Pharmacy benefits provider Abarca Health announced the launch of the “Better Care Community Program,” a philanthropic initiative that seeks to support the work of health-related nonprofit organizations that improve the quality of life of communities on the island. The program was designed and is managed entirely by Abarca employees, known as Abarcans, most of whom […]
Hand gestures, head nods and thumbs-up signals all help to ensure drivers, pedestrians and cyclists know what each other is doing. But how will self-driving vehicles, with no human driver, communicate with those around them? Ford has been testing one approach that uses lights to indicate what the vehicle is doing and what it will […]
Seaborne Airlines returned to the Dominican Republic with nonstop service between San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and Santiago de los Caballeros Dominican Republic’s Cibao International Airport, the carrier announced. The new flights operate three days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and will increase to daily service on May 23, 2019. “We […]
The Puerto Rico House of Representatives Women’s Affairs Commission estimated in a report on House Resolution 281 that at least 60 percent of the population receiving social assistance is made up of single mothers, with 90 percent of these women remaining unemployed. With the goal of helping women with limited resources attain self-sufficiency and enter […]
Delta Airlines celebrated the achievements of its more than 80,000 employees across the globe by paying out over $1 billion in profit-sharing, the fifth consecutive payout at this level for a combined total of more than $6 billion. This means that each eligible employee will receive a bonus equal to 14 percent of their annual […]
Starting today, Spirit Airlines will begin daily nonstop service to Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport from Tampa International Airport (TPA) and Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI). The additional service will strengthen Spirit’s position as a major carrier for Puerto Rico, as it currently serves both San Juan and Aguadilla. In October 2018, Spirit launched nonstop service […]
Endeavor selected the first Puerto Rican entrepreneur to enter its global network, Abarca Health Founder and CEO Jason Borschow, during its most recent International Selection Panel held in San Francisco, CA last week, the company announced. Endeavor is a nonprofit organization that leads the global high-impact entrepreneurship movement and has operations in more than 30 […]
The Board of Directors of the St. Clair Foundation delivered a $60,000 donation to the Funcación Música y País, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the value of music and music education as an instrument of transformation and social change for Puerto Rico. It was founded in 2013 by María del Carmen Gil, renowned pianist, […]
José Corujo, Juan A. Rivera, and Teresa Caballero, Master Franchise Owners of FastSigns Puerto Rico, which includes three locations, recently received national recognition as the recipients of The FastSigns Award at the 2019 FastSigns International Convention recently held in Orlando, Florida. Company executives said the award, which is the most prestigious recognition in the franchise […]
The Puerto Rico Agriculture Department’s Administration for the Development of Agricultural Enterprises has allocated $256,000 to promote growth and development in the island’s Small Ruminants production industry. Agriculture Secretary Carlos Flores described the move as important for the sector “after the Department succeeded for the first time last year, in organizing the sector with a […]
The Puerto Rico Chapter of the Association of General Contractors of America (AGC-PR) recently swore in Alejandro J. Abrams as its president for 2019. In his inaugural message the civil engineer emphasized the importance of strengthening relationships between the private construction sector and federal and Puerto Rico government agencies in charge of managing and administering […]
Powered by a multidisciplinary group of current Oracle employees who had the opportunity to participate in previous editions of their internship and trainee programs, the software company is looking to recruit new participants, it announced. The internship program, called Generation Oracle, seeks to guide and train a generation of professionals for the future. The registration […]
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson met with Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló at HUD Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to discuss the status of Puerto Rico’s rebuilding efforts following the 2017 hurricanes. During the 30-minute meeting, Carson was joined by Acting Deputy Secretary Brian Montgomery, who oversees the disaster recovery program at […]
Truenorth Corporation, a full-service business and technology solutions provider, has announced a new partnership with TimeXtender, a recognized global software company that enables instant access to any type of data in the organization to support advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. This agreement allows Truenorth Corporation to offer Discovery Hub by TimeXtender to its existing and […]
Looking to standardize procedures and seek greater efficiency, Puerto Rico Telecommunications Bureau President Sandra Torres announced the availability of electronic document filing for ongoing proceedings at the agency. As established in Resolution No. 2019-OA-0001, as of Mar. 1, 2019, the new filing system will be required for all telecommunications, cable television and satellite companies, as […]
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