Ford Puerto Rico to distribute face 41K masks at its 9 dealerships
May 6, 2021
Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford, and Ford Puerto Rico are teaming up to distribute more than 41,000 face masks directly to the public at Ford’s nine authorized dealerships around the island on May 7, from 9 a.m to 5 p.m., while supplies last, the company announced. The distribution will be carried […]
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eBay reports a double-digit percentage growth in Puerto Rican sellers
May 5, 2021
Online marketplace platform eBay has reported a significant increase in Puerto Rican sellers by a double-digit percent. The products vary significantly, many of them were previously absent from the website before the pandemic. The company did not reveal the exact growth figure, in numbers. “2020 changed our entire way of living, consuming, and doing business, […]
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Housing Dept. seeks to fill 200+ jobs for recovery work
May 5, 2021
The Puerto Rico Housing Department is looking to fill more than 200 jobs available under recovery programs created with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-DR) Program funds. “As part of our commitment to expedite the island’s recovery process, we’re seeking to accelerate the recruitment of professionals in specialized areas,” Housing Secretary William Rodríguez said, adding that […]
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ASORE: COVID-19 pandemic has Puerto Rico restaurants on the brink
May 5, 2021
Puerto Rico’s restaurant industry saw a 68.2% drop in sales between April and January 2020, when activity plummeted to $50 million from $157 million, “Proyecciones 2021,” a study commissioned by the Puerto Rico Restaurants Association (ASORE, in Spanish) showed. During those months, the island’s government established a series of restrictions, including an almost full lockdown, […]
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Op-Ed: Controlling pests, a fundamental aspect of agriculture
May 5, 2021
Think, for a moment, about the tasks you do at home. Alternatively, think about the tasks you do at work. Surely, for each of these tasks, you have one or more tools to complete them. The same happens with the tasks that we carry out in agriculture. Let me talk to you today about controlling […]
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Frontier Airlines announces new nonstop SJU/Punta Cana flight in June
May 5, 2021
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 […]
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Centros Sor Isolina Ferré raise $23K through golf tournament
May 5, 2021
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 […]
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USDA awards $2.5M to Río Grande de Arecibo watershed restoration initiative
May 4, 2021
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 […]
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PRHTA to launch ‘Fiebrú’ content platform to ‘empower’ tourism
May 4, 2021
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, […]
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Op-Ed: How environmental and public health issues threaten the economy
May 4, 2021
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. […]
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EDB awards $765K to retain 800 jobs in businesses in 4 towns
May 4, 2021
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 […]
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Fresenius Kabi’s San Germán plant gets nod from Blood Centers of America
May 4, 2021
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 […]
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Co-ops sew 2K gowns for Municipal Contact Tracking System
May 4, 2021
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 […]
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Ports Authority begins $6.7M project to rebuild Pier 3 in Old San Juan
May 3, 2021
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 […]
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Restarting direct Jacksonville/SJU air route ‘on the radar,’ says Ports
May 3, 2021
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 […]
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