WorldNet Telecommunications LLC has partnered with Expedition Communications to offer a set of business continuity services, which includes a new contingency satellite service. The WorldNet Sky Internet, powered by Expedition Communications will provide business customers in general and WorldNet business partners access to satellite and regular internet, voice, cloud-based services, and security from one provider. […]
The Puerto Rico Labor Department will offer guidance to employers who wish to benefit from salary incentives from the Work Opportunities Promotion Fund, agency Secretary Carlos J. Rivera-Santiago announced. “We will soon begin the compulsory orientation course for public and private employers who are interested in submitting proposals for Fiscal Year 2022, as provided by […]
The Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP, in Spanish) is making the Puerto Rico’s learner’s permit exam available online, agency Secretary Eileen M. Vélez-Vega announced. Called the Virtual Learning test, (AVI, in Spanish), the platform will allow thousands of citizens to take the driver’s test from home, using a tablet or computer with internet […]
The Puerto Rico Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGCPR) and the General Services Administration (GSA) are joining forces to guide the construction industry and the private sector in general on the centralized procurement process under Act 73 of 2019. The seminar will be held June 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. […]
Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank President Luis Alemañy announced the creation of the Center for Economic Studies to benefit of small- and mid-sized businesses, entrepreneurs and investors. The expectation is that through this center, the bank can regularly publish certain economic and financial metrics from the macroeconomic point of view but landing on the micro […]
SLS Tech has become the first remote continuing education company in Puerto Rico to accept cryptocurrencies as one of its payment methods, President Ian Falú said. “Since last year, we had the desire to expand the offer of payment options and we got approaches from users, listening to this possibility. This year we were given […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority broke ground on the $12.8 million reconstruction work on the passenger terminal and other structures, including the runway, at the Antonio Rivera Rodríguez regional airport in Vieques, Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz announced. “The main objective of the terminal project is to repair several structures, including the passenger terminal, which […]
The Conquistador Resort, which was battered and shut down by Hurricane María in September 2017, will reopen partially, following COVID-19 protocols. During a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the historic property, owners Royale Blue Hospitality Group, which bought the property in 2019, confirmed that in the initial phase, 230 of the 700 rooms will be available. The […]
The Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF, in Spanish) held its first workshop organized by the Institute for Professional Training and Public Fiscal Governance, targeting all chief legal officers of the Commonwealth’s government agencies. The Institute seeks to address the need to develop and train government human resources on fiscal, economic and governance matters, […]
The United Retailers Association (CUD in Spanish) and the Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service (PRITS), signed for the first time an alliance aimed at designing and developing projects to improve and update several of the government’s technological platforms to benefit individuals and local businesses. “We need to join forces to develop technological and information […]
The Puerto Rico Chapter of The Associated General Contractors of America is calling on all civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering students with a GPA of 3.0 or more, and financial need to apply to the association’s financial assistance program. The financial assistance program for future engineers has benefitted more than 150 students during the last […]
Rideshare company Uber, which arrived in Puerto Rico in July 2016, keeps tabs on what users leave behind after getting a ride, with phones and wallets among the most forgotten items by users in the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as objects such as clothing, keys, glasses, and personal identification. In addition, app […]
As travel begins to pick up once again, and travelers opt to stay in entire homes, considered to be the safer way to travel according to the CDC, short-term rental company Airbnb is rolling out a number of initiatives to promote safety. “We’ve learned that July 4 is being pegged, by some, as the ‘reopening’ […]
The General Services Administration has a variety of materials, products and equipment, classified as surplus by the federal government, available for donation to governmental entities and eligible nonprofit organizations, agency Administrator Karla G. Mercado-Rivera announced. The eligible entities could have access to an inventory that includes vehicles, computers, office equipment, articles and products of all […]
As part of the efforts to promote sustainable energy and give continuity to the projects carried out under the Porsche E-Performance concept, the Puerto Rico operation is joining the international Porsche Destination Charging program, which provides charging infrastructures to benefit drivers of the Taycan electric sports car, as well as the German brand’s hybrid models. […]
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