Costa Bahía Hotel launches ‘Tandas con Amor’ laundry service for evacuees
January 16, 2020
Starting Friday, anyone who has been evacuated from their homes in the island’s southern area due to seismic activity, will have access to the Costa Bahía Hotel and Convention Center in Guayanilla’s laundry service, the property’s management announced. “In our hotel we recognize the situation that our neighbors in the south of the island are […]
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Walgreens supports earthquake relief efforts in P.R. with donation drive
January 16, 2020
Walgreens announced it is supporting relief efforts in Puerto Rico as many communities work to recover in the aftermath of earthquakes that impacted the region last week. Beginning Jan. 15, Walgreens customers throughout Puerto Rico and South Florida can make donations at store checkout to the American Red Cross earthquake relief. The store donation program […]
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Food delivery app Uva! joins efforts to aid earthquake victims
January 15, 2020
Puerto Rican company Uva!, creator of the food delivery app, has joined efforts to help residents of the southern area affected by the recent earthquakes. Through the application or its website, people can buy one or more Uva! Kits, which will the company will deliver in the communities with the greatest need. There are three […]
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Carranza starts 2nd tenure as SBA’s 26th administrator
January 15, 2020
Jovita Carranza was sworn in today as the 26th administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the only federal agency exclusively dedicated to assisting small business owners and entrepreneurs in starting, growing, and expanding their businesses and providing targeted recovery support in declared disasters. This is Carranza’s second tenure at the SBA, having served […]
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SBA extends comment period for consolidation of Mentor Protégé Programs
January 14, 2020
The U.S. Small Business Administration is extending the comment period an additional 21 days for the proposed rule in the Federal Register to consolidate SBA’s Mentor Protégé Programs. “The SBA has proposed to merge the 8(a) Business Development (BD) Mentor-Protégé Program and the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program to eliminate confusion and unnecessary duplication of functions […]
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Destilería Serrallés opens collections center in Guaynabo, to deliver to South
January 13, 2020
Serrallés Distillery Inc. today will open two collection centers at its operations in Guaynabo and Ponce to collect donations of essential items as part of the help it will deliver to communities and citizens in the area affected by earthquakes in the island’s southern region. The list of items that can be delivered to both […]
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P.R. Public Health Trust unveils research grant program
January 10, 2020
In keeping with its vision of improving the public health of the communities of the island, the Puerto Rico Public Health Trust it has opened the call for local researchers to submit public health proposals to increase the understanding of those issues and find solutions. The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust is part of the […]
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P.R.’s small inns ‘in good shape,’ Tourism Co. confirms
January 10, 2020
The 12 small inns that make up the Puerto Rico Tourism Co.’s Paradores de Puerto Rico program are in good shape, open and available to visitors after experiencing several earthquakes on the island, agency Executive Director Carla Campos said. Although some of the “paradores” are operating with electric generators and/or water tanks, they have not […]
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Bravo Family Foundation Exec. Dir. García-Guerra passes away
January 10, 2020
Guiomar García-Guerra, a longtime member of the nonprofit and philanthropic community, and executive director of the Bravo Family Foundation, passed away on Jan. 6, said Orlando Bravo, founder of the organization. García-Guerra was appointed to her position in April 2018, when she immediately began building a long-term plan for the foundation’s permanent mission in Puerto […]
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3 cruise ships anchored in San Juan with some 15K visitors
January 9, 2020
As the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. supports recovery efforts in the southern region, it also welcomed in San Juan some 15,000 visitors who arrived Wednesday aboard three cruise ships of the Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean lines, agency Executive Director Carla Campos said. The Carnival Breeze, Anthem of the Seas and the Oasis of […]
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Puerto Rico ICON investor conference slated for Feb. 25-26
January 9, 2020
Seeking to promote investment in Puerto Rico and boost the island’s rebuilding efforts and economic recovery, local firm Colectivo 360 has organized Puerto Rico ICON, an investors conference that will take place Feb. 25-26 at La Concha Resort. Ricardo Santana, managing partner of Colectivo 360, believes Puerto Rico ICON is “an opportunity to bring together […]
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WorldNet offers office space to co.’s without power, internet
January 9, 2020
WorldNet Telecommunications announced it has spaces available in its “Espacio 201” for companies that do not have electricity, internet or telephone services and need to continue operating and serving their customers. Saying Hurricane María “was a great lesson for everyone, but especially for businesses,” which showed the importance of having an alternate office to work […]
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P.R. Food Bank launches campaign to collect supplies for communities hit by earthquakes
January 9, 2020
The Puerto Rico Food Bank, a nonprofit that distributes supplies to more than 140 organizations dedicated to fighting hunger in Puerto Rico, has launched a food collection campaign to deliver aid to the communities most affected by this week’s earthquakes. “The need is great and to continue with our mission to fight hunger in every […]
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San Juan ranks 4th among world’s ‘top emerging destinations’
January 8, 2020
San Juan, Puerto Rico has ranked fourth in a survey of the world’s “top emerging destinations” commissioned by travel company Skyscanner, earning the distinction of being the “micro escape” place of choice. Skyscanner’s “2020 Travel Trends Report,” which pulls data from more than 100 million monthly users, found that 2020 will be the year of […]
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alma chosen as Marriott International Caribbean, LatAm new social agency
January 8, 2020
Marriott International has appointed Miami-based alma as its social media agency of record for the Caribbean and Latin American region following a competitive pitch, the agency announced. “alma will lead the company’s multilingual and multicultural social media strategy in the region. The award-winning agency, which is part of DDB Latina, will manage, create, and execute social […]
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