Oriental offers COVID-19 tests to employees in partnership with CorePlus
October 16, 2020
For the second straight year, financial institution Oriental is sponsoring its “Your Health on the Road” program, in which, together with its health providers, it offers preventive clinics to employees. This year, Oriental entered into a partnership with its client CorePlus Clinical and Pathological Services, a laboratory specialized in the management of COVID-19 tests, to […]
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L’Oréal Caribe, Gustazos partner launch Gustazos Beauty e-commerce platform
October 15, 2020
L’Oréal Caribe and Gustazos announced a partnership to create an e-commerce platform, Gustazos Beauty, where for the first time, beauty enthusiasts in Puerto Rico have a one-stop shop access the beauty company’s brands, including cosmetics, skin care, hair care, hair color, and fragrance. “L’Oréal Caribe’s mission with Gustazos Beauty is to provide consumers a unique […]
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Puerto Rican startup is a finalist in global gastronomic tourism competition
October 15, 2020
Puerto Rican entrepreneur Paul González-Mangual, founder of gastronomic tourism agency FOODIEcations, has been selected among the finalists of this year’s 2nd edition of the World Tourism Organization UNWTO Gastronomy Tourism Startup competition. The event is co-sponsored by the Basque Culinary Center — an academic institution that aims at higher education, research, innovation, and promotion of […]
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Oriental launches new service for commercial banking customers in Puerto Rico, US
October 14, 2020
Oriental is announcing the launch of a unique new service for their commercial banking customers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland – Fast Cash Multi Account. With this service, made possible through a partnership with Loomis, Oriental customers may make cash deposits from their premises to any Oriental Bank account without having to visit […]
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World Central Kitchen opens free business workshops for food producers
October 14, 2020
Starting this week, food producers in the U.S. Virgin Islands and The Bahamas will have the opportunity to take free business workshops through World Central Kitchen’s Food Business Bootcamp, the nonprofit announced. The trainings will take place online once a week for food-related small businesses, such as farmers, fishers, and other food business. They are […]
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Triple-S Advantage offers all-in-one card for health services, purchases
October 13, 2020
Triple-S Advantage, Dynamics Payments, and Mastercard have joined forces to introduce an all-in-one card in Puerto Rico that combines the traditional health plan ID with a prepaid card. It also simplifies the payment of OTC (over-the-counter) medications, as well as goods and services, to meet the needs of the Medicare Advantage population, the health insurer […]
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New stores arrive at Plaza Las Américas, Plaza del Caribe
October 13, 2020
The Plaza Las Américas and Plaza Del Caribe shopping centers announced the opening of new stores and establishments ahead of the upcoming holiday shopping season. For Eyes, Casa Febus Navidad and Gef France opened their doors in Plaza Las Américas, while Plaza Del Caribe received new tenants For Eyes and PenFed Credit Union, who moved […]
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Hurricane Hub invests $71K+ in KP4 radios for islandwide communication
October 12, 2020
The Puerto Rico Hurricane Hub announced an investment of more than $71,000 in the Bureau for Emergency and Disaster Management to buy and install KP4 radios, antennas and solar panels in the government agency’s headquarters and its 10 regions throughout the island, including Vieques and Culebra. The goal of this initiative is to keep Puerto […]
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Head of Puerto Rico Rural Dev’t, Rivera, wins Theodore Roosevelt Leadership award
October 12, 2020
Josué Rivera, state director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office in Puerto Rico, has been awarded the 2020 Theodore Roosevelt Leadership award from the Government Executive Media Group. The entity is a provider of news for federal government managers, which held its second annual Theodore Roosevelt Government Leadership Awards as a three-day virtual event. This […]
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DDEC announces last phase of 4th edition of Robot Makers
October 12, 2020
The Robot Makers initiative entered its final phase with the participation of 250 students from middle schools, high schools and universities, Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy announced. “In the past three years, more than 1,300 students have participated in the Robot Makers initiative, carried out by the Department of Economic Development […]
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Puerto Rico Tourism Co. unveils strategy to boost stays at ‘paradores’
October 10, 2020
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. unveiled a marketing plan with offers and precise tools to encourage occupancy across the island’s “paradores,” or small inns, and which seeks to complement the efforts to promote local tourism through the “Check Into Your Island” campaign. The $95,000 effort looks to support the small hotels by providing them “with the tools they […]
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Boston Scientific launches program to support Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurs
October 8, 2020
Boston Scientific has partnered with The Growth Coach Puerto Rico to create a program to support local entrepreneurs called the Strategic Business Owner Program that seeks to give entrepreneurs the chance to learn and implement strategies to expand their businesses. Furthermore, the program seeks to help participants gain access to tools “to optimize their companies, […]
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EXIM Bank brainstorms with local officials to boost Puerto Rico exports
October 8, 2020
U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) Chairman Kimberly A. Reed met with a delegation from Puerto Rico to discuss how the entity can help more Puerto Rican businesses export their “Made in the USA” products around the world. Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy headed the local delegation that included Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director […]
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Puerto Rico Prosthetics unveils island’s 1st prosthesis-making robot
October 8, 2020
Puerto Rico Prosthetics, a Puerto Rican company with more than 25 years of experience in the manufacture of high-tech orthotics and prostheses with specialized services, announced the acquisition of the first robot in Puerto Rico capable of making prostheses in real-time. The patient will be able to leave with their prosthesis on the same day, […]
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Liberty, ICE reinforce partnership on cybersecurity awareness during pandemic
October 8, 2020
Liberty Puerto Rico is reinforcing its partnership with the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Child Exploitation Investigative Unit to raise awareness of the need for cybersecurity education during the COVID-19 pandemic due to higher risks of solicitation and cyberbullying through social media. To achieve this goal, Liberty Puerto Rico will continue to feature a […]
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