This week, World Central Kitchen, Chef José Andrés, and the network of chefs and volunteers will prepare and aim to serve 40,000 meals for families throughout the island including San Juan, Vieques, Naguabo, Adjuntas, Ponce, Dorado, Utuado, Aguadilla and Manatí.
Fluor Corporation announced the arrival of more than 400 pieces of essential construction and specialty equipment at a shipping terminal in Puerto Rico in support of its ongoing work restoring power on the hurricane-ravaged island.
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is providing $10.9 million in technical and financial assistance to help farmers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands repair damage and rebuild following hurricanes Irma and María, the agency announced.
A key element in government transparency is the availability of information about its work. To be able to show citizens what initiatives have been undertaken to improve the quality of life for all and periodically publishing relevant information on the sector that is being regulated.
More than two months after María made history as one of the most destructive hurricanes to hit Puerto Rico in 80 years, the island is still experiencing a backlog of containers at the ports that translate into shortages at grocery stores, members of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Food Marketing, Industry and Distribution (known as MIDA by its Spanish acronym) confirmed.
T-Mobile Puerto Rico employees have come together on a weekly basis to deliver assistance to several communities that received the brunt of Hurricane María in September, the company confirmed.
An environmental and economic justice brigade led by Climate Justice Alliance (CJA), Greenpeace USA, Organización Boricuá (Puerto Rico), Just Transition Alliance and their partners in the “Our Power Puerto Rico” campaign arrived on the island to join just recovery efforts and assess the impact of the Jones Act.
As part of its strategy to support and strengthen entrepreneurship in Puerto Rico, particularly after the landfall of Hurricane María, Colmena66, a program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, announced the launch of a new tool: Shop & Hire Puerto Rico.
Marking what will be a first in 28 years, retailer ToysRUs will open at 5 p.m. Thanksgiving Day to begin its “Black Friday” sales in Puerto Rico, this media outlet learned.
Two months after the strongest storm in 80 years hit Puerto Rico, life is anything but normal for 3.4 million American citizens.
MCS Foundation, a nonprofit entity created by Medical Card System Inc., has reached the $500,000 fundraising goal of its “Green for Puerto Rico” campaign, with that amount to be matched by MCS for a total of $1 million to help those affected by Hurricane María, the insurer announced.
DHL Express, a logistics and express delivery firm, completed the delivery of 45 cartons of solar light, each with about 110 solar lanterns, from Japan to Puerto Rico in an effort to provide aid to the island weeks after Hurricane María devastated the Caribbean, the company confirmed.
As part of its commitment to the reconstruction of Puerto Rico following the passage of Hurricanes Irma and María, Heineken has been active in a series of initiatives to keep the continuity of its clients' operations by supporting the rehabilitation of their businesses and their nearby communities.
Aware of the importance for youth to have a first job experience, the Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce will provide 200 young people the chance to get started in the workplace, through the “Juvempleo” project, which has been assigned $1 million to cover the payroll for hiring companies.
Recently I read on Facebook a poorly researched story on Condé Nast Traveler magazine singing the praises of Chef Jose Andrés and his efforts to feed Puerto Rico. As a journalist and a communications strategist, I could tell immediately that it was a public relations effort after his heated controversy with FEMA over what was paid to his foundation.
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