The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration in Orlando, in collaboration with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, announced the renewal of the agreement to support Puerto Ricans throughout the State of Florida. This agreement would allow services for those who do not possess vital documents or had theirs expired, such as their […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Puerto Rico Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3, announced the obligation of more than $14 million in additional grants for 74 projects related to the recovery and reconstruction of Puerto Rico after Hurricane María. Of these funds granted July 3-9, 65 allocations will go toward […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced the start of a $790,000 project that expands the capacity of the waiting room at the Mercedita International Airport in Ponce. Ports is floating 100% of the investment, agency Executive Director Joel Pizá-Batiz said. “To improve the level of service to the airlines and passengers that use this facility, […]
The United Automobile Importers Group, known as GUIA in Spanish, confirmed that Puerto Rico’s new car sales grew slightly in June, breaking with several months of negative results The sector reported 10,635 units sold in contrast to sales for the same month last year of 10,158, representing a slight increase of 4.7%. However, so far […]
Given the scarcity of updated data on the population of adults with intellectual disabilities in Puerto Rico, these citizens face the lack of accessible services, supportive community homes, and job opportunities. Likewise, the organizations that provide aid and services to this population lose access to economic funds to continue their programs. For that reason, more […]
LUMA Energy, the consortium recently chosen to run the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s transmission and distribution grid, announced the start of construction of its of Technical Training College to offer “customized curriculum and hands-on training to its utility workers and the next generation of Puerto Rico’s skilled workforce.” The LUMA training facility will be […]
Bluetide Puerto Rico Inc (BTPRI) announced it has opened a call for Request for Information (RFI) to identify potential candidates capable of developing, building and delivering a 66’ Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV). “The purpose of this RFI is to gain information like, facility requirements to construct the RCRVs including capabilities and capacity, a measure […]
As part of its commitment to the island’s southern region, Bayer Crop Science Puerto Rico recently delivered 600 boxes of produce to Bayer employees, residents of the Las Ollas community in Santa Isabel, residents of the Santi community in Juana Díaz, and the Citizen Aid Office of the Municipality of Juana Díaz. The company procured […]
Gloria Marti, president of Save a Sato in Puerto Rico, won this year’s “National Unsung Hero” award from the Petco Foundation and Victoria Stilwell Positively, receiving a $50,000 grant award to support her work to help pets in Puerto Rico. Marti and her team at Save a Sato in San Juan have served the community […]
The Department of Economic Development and Commerce announced it has extended the deadline for companies interested in the development of the PROtech project in Yabucoa to submit their Requests for Qualifications. “After announcing last week the start of the process to receive Requests for Qualification applications for PROtech’s conceptual development, we decided to extend the […]
It was March 14, 2020, when I first heard the news about an imminent lockdown for Puerto Rico. My first thoughts were my family and my tutoring business that had been open for only one month. My family’s health? My students? My income? Now what? With sadness and, at the same time with enthusiasm. I […]
Missouri-based auto parts retailer O’Reilly Auto Parts is opening its first store in Puerto Rico, on Route 2 in Hatillo, this media outlet learned. The store is in close proximity to two other auto parts stores that it would be competing against: Pep Boys and Advance Auto Parts. News is my Business reached out to […]
In the last four months, work has changed drastically, but will these changes persist into the future? To answer those questions, Microsoft developed the second Work Trend Index, combining insights from three sources: trends behind how customers use its tools; findings from a Harris Poll survey of more than 2,000 remote workers in six countries; […]
Holberton School Puerto Rico, an academy specializing in technology, announced that its admission application process for classes starting Sept. 8 is currently open. So, people in Puerto Rico looking to develop their careers the area have until Aug. 7 to enroll, said Verónica Colón, director of Holberton School. “We’re very excited about the acceptance that […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection San Juan Field Operations announced the seizure of 201 counterfeit designer wallets in a parcel box coming from Hong Kong via air courier. Another package had a luxury watch. The estimated manufacturer suggested retail price of the seized wallets is about $140,000, and $120,000 for the watch, had the goods been genuine, […]
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