Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez announced the allocation of $90 million in federal funds to subsidize the cost of internet connections for all public school students and teachers, which they will be able to request through Nov. 30, 2020. The aid, available through the CARES Act, will be up to $400 per participant and will […]
A few weeks ago, Jenniffer González-Colón, Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner, appeared in the highly rated show translated as “Playing Hardball,” along with Manuel Laboy, Secretary of the Department of Economic Development. The show’s panel inquired about the government’s slow disbursement of federal funding that was allotted to the island under several of the Cares Act […]
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 […]
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