Liberty Puerto Rico vowed not to raise fees for its internet, television and telephony services in 2021, President Naji Khoury said in an email sent to customers over the weekend. “Despite the investment we made to expand our network and the yearly increase in programming costs from television channels, we are absorbing a great amount […]
The Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3, in Spanish) will start offering a series of online trainings related to the Puerto Rico Disaster Recovery Solution system, open to officials of state agencies, municipalities and nonprofit entities, classified as eligible for the allocation of funds from Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance Program. COR3 […]
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is among 47 states, the District of Columbia, and four territories that will split $573 million from that consulting firm McKinsey & Co. entered into to settle claims that it “fueled” the country’s opioid crisis. Puerto Rico will get a little more than $4.3 million, said Justice Secretary Domingo Emanuelli, […]
Chick-fil-A announced it has selected Site Centers, which operates the RVI shopping centers, as the home for the first round of openings of its new restaurants in Puerto Rico. “When Chick-fil-A first considered expanding to Puerto Rico, they quickly determined that Plaza del Sol in Bayamón and Plaza Escorial in Carolina were the perfect locations. […]
Rideshare company Uber released a new version of the RideCheck feature to detect if a trip ends earlier than expected, as part of its mission to offer passenger safety. This is in addition to the feature implemented a year ago, where the company launched a feature to detect long and unexpected stops. In both of […]
To celebrate the month of love, Jungle Bird, located at La Placita de Santurce, will offer two unique experiences to take part in without having to leave the house — the first is a virtual experience for rum lovers and the second is a special, limited-time-only menu, the business announced. The virtual event “Make love […]
The next deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications to be considered for funding this year is Mar. 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced. Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners earn payments for expanding conservation activities while maintaining agricultural production on their land. CSP also encourages adoption of new technologies and management […]
Puerto Rican Entrepreneur Lucienne Gigante has been selected as a fellow in the global accelerator program Vital Voices GROW Fellowship (VV GROW), joining 50 of her peers and business leaders from 27 countries and seven regions worldwide. Gigante will participate as the founder of Lucenti, a strategic positioning firm that creates and deploys innovative strategies […]
CytoImmune Therapeutics, Inc. and Biosimilar Solutions, LLC will establish operations in Puerto Rico to develop their biotechnology products. Both initiatives represent a combined investment of some $228 million and the creation of 400 jobs, economic development organization Invest Puerto Rico announced. While CytoImmune Therapeutics will engage in developing cancer immunotherapy solutions, Biosimilar Sciences will work […]
Medical device manufacturer Medtronic announced the launch of its newest insulin pump system, produced at its Juncos facility from where it will be exported globally. The Medtronic Minimed 770G insulin pump system has approval from the US. Food and Drug Administration and adjusts insulin levels automatically, taking on more diabetes control tasks so patients can […]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it has renewed funding for 63 homeless support programs in Puerto Rico, meaning the availability of $20.7 million for that purpose. The allocation is part of a global $2.5 billion budget to renew existing grants for more than 6,500 community-based housing and service providers across the […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved nearly $550,000 for nonprofits that offer services for women who are victims of domestic violence. These allocations include $400,000 for three permanent repair projects and other allocations for emergency work following Hurricane María. Citing Puerto Rico Police Bureau Statistics Office, FEMA said there were 6,170 incidents of domestic […]
Puerto Rico is facing several simultaneous crises, each one superimposed on top of the other. This situation demands a robust response from the government of Puerto Rico precisely when its capacity to execute is limited by bankruptcy, the politicization of public employment, years of austerity policies, and corruption. This conjunction of an overwhelming agenda and […]
Caguas Ambulatory Surgical Center recently performed the first total knee replacement surgery in Puerto Rico, paving the way for 30% of patients needing this surgery to no longer have to go to a hospital and return home on the same day of the procedure. There were approximately 1.2 million replacement surgeries in the United States […]
Puerto Rico government officials announced the availability of $65 million in new economic assistance for some 17,000 eligible small businesses whose operations have been interrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. At a news conference, Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Cidre and Treasury Secretary Francisco Parés offered details of the Business Interruption Grant from […]
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