Discover Puerto Rico to spend $50M in federal funds to market island
November 5, 2021
Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), will use $50 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds (ARPA) during 2022 and 2023 to expand the marketing campaign throughout the US mainland and boost promotions beyond the already developed international markets. Discover Puerto Rico Chief Marketing Officer Leah Chandler confirmed the information during a […]
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Colombia’s Viva Air gets OK to fly to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport International Airport
November 5, 2021
Viva Air, Colombia’s low-cost carrier that is part of Grupo Viva, has received the go-ahead from the country’s aviation authority to begin flying from Bogotá and Medellín to the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM) in Carolina. As News is my Business first reported late last month, the two direct routes were part of a […]
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Popular Inc. will raise minimum salary to $13/hour starting in January ’22
November 5, 2021
Popular Inc., parent company of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, will raise the minimum hourly base salary for 68% of its workforce, company CEO Ignacio Álvarez announced during its “Popular Connects” town hall meeting. The hourly base salary in Puerto Rico will increase to $13 in January 2022 and to $15 in January 2023. “Our […]
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WCK opens new round of grants for food production projects in Puerto Rico
November 5, 2021
World Central Kitchen (WCK) announced the launch of its ninth round of grants as part of its Food Producer Network (FPN), a program that helps build resilient local food systems and strengthen food security. It does so through grants of up to $20,000 to support farmers, fishers, and food-related businesses and nonprofit organizations based in […]
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Sun West Mortgage recognized as ‘Banking Institution of the Year’
November 5, 2021
Sun West Mortgage Company, with 41 years in the United States market, and presence in 48 states, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, was recognized as “Banking Institution of the Year” by the Puerto Rico Association of Realtors as part of the celebration of its annual convention. In addition, Andrés Concepción, Sun West’s vice […]
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13K+ Puerto Ricans sign up to Eats Pass discount service
November 5, 2021
Six months after its launch, more than 13,000 Puerto Ricans have joined Uber’s discount and benefits membership, Eats Pass, for which all together they have saved more than $900,000 on their purchases, the company announced. From getting around the city with the Uber app, sending items through Uber Flash, and ordering from restaurants, shops, pharmacies, […]
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Liberty Puerto Rico reports $359M in 3Q21 revenue
November 4, 2021
Liberty Puerto Rico is still reporting positive results from its acquisition of AT&T Puerto Rico’s assets, which nearly tripled its revenues to $359 million during the third quarter ended Sept. 30, when compared to the $114.4 million for the same year-ago period. The report shows that Liberty Puerto Rico’s revenue grew by 214% and 2% […]
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CNE estimates damage to unrepaired homes in Puerto Rico post-hurricanes at $11.8B
November 4, 2021
The Center for a New Economy’s (CNE) Blueprint initiative presented a digital platform that helps identify and monitor the extent to which Puerto Rican families and households have been able to overcome the damages to their homes after Hurricanes Irma and María. Official government reports indicate that about a third of the housing units in […]
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Vieques Sustainable Economic Dev’t Council presents multi-action plan
November 4, 2021
The Vieques Sustainable Economic Development Council — created earlier this year to move the economy of the island municipality forward — presented to Gov. Pedro Pierluisi a multi-strategy plan to develop tourism, jobs, improve transportation, health, infrastructure, energy, security, education, and special projects. One of the steps taken by the Council is to recommend that […]
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Puerto Rico Cocktail Week features agenda for cocktail lovers
November 4, 2021
The third edition of Puerto Rico Coctail week, planned for Nov. 14-20 at the La Concha Resort hotel in Condado will feature a dozen educational workshops for hospitality industry professionals and cocktails lovers, as well as social activities to present new products on the market and highlight popular cocktails, organizers said. The activities will feature […]
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Gov’t divulges guidelines to apply for $25K green energy incentive
November 4, 2021
The Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC, in Spanish) confirmed that the guidelines are ready to request the “Apoyo Energético” incentive, amounting to up to $25,000, to install sustainable energy systems on small- and mid-sized businesses. This program was developed to help SME’s stabilize their operations, as well as reduce costs and long-term energy […]
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General Services Admin. unveils new registry platform for gov’t providers
November 4, 2021
The General Services Administration (ASG, in Spanish) announced the launch of its new digital platform, called “Registros,” designed to combine the registration of suppliers of goods and government service providers in the same registry. The installation of “Registros”represents a saving of $55,000 in operational expenses for ASG and facilitates the work of the agency in […]
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Ports Authority unveils fire control system upgrade project at Puerto Nuevo docks
November 3, 2021
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced the start of what will be a $4 million to $5 million investment in a full upgrade of the fire suppression system in the Puerto Nuevo loading docks in San Juan. Ports Executive Director Joel Pizá confirmed that the first phase of the project is already underway, with the […]
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KAYAK unveils Spanish-language travel planning tools
November 3, 2021
Travel search engine KAYAK is bringing to Puerto Rico its online tools to help travelers experience the world, now in Spanish. KAYAK in Spanish was launched in July 2017 to serve the Hispanic audience in the United States, as well as 13 other countries and territories in Central and South America, making the full range […]
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Practical Techie: Detecting fake news getting harder on the web
November 3, 2021
Web-users must be wary of how events play out in the virtual reality of cyberspace. Besides it not being a real world, there is also the danger of postings with manipulated facts and images. We will examine a few recent samples of how false images and data can easily sidetrack a web surfer who is […]
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