As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues dedicated efforts to help Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands recover from 2017 Hurricanes Irma and María, the new Atlantic hurricane season kicked off on June 1. The EPA is now reminding people, businesses and state and local governments where they can find the best information on […]
A group comprising students and professors from the InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico’s School of Engineering in Bayamón is working with a team of doctors and health professionals to manufacture face shield frames, the university announced. The group, called Facing Up Covid-19, provides the equipment to personnel who are working on the front line against […]
I was happy to read about Parallel 18’s latest group of startups and listen to each company pitch during their recent virtual kickoff event. Generation 8 is the accelerator’s first all Puerto Rican cohort and it surfaces as a hopeful sign amidst a sea of small businesses that have shut down due to the COVID-19 […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program has invested nearly $382 million during Fiscal Year 2020 to help 3,382 families in Puerto Rico buy their first home. The announcement comes as the agency celebrates “National Homeownership Month” during June, as established by a presidential order. The money invested locally is broken down into $377.7 […]
Discover Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. on Monday unveiled separate but similar promotional strategies to jump-start tourist activity, which has declined significantly over the past several months since COVID-19 arrived at the island. While the Tourism Co.’s effort seeks to mobilize some 410,000 residents to vacation on the island during the summer […]
The Puerto Rico Association of Shopping Centers said following a “successful” first week of reopening after a nearly three-month shutdown, they are “ready for the next phase,” and asked Gov. Wanda Vázquez to allow them to return to regular operating hours. “We’re proud of the result of the reopening, since it was carried out in […]
Grupo Colón-Gerena, parent company of the Olive Garden franchise in Puerto Rico, announced the opening of its sixth location on the island, following an investment of $2.6 million. The 6,000 square-foot restaurant is the first in the southern region, located in Santa Isabel. It is generating 92 jobs in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
The head of the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Alliance, Felipe Hernández, called on lawmakers to hold public hearings on House Bill 1333, which the group claims would increase the internet and cellular service bills for local consumers and could bankrupt nearly 100 Puerto Rican small businesses that serve more than 300,000 subscribers. Hernández demanded that House […]
Arguably since 2006, Puerto Rico has endured a plethora of natural and man-made incidents and disasters. After much travail, it seems that Puerto Rico agonizes under a never-ending recovery. And this fact is evident if we understand what recovery should be. In the dictionary, recovery is defined as “the process of becoming successful or normal again after problems,” or […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s San Juan Field Operations announced the seizure of counterfeit watches and designer jewelry imported into Puerto Rico via international mail and courier. The estimated manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) of all the counterfeit products seized is approximately $265K, had the goods been genuine, the agency said. “Consumers sponsor certain brand products […]
The medical tourism industry in Puerto Rico has an opportunity for growth on the island, due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19, said Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy. “The emergency due to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States allows Puerto Rico to be an option for the practice of […]
Starting on June 23, Puerto Rico consumers applying for subsidized telecommunications services will have to go through the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to validate that they qualify for services. On that date, telecommunications carriers that participate in the subsidy program must cease using older eligibility processes to complete enrollments, the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition […]
The Entrepreneur Challenge — an initiative headed by the Department of Economic Development and Commerce’s Youth Development Program — has entered its second phase, during which it will select 10 participants to present their business proposals, the agency confirmed. “After launching the challenge for the second consecutive year in February, 280 young people stepped forward […]
While the island has entered the second phase of reopening stores and has launched a staggered return to work, Kimberly-Clark announced it will keep its sales and administrative staff in Puerto Rico working from home. The company explained that since the start of the global crisis generated by COVID-19, it decided to have all of […]
By Larry LuxnerSpecial to News is my Business Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican viewed as one of the most conservative members of Congress, said lighting “a Dumpster full of manure on fire” would be an appropriate way to mark today’s 100th anniversary of the Jones Act. The controversial legislation, approved by Congress on June […]
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