Puerto Rico-based medical cannabis products manufacturer and licensed cultivator, Tropizen, announced that it is fully operational, and its facilities remain unaffected after the earthquakes that have occurred in the southwestern region of the island. “Our manufacturing and cultivation facilities are operating normally, and our buildings are free from structural damage following the earthquakes. In addition, […]
Lemonade Day Puerto Rico will take place Feb. 1 at the Mayagüez Mall to register students, mentors, parents and teachers interested in participating in the second edition of the free youth entrepreneurship program. Registration will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. “We thank the Mayagüez Mall for becoming our platform in the western region […]
Puerto Rico’s coffee lovers looking for a unique menu of flavors have an option in “Origen Café,” a food truck near the San Patricio shopping center in the San Juan metropolitan area. The four-foot by eight-foot coffee truck provides customers with its own 100% Arabica coffee, said owner Joshua Fred, who confirmed that the business […]
HITN TV announced today that it has started 2020 by reaching a carriage agreement with Liberty Puerto Rico to include its educational and entertaining content in the cable company’s lineup. Starting this month, subscribers to Liberty’s Ultimate News and Education package and U-Pick Learning package, will have access to HITN TV on channel 171 of […]
The Fanatiz sports streaming platform, announced its availability in Puerto Rico, “bringing popular soccer leagues closer to its fans.” The announcement means that soccer fans throughout the island can now have an economical option to access to soccer league matches from South America and Europe, the company said. “The sport of soccer and its popularity […]
The Víctor Parés Montessori School in San Juan received a $183,000 solar panel and battery system this year that will allow it to resume classes promptly and be more resilient following a major climate event like Hurricane María, which kept the campus without electricity for months, and recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico. This is possible […]
The Combate Beach Resort in Cabo Rojo recently landed two industry awards for operational excellence, from Booking.com and the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. The property founded in 2011 received the “Traveler Review Award 2020” from online travel site Booking.com for having maintained an average rating of nine on a scale of 10, in client evaluations. The […]
Puerto Rico’s Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory, home to the Forward Research organization, was selected to be a part of the Battelle NEON STEM Grant Program, a national $100,000 initiative that enables five student research projects to leverage the open data generated by the National Ecological Observatory Network. Forward Research’s project — known as the “Puerto […]
As part of its capital improvement program, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority will oversee some $640,000 in repairs to the passenger terminal of the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci airport in Isla Grande, the agency’s interim Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz announced. The improvements include the removal and replacement of the terminal’s metal roof, as well […]
Spanish airline Iberia announced plans to increase its flights to Puerto Rico by 55% this year vs. 2019, adding more than 128,000 seats in 2020, representing an additional injection of some $7 million in passenger spending on the island. During the FITUR 2020 International Tourism Fair in Madrid, Puerto Rico Tourism Co. Executive Director Carla […]
The president of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Domingo García, will lead a delegation visit to Puerto Rico today to assess first-hand the areas hit by recent earthquakes in the south of the island. The delegation will deliver assistance for the victims, resources that were donated by LULAC members from different parts […]
The fifth edition of the Puerto Rico Products Association golf tournament will allocate a large portion of the proceeds raised to help members in the island’s southern region who have experienced damages to their businesses as a result of the ongoing earthquakes. The tournament slated for Feb. 7 at the Wyndham Grand Río Mar hotel […]
UNOde50, the Madrid-born jewelry brand known for its creativity and unique handcrafted styles, announced the opening of its second location in Puerto Rico, at Plaza del Caribe in Ponce. The new location will join 23 other stores within North America and opened three years after UNOde50 made its local debut in 2017 at Plaza Las […]
Evertec Inc. announced that it is one of 325 companies selected for the 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), which distinguishes companies committed to transparency in gender reporting and advancing women’s equality. “We’re proud to be included in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index again this year. Evertec is committed to diversity and inclusion and we believe […]
The certified Silver Signature Sanctuary golf course located in the Bahía Beach Resort & Golf Club in Río Grande was recently crowned the best golf course in Puerto Rico by Golfweek’s Ultimate Guide. The announcement was made in the magazine’s list of the Top 50 Best Courses of the Caribbean and Mexico. Every year, Golfweek’s […]
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