Total passenger traffic using the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM) facility in San Juan showed a 14.8% increase in August, versus the same month in 2019, prior to the negative effects that the COVID-19 pandemic had on air traffic. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, parent company of Aerostar — which operates the LMM — reported […]
Health Gorilla, a provider of health data in the United States, and the US Department of Veteran Affairs announced a public-private partnership that will supply all eligible veterans and their physicians access to complete healthcare records, allowing all parties to make more informed and timely decisions. The Veteran Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System provides services to […]
A slick way of attracting traffic to an e-commerce website is to create small virtual social adventures for the visitor. Describe a product in your social pages in the most entertaining way possible and create a challenge. It’s all about a little communicational creativity and a small dose of digital magic. One available high-tech tool […]
Is it worth investing in art? Investing in art is different from many other investments, such as cars, stocks, or bonds, in that if a financial need arises, you can sell these assets reasonably quickly. But art investments don’t have this flexibility of immediate monetization. It depends a lot on the artist, the trends, the […]
The Puerto Rico Agriculture Department will distribute just over $2 million in incentives to low-income elderly citizens, and pregnant mothers and children who participate in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, to buy local fruits and vegetables. The new incentive may be used in the Family Markets that Agriculture carries out in conjunction with […]
Council Rock, parent company of inverSOL Puerto Rico, was recently recognized with the IMPACT Award by the Public Services Technology Council at the UTC Telecommunications and Technology Conference held in Oregon. The award “honors the company that has a significant impact on the service industry through an innovative and efficient solution.” Telig is part of […]
Amazon’s cloud computing company, Amazon Web Services (AWS), plans to continue applying data analytics and cloud computing to develop the economy and create education and natural disasters response programs in Puerto Rico, officials told News is my Business. Abby Daniell, public sector program manager AWS in Latin America, Canada, and the Caribbean, said in an […]
The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust, a program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, announced the launch of the Telemedicine for Elderly Adults (TMEA) program. The initiative, which uses TytoCare technology, aims to develop and implement Telemedicine and Telehealth services in long-term care facilities, or homes for the elderly and nursing homes. […]
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank is looking to convert those who benefitted from the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program into “entrepreneurs instead of employees,” agency President Luis Alemañy said. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, passed in 2020 created the PUA program through which thousands of individuals in Puerto Rico […]
The San Juan municipal government will celebrate a series of events to mark the 500th anniversary of the founding of Puerto Rico’s capital city, including cultural events, exhibits, concerts, and other shows, Mayor Miguel Romero announced. “It’s with great pleasure that we share with the people of San Juan and all residents of Puerto Rico […]
The Puerto Rico General Workers Union (UGT, in Spanish) has partnered with the Teachers Federation Credit Union (FedeCo-op, in Spanish), to give its affiliates better benefits, in response to reduced rights gained over the years and the drastic increase in the cost of living.” This agreement with FedeCoop — whose account assets are more than […]
Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), announced that Puerto Rico will be the host of Connect Marketplace 2022, an event that will bring some 2,000 tourism and hospitality professionals. This event will take place May 22-23, 2022, at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, using several hotel properties and the Distrito T-Mobile, with […]
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank confirmed over the weekend that close to one-sixth of the island’s workers, or about 15.8%, are self-employed. The data was provided at a press conference during the United Retailers Association’s (CUD in Spanish) convention, when EDB President Luis Alemañy said that as Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits come to […]
Walmart Puerto Rico announced the start of the fourth edition of its Open Call program, whose objective is to continue increasing the purchase of products manufactured, processed, or harvested on the island. Initially, the retailer had a goal of procuring $20 million in products by 2020, which it said it exceeded — reaching $34 million […]
Denko Asian Eatery, a modern Asian and Zen-style space that combines Japanese, Thai, Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese dishes, recently opened at the Distrito T-Mobile in San Juan, following an investment of $1.5 million. The restaurant spans 3,000 square feet of space, and accommodates 114 people, split between 26 people in the outdoor area and 88 — a lucky […]
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