took place at the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino, in Condado. PRHTA has celebrated this event for more […]
Puerto Rico-based Wovenware, a nearshore provider of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital transformation solutions, announced it has been chosen as the software and AI development partner for global biotechnology firm CDI Labs, also based on the island. Through the partnership, Wovenware is creating the technology for a next-generation COVID-19 rapid antigen single-use, self-testing kit. “Wovenware […]
Mastercard is joining forces with the Puerto Rico Food Bank to combat hunger on the island and anticipates it will deliver some 4,000 “Mochilas Alegres” by the end of the year. For every five contactless transactions, Mastercard will donate a “Mochila Alegre” with food supplies to a child in need when school cafeterias are closed […]
Three of the world’s 50 best places to travel in 2022 are in Puerto Rico, according to Travel Lemming. Aguada, Utuado, and Guánica all make appearances on the online travel guide’s annual list of emerging destinations. The list was selected by Travel Lemming’s team of 15 travel writers and editors, with an emphasis on destinations […]
The Punta Borinquen Resort has reopened in Aguadilla after substantial renovation of the facilities, through an investment of $8.6 million, hotel officials confirmed. The inn is located on the grounds of the former Ramey Base just minutes from the Rafael Hernández International Airport and its operation generates nearly 200 direct jobs in the western region. […]
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