In a virtual celebration, Ponce Health Sciences University held its 40th graduation ceremony, which this year included 262 students, the biggest class in its history, the college confirmed. Of the total graduates, 103 received honors. The degrees awarded were PhD in Medicine, Master of Medical Sciences, PhD of Biomedical Sciences, PhD of Public Health, Master […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted $100,000 to the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez, for its “Recruiting, Retaining, and Engaging Academically Talented Students from Economically Disadvantaged Groups into a Pathway to Successful Engineering Career,” known as Engineering PEARLS. The funding will enable the project, now in its second year, to expand its scholarship base and […]
Popular Inc. has sold a 180,000-square-foot building, known as Caparra Center, to Triple-S Management Corporation through a private deal that keeps the price tag under seal. “We’re viewing this transaction as a private one. However, the acquisition of this 180,000-square-foot building will allow us to have the additional space to respond to our growth in […]
Yees! a company dedicated to business education, has developed a summer program for youth interested in developing an online business, “building on the opportunities that the COVID-19 pandemic has opened.” “We could conclude that COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of digital technology in the exchange of goods and services,” Yees! officials said in a statement. […]
DDB Latina Puerto Rico presented a comprehensive diagnostic about the effects of the pandemic and the road to recovery, during a second virtual event. Les Binet, a global expert on marketing effectiveness, offered his recommendations and predictions, and provided a framework for brands to follow. “The pandemic represents a before and after for the world […]
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez announced a proposed $10.2 billion budget for the Commonwealth’s General Fund for Fiscal Year 2021. In her State of the Commonwealth and Budget address, she also proposed a consolidated budget of $28.2 billion that includes funds generated by a number of public agencies for the fiscal year that begins July […]
Passenger transport companies — including taxis, rideshare companies, party buses, tourist excursions, tourist limousines, public vehicles, carpools, and public buses — have been given the go-ahead to resume operations, on a limited basis. The Puerto Rico Bureau of Transportation and other Public Services said operators may offer services during the hours allowed by the curfew […]
As Puerto Rico enters its third phase of economic reopening in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Red Lobster restaurants on the island will open their doors again, allocating $200,000 to procure local products for its eateries in Bayamón and Plaza Las Américas. The restaurants, run by franchisee Grupo Colón Gerena, will also launch a […]
The Puerto Rico Small Inns and Tourism Association urged sector leaders to come together to lobby for an additional funding assignment to the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. and Discover Puerto Rico to “improve the product and promotion efforts.” “Our tourism sector has experienced great changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we face […]
The New York Federal Reserve’s Cash and Custody Division confirmed a drop in the nationwide availability of coins — quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies — as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is also affecting the Puerto Rico market, the Bankers Association stated. The decrease is mainly due to the interruption of the circulation […]
Puerto Rican students enrolled in public schools Naranjito, Las Piedras and Adjuntas won the top prizes of the “Resuélvelo Boricua” student competition, sponsored by the STEM Education Program, in collaboration with the Response Innovation Lab, both Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust programs. The competition consisted of preparing prototypes to address four vital areas […]
Sam’s Club Puerto Rico has launched a new service through which its members, including Business members, can order through the Sam’s Club mobile application or its website, and pick it up at the selected club store. Through the service, members can choose the products that are identified as “Pickup in Club” and place them in […]
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics has added a new section on its website containing certain economic indicators organized as interactive charts, Executive Director Orville Disdier said. “Fulfilling our mission of providing citizens with universal and quick access to statistics, we created this section that will serve as a reference for the government and private […]
Puerto Rico’s economy has gradually begun to re-open, so it is crucial to emphasize renal patients the importance to continue adherence to their dialysis treatments to avoid complications with coronavirus infection, said Atlantis Health Care Group President Rubette Harford. “Stopping and or shortening dialysis treatments can lead to greater medical complications, hospitalizations, and premature death,” […]
Now that technology is becoming more relevant and becoming a key ally for individuals and companies, Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples has become the first and only insurer in Puerto Rico to be available through Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa, the company confirmed. “At Seguros Múltiples we believe in technology as an ally to facilitate processes and […]
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