Law firm offers free help to small businesses, nonprofits seeking SBA aid
April 13, 2020
The business interruption to companies in Puerto Rico and the world has prompted Puerto Rican law firm Meléndez Torres Law PSC, to offer free help small and medium-sized as well as nonprofit organizations in accessing funds from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Managing Partner Sonia Torres said the firm’s legal team has made itself available […]
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$122M+ obligated to help rebuild Puerto Rico’s public buildings
April 10, 2020
To date, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has obligated more than $122 million to repair and rebuild public buildings represented in 215 projects, the agency confirmed. The funds will help municipal facilities, private nonprofits, hospitals, universities and other eligible entities recover “so they can better provide services to the communities they serve,” it said in […]
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Vázquez urges U.S. Congress to include Puerto Rico in COVID-19 stimulus package
April 10, 2020
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez sent a letter to Congressional leadership urging them to include and treat Puerto Rico equal to U.S. mainland jurisdictions in the stimulus package currently being drafted in response to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. The letter outlined several government priorities to be able to continue responding to the global COVID-19 pandemic. In […]
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Puerto Rico Health Dept. unveils COVID-19 digital dashboard
April 10, 2020
Seeking to add “greater visibility and access” to detailed information on the behavior of COVID-19 on the island, the Puerto Rico Health Secretary Lorenzo González, unveiled the agency’s digital dashboard that presents the official figures and behavior of the virus on the island. This tool promotes the development of the capacities needed to increase the […]
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce awards $1.1M grant to University of Puerto Rico
April 10, 2020
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million grant to the University of Puerto Rico to hire three Disaster Recovery Coordinators to execute disaster recovery efforts throughout the entire Commonwealth. The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone, will be matched with […]
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FBI asks public to come forward and report COVID-19 related scams
April 10, 2020
Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation San Juan Field Office, Rafael A. Riviere-Vázquez, is asking citizens to report fraud and scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re facing an unprecedented event in Puerto Rico and in the United States. We know the anxiety and uncertainty this provokes, and we know it, […]
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Puerto Rican delivery service company Uva! works through lockdown
April 10, 2020
Puerto Rican food delivery company Uva! has continued to provide service four weeks into the government-imposed lockdown to fight the spread of COVID-19. The company dedicated to food sales, and its driver-partners are exempt from the curfew decreed by executive order, as well as from vehicle traffic restrictions on public roads according to the license […]
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300+ Enactus Puerto Rico students participate in virtual workshops
April 10, 2020
More than 300 Enactus Puerto Rico students have been active during the current lockdown in virtual training and development workshops, which have ranged from leadership in times of crisis, using computer programs, project analysis, to the use of the LinkedIn professional network as a platform to access new opportunities. Similarly, training for the Corporate and […]
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COVID-19 emergency slams Puerto Rico’s new car sales in March
April 9, 2020
New car sales in Puerto Rico reflected a 66% year-over-year drop in March, slammed by the strict emergency measures in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 virus, industry officials confirmed. The United Automobile Importers Group, known as GUIA in Spanish, confirmed that 3,154 units were sold in March, compared to 9,309 new […]
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Gov’t earmarks $8M to refund Puerto Rico co’s for COVID-19 expenses
April 9, 2020
Given with the challenge that employers in Puerto Rico are facing due to the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Economic Development and Commerce is earmarking $8 million in federal funds to reimburse up to 160 employers for certain expenses. Economic Development Secretary Manuel A. Laboy Rivera said the funding will […]
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Aon study: Company directors and officers facing ‘unprecedented times’
April 9, 2020
Company directors and officers (D&O, for short) are facing “unprecedented times,” by not only having to manage a whirlwind of change and disruption in their business models as factors such as technology, changing buyer behaviours, socio-demographic shifts and climate change begin to exert their influence, but they’re also being confronted by the global spread of […]
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Puerto Rican Endowment for the Humanities to grant $500K to cultural organizations
April 9, 2020
The Puerto Rican Endowment for the Humanities will grant $500,000 to cultural organizations that have been economically affected by the COVID-19 emergency. These funds are available due to a special allocation from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Endowment for the Humanities Executive Director Margarita Benítez said. “The $500,000 grant to the Puerto Rican […]
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Puerto Rico Bankers Association warns about COVID-19-related fraud schemes
April 9, 2020
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association is urging residents to stay “informed and alert” to the various fraud schemes that have arisen related to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the trade group is emphasizing the importance of learning how to properly manage these schemes to protect personal and financial information. Scammers have taken advantage of the […]
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Puerto Rico Public Health Trust opens call for funding of COVID-19 research
April 9, 2020
The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust, a program created by the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, announced a request for proposals for local researchers working address the public health challenges in the face of the COVID-19 epidemic, among other issues of public health relevance that affect local communities. The call closes April 24 […]
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JetBlue consolidates service in 5 U.S. airports to reduce ‘excess flying’ for 8 weeks
April 9, 2020
JetBlue announced it will temporarily consolidate operations in five major metropolitan areas in the U.S between April 15 and June 10. The revised schedules are aimed at reducing excess flying during a time of unprecedented low demand for air travel while maintaining a critical level of service across the airline’s network for those who absolutely […]
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