A number of public and private sector organizations are stepping up for furloughed federal employees in Puerto Rico. There are an estimated 14,000 federal employees in Puerto Rico, of which an estimated 4,500 are affected by the government shutdown that began last month, the Puerto Rico Office for the Socio-economic and Community Development said. The […]
The Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources announced that the island’s unemployment rate stood at 8.3 percent in December 2018, reflecting a decrease of 2.7 percent versus December 2017. Labor Secretary Carlos Saavedra further said the workforce participation rate rose to 40.8 percent in December, while 15,000 more jobs were reported in comparison […]
The Pharmaceutical Industry Association of Puerto Rico (PIA-PR) hosted the 16th FDA Regulatory Conference with nine speakers that presented top priorities for pharmaceutical manufacturing across the globe, new technologies as voice recognition and how to effectively transition from paper to mobile, among other key topics.
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