Triple-S Vida, a subsidiary of the Triple-S Group, announced its acquisition of United Surety & Indemnity Co.’s (USIC) portfolio of cancer, life and Temporary Non-Occupational Disability Insurance (Sinot, in Spanish) policies to expand its offer in Puerto Rico’s life insurance market. “We saw the opportunity to grow our portfolio with this acquisition that includes more […]
The Puerto Rico Nonprofit Capacity Building Network, a collaboration among Enterprise Community Partners, NeighborWorks America and the Puerto Rico Community Foundation announced the six Puerto Rico nonprofits selected for the inaugural cohort of the Puerto Rico Leadership Development Initiative. The six nonprofits, representing all major regions across the island, will each receive a $35,000 grant, […]
Through a collaborative effort for the benefit of the community, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has joined the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico with the municipality of Loíza to begin the initial phase of building a new Emergency Operations Center. The academic institution will donate the plans for the design of the structure located in […]
Effective today, the Puerto Rico Treasury Department will open a link through the Unified Internal Revenue System (SURI, in Spanish), so that eligible small and medium businesses can apply for the second round of financial aid approved under the CARES Act. Treasury Secretary Francisco Parés said the approved incentives for small and medium-sized businesses will […]
The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust announced the four proposals selected for specific public health research that include projects on contact tracing, telemedicine, health access and food safety for adults with diabetes and the intermittent social distance to control the COVID-19 pandemic on the island. “Our interest is to support our researchers so that with […]
The 11th edition of Oriental’s Summer Internship Program for college students has been announced, this time remotely, bank officials said. The program seeks to expose students and recent graduates to a “broad and integrated work experience.” The nine-week program will have six participants this year. “This year we face different challenges, we’re experiencing a health […]
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) program recently recognized NUC University, Ponce Campus among several universities nominated to compete in the category of “Outstanding MRC Collaborating Institution.” This as a result of a joint collaboration given the emergency that arose at the beginning of the year due to earthquakes and earthquakes in the southern area. University […]
When Puerto Rico began to face the coronavirus emergency earlier this year, the Pediatric Hospital Foundation established the COVID-19 Extraordinary Fund to buy the necessary resources to protect frontline health professionals. As part of the effort, the nonprofit received $240,000 in donations from private companies, organizations and citizens. It also received in-kind donations of more […]
Medical technology company Haemonetics Corp. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Fajardo manufacturing operations to GVS, S.p.A, a provider of advanced filtration solutions for critical applications. Under the terms of the agreement, upon closing, Haemonetics will retain all intellectual property rights to its proprietary blood filters currently manufactured at […]
Nonprofit organization Habitat for Humanity announced the opening of its call to receive applications from low and medium income families and individuals interested in buying a property in its new multifamily housing project — a four story building with 12 units located on Avenida Ponce de León 1257 in Santurce. The project, which includes the […]
The Wyndham Grand Río Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort reopened its doors after temporarily suspending operations to comply with government measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. For now, the resort is welcoming only Puerto Rico residents, hotel officials said. The beachfront property in Río Grande is implementing “rigorous protocols in addition to regular cleaning […]
Discover Puerto Rico is executing plans based on research, which shows consumers are committed to travel and to receive information from destinations on where to travel next, organization officials said during a virtual industry update. “The organization has kept Puerto Rico top-of-mind since the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown and is eager to tell consumers […]
Liberty Puerto Rico announced it has reopened most of its stores and kiosks throughout the island, with another round of openings scheduled for June 8. The openings follow the island’s gradual reopening plan as stated by government of Puerto Rico’s new executive order. The company also confirmed it is “applying the strictest precaution measures to […]
The Fairmont El San Juan Hotel in Isla Verde, which has been serving guests under strict COVID-19 prevention and protection protocols, launched “Respira,” an exclusive summer offer for Puerto Rico residents. The offer includes a 35% discount for the package for the hotel room, access to the beach, the pool and recreational areas. The offer […]
The U.S. Department of Justice announced it is awarding a combined $4.9 million to six Puerto Rico towns to hire a total of 75 full-time law enforcement professionals, the agency announced. The funding is part of a global $400 million assignment through the agency’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program […]
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