Nilus, a startup that promotes health and sustainable food for low-income populations, confirmed it has been actively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico, where it has been delivering goods to nonprofits. Since establishing its project in Puerto Rico in November 2019, it has participated in several “rescue” missions, collecting surplus products, such as […]
Illinois-based drugstore chain Walgreens will be giving its employees in stores and distributions centers a one-time bonus payment in recognition of the role they are playing during the COVID-19 pandemic, and “for their ongoing commitment to customer care, the company announced a one-time bonus for these employees.” In Puerto Rico, that means some 4,000 Walgreens […]
The USDA Caribbean Climate Hub at the International Institute of Tropical Forestry, in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture, developed an online tool to visualize annual agricultural production data across Puerto Rico. Climate Hub Director William Gould explained that the data displayed by the Agricultural Statistics tool is an interactive platform which shows […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended its suspension, until April 12, of in-field operations in support of the Puerto Rico earthquakes. FEMA personnel will continue to work on the island to support survivors, the agency said. FEMA will support the extension of the Executive Order effected by Gov. Wanda Vázquez until April 12 shutting […]
The Puerto Rico Farm Bureau has developed several initiatives to promote the sale of local products through the use of technologies, as well as establishing business bridges with restaurants and supermarkets to ensure that nothing goes to waste. Trade group President Héctor Cordero said the efforts respond the measures taken to fight the spread of […]
Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Francisco Parés announced the approval of provisions on qualified payments for aid that employers grant to their employees, and special Retirement Plans and Individual Retirement Accounts cash-outs, given the state of emergency caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. He said the benefits are outlined in the documents, exempting employers from paying taxes […]
Total Petroleum Puerto Rico will donate $30,000 in gasoline cards to hospitals in Puerto Rico so that their hospital staff may have access to gas during the emergency period caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. Total Petroleum Puerto Rico will donate $50 cards to 600 hospital staff, will be available while the assigned funds last, said Juan José Raga, general […]
Gov. Wanda Vázquez over the weekend signed off on an economic aid package for Puerto Rico’s individuals and businesses whose finances have been affected by a lockdown and 24/7 curfew in effect since Mar. 15, to contain the coronavirus COVID-19 spread. The first $500 million in assistance from the Emergency Measure Support Package that will […]
Based on continuing assessments of guidance from federal, state and local health authorities, the U.S. Census Bureau announced it is suspending 2020 Census field operations for two additional weeks to April 15, 2020. “The Census Bureau is taking this step to help protect the health and safety of the American public, Census Bureau employees, and […]
Two of Puerto Rico’s main banks unveiled different measures over the weekend to help customers whose finances have been affected by the lockdown and mandatory curfew in place since Mar. 15, offering moratoriums and online help. FirstBank announced automatic stays on loan payments, offering qualifying clients the benefit for the months of April, May and […]
Harvard University’s School of Public Health has joined the COVID-19 Surveillance System, which is led by a team of epidemiologists from Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce Research Institute and the Puerto Rico Public Health Trust, the academic institutions announced. Through a collaborative agreement, the schools will work jointly in the collection and analysis of data […]
https://media.blubrry.com/dollarsandsensenewsismybusines/newsismybusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Salgado-03.28.2020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSDr. Juan Salgado, a member of the Task Force attending the COVID-19 pandemic on the island, provided several updates on current case numbers, and anticipated that the group has received proposals from the private sector to add new machines for molecular testing of the virus […]
Game Changer, a virtual entrepreneurship platform that seeks for high school teachers and students to learn about entrepreneurship from their homes, has gone online through a partnership between the Department of Economic Development and Commerce and INPrende. Economic Development Secretary Manuel Laboy through this initial phase of Game Changer, supported by the Education Department of, […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended the REAL ID application deadline until Oct. 1, 2021 — a year after the original mandate was to be enforced, the agency said. Given the state of emergency throughout the United States, as part of measures to prevent and control the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, DHS […]
Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Francisco Parés announced that starting Monday and through May 1, individuals who are self-employed will be able to request the $500 economic incentive announced by the governor, through the agency’s Unified Internal Revenue System (SURI, in Spanish). “Following the Strategic Plan to reactivate the economy, announced by Gov. Wanda Vázquez, on […]
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