An analysis of the Airbnb travel platform showed that 80% of the searches that Puerto Rico residents carried out in August and September were to travel within the island. The trips will be domestic with the possibility of working from the accommodation and with a family profile, the travel platform said. Locations are chosen based […]
Puerto Rico government officials inaugurated the Alpha taxiway at the Mercedita International Airport in Ponce, following a $10.7 million renovation, Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Joel Pizá-Batiz said. The Alpha taxiway is the main access for aircraft to use to and from the runway during take-off and landing operations. Pizá Batiz said that the […]
Puerto Rico’s credit union reported a 9.5% growth in assets between March and June, at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing 10,000 new members and retaining some 3,000 employees, Eddie Alicea-Sáez, president of the Credit Union Executives Association confirmed. The association known as ASEC in Spanish stated that participating credit unions accrued an additional […]
Fermín Fontanés, executive director of the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority, provides an update on several proposals in the pipeline in the areas of energy and transportation, as well as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the proceedings.
The Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation (PRCCI), a subsidiary of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and Northwell Health/Center for Global Health held a virtual symposium in which 320 healthcare professionals discussed issues related to clinical research and the medical management of COVID-19. The “COVID 19: Current Concepts and Lessons Learned from the Northwell […]
The historic El Convento Hotel has reopened for business in Old San Juan, unveiling offers and a “variety of gastronomic experiences,” while complying with the strictest safety and protection protocols, the property’s General Manager, Alfredo Arroyo, said. The El Convento Hotel is affiliated with Small Luxury Hotel, it is the oldest member of Historic Hotels […]
After helping collect more than $500,000 to benefit more than 80 nonprofit organizations on the island in 2019, Puerto Rico will join, for the fourth consecutive year, the #GivingTuesday global movement on Dec. 1 under the slogan: “Unprecedented times require unprecedented generosity.” #GivingTuesday is a global initiative that seeks to multiply generosity and solidarity as […]
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority spent $192 million to buy land or to develop projects that were not built or completed, according to an audit by the Puerto Rico Office of the Comptroller. The report reveals that PREPA spent $62.2 million in the cancellation of the Gasoducto del Sur natural gas pipeline project, disbursed […]
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico announced that the Puerto Rico Education Department made at least $80 million in payments over 13 years to employees who had resigned, are retired, are deceased, on vacation, or otherwise not working because the agency “lacks an automated system that ensures only employees who are working […]
The Coalition for Food Insecurity Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Retailers Association (ACDET, in Spanish), and the Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution (MIDA, in Spanish) applauded U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic caucus on including key nutrition provisions addressing food insecurity in Puerto Rico in the newly updated HEROES ACT. […]
The Roberto Clemente Municipal Sports Complex in Carolina will be rebuilt with help of an obligation of nearly $9.5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The facility consists of several structures built between 1988 and 2009. These include a playground for children with access and functional needs, the Guillermo Angulo Coliseum and a Sports Hall of […]
The Puerto Rico Public Relations Association announced that its 33rd annual convention under the theme “#REBOOT2020: Communications Perspectives in the Face of a New Model,” will feature Puerto Rican businessman Orlando Bravo as keynote speaker to deliver the event’s closing lecture on Oct. 17th at 12:30 p.m. via the ZOOM platform. Born in Mayagüez, Bravo, […]
As part of its mission to develop civic capacities, Puerto Rico-based nonprofit Espacios Abiertos created the Community Laboratory, an empowerment and leadership project aimed at helping communities strengthen their recovery and sustainability skills, through a virtual platform. Project Coordinator, Carla J. Alonso, said the online site gathers tools to support the communities developed since the […]
A group of business, professional, academic and nonprofits have come together under the “Talento Pro” citizen initiative, which seeks to clean up and elevate the selection and recruitment process of officials to occupy positions in the island’s main government agencies. The group called on the gubernatorial candidates for the upcoming November elections to discuss the […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it will reimburse Puerto Rico some $3.2 million under the Emergency Relief for Road and Bridge Repairs program. The money was used to repair roads and bridges damaged by by storms, floods, and other unexpected events. In Puerto Rico’s case, the federal agency allocated three funding assignments: $2.2 million […]
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