Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines announced new nonstop flights between San Juan and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic starting June 10. The route will be offered three times a week, and to kick off the service, Frontier will offer a special $69 introductory fare for flights on Tuesday and Thursday, it said in a release. With the […]
Centros Sor Isolina Ferré (CSIF) recently held the 25th edition of its golf tournament as part of fundraising initiatives to continue transforming the lives of participants and communities through education, prevention, advocacy and self-advocacy. The event that took place at the Río Mar Beach Resort en Río Grande shored up more than $23,000 for the […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $2.5 million through its Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program to nonprofit Para la Naturaleza for the Río Grande de Arecibo Restoration Initiative. The nonprofit will partner with NRCS and the US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) to conduct activities in the Río Grande de Arecibo watershed to restore […]
The Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association (PRHTA) is seeking to “empower” the tourism industry, and island residents, through an online platform it is calling “Fiebrú.” The content platform — which will go live in the third quarter of the year for the Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association’s 400 corporate members and its associates, […]
When we thought of a pandemic, we never imagined that we would have to experience one in our lifetime. Nor a category 4 hurricane, much less an earthquake. It was an unthinkable scenario for many. In the last 45 months — or three and a half years — Puerto Ricans have lived through all three. […]
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank recently distributed $764,593 among four towns to retain a total of 800 direct and indirect jobs, the agency announced. EDB President Luis Alemañy confirmed that funding has been awarded to the municipalities of Lajas, Añasco, Moca and Yauco. This, as part of the Small Business Financing program managed by […]
Citing “exceptional efforts and partnership,” Blood Centers of America (BCA) has recognized Fresenius Kabi’s San Germán plant with the newly announced Critical Infusion Award for helping to overcome the unique challenges the pandemic posed to the blood and blood plasma donation field, the company said. BCA works with hundreds of suppliers that kept the supply […]
A group of professionals from the Department of Health’s Municipal Case Investigations and Contact Tracing System (SMICRC, in Spanish) received 2,200 protective gowns through an alliance between the Cooperative Investment and Development Fund (FIDECOOP, in Spanish) and the Plaza Las Américas Foundation. Industrial textile co-ops in Costura Industrial de Comerìo and Creación de la Montaña […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority has begun the work to rebuild Pier 3 in the San Juan bay, at a cost of nearly $6.7 million, agency Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz announced today. For the job, the agency awarded a contract to Del Valle Group LLC, which is expected to complete the repair of a […]
During a recent visit to the port of Jacksonville — one of the busiest maritime connections between Puerto Rico and the US mainland — Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Joel Pizá-Batiz sat down with the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, to discuss the possibility of resuming a key direct flight that was discontinued in 2015. In […]
Liberty Puerto Rico recently got a boost from Fitch Ratings, which upgraded its revolving credit and other financial tools, while affirming its long-term outlook, News is my Business confirmed. The company, which over the weekend entered the co-branding stage of its integration process with AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico, which it acquired last year. As part […]
In the perpetual search for tools on the Web to engage audiences, podcasting is the new force in town. As many influencers assert, podcasts offer informational and entertaining experiences for listeners in many social, culture business contexts. As of present, there is only one way to consume podcasts: listening. They can be turned into texts, […]
During the month of May, Causa Local will be promoting small business owners by launching Causa Local Scale-Up 2.0, a development program that seeks to continue supporting entrepreneurs to create more jobs, sell to other global markets, improve their business and sustainability model, and have access to local data, among other indicators that have been […]
As part of a strategic move to continue strengthening its focus on offering financial technology in the Puerto Rico and Latin American markets, Evertec announced the sale of its box office division, Ticketpop, to rival Ticketera, which specializes in online event ticket sales. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “It hasn’t been […]
Financial technology firm Evertec announced results for the first quarter ended Mar. 31, 2021, which included a revenue increase of 14%, to $139.5 million, benefitting from volume growth and continued increase of digital solutions in Puerto Rico as well as the new client contracts in Latin America. The current revenue compares with $121.9 million reported […]
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