The Home Depot Puerto Rico donates equipment to COVID-19 emergency responders
April 23, 2020
The Home Depot’s Puerto Rico stores have donated “tens of thousands” of pieces of personal protective equipment — such as masks, face shields and gloves — to health care providers and first responders all over the island. Entities including Puerto Rico’s Veterans Hospitals, Auxilio Mutuo Hospital, San Carlos Hospital, and police departments across the island […]
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Liberty Puerto Rico opens access to Sony Movie Channel, Discovery channels
April 23, 2020
Liberty Puerto Rico announced it is providing open access to more entertainment choices during the lock-down. Through May 31, Liberty’s television subscribers will have access to Sony Movie Channel, plus select channels from Discovery, regardless of the bundles they are subscribed to. “Opening access to these channels helps us add even more variety to the […]
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Hyundai opens service operations at its dealers
April 23, 2020
Hyundai de Puerto Rico announced it will operate the technical service area of some of its dealers in a limited way, to address the growing need to maintain and repair vehicles for personnel offering essential services during the lock-down. In compliance with the government’s protocol to contain the spread of COVID-19, customers will be offered […]
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Sam’s Club donates $100K in food to community through nonprofits
April 22, 2020
Sam’s Club Puerto Rico has distributed five food wagons worth $100,000 among 25 nonprofit organizations throughout the island to support their mission of assisting different disadvantaged populations during the emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “In the challenging times we are experiencing, we have to unite and collaborate to start moving forward,” said Iván Báez, […]
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Open Society Foundations invest $500K in Puerto Rico’s COVID-19 response
April 20, 2020
The Open Society Foundations announced a $500,000 investment in Puerto Rico to respond to short-term humanitarian needs on the island driven by the coronavirus while also “making sure that Congress and the Trump administration, as well as local governments in Puerto Rico, recognize the needs of Puerto Ricans during this difficult time.” The investments will […]
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Puerto Rico U.S. Attorney’s office, Elder Justice Task Force launch COVID-19 testing
April 20, 2020
Puerto Rico U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow and the Elder Justice Task Force announced the launch of an islandwide COVID-19 testing initiative for all residents and employees in Puerto Rico’s long-term care facilities. This multi-agency, multi-sectoral initiative will cover more than 1,000 facilities, 28,000 residents, and 9,000 employees and caregivers during the next three weeks, […]
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Federal gov’t faces COVID-19 crisis blindly; Lacks risk monitoring system that would include pandemics
April 17, 2020
By Eliván Martínez MercadoCenter for Investigative Journalism President Donald Trump’s administration is steering the response to the coronavirus like a pilot who flies blindfolded. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for 12 years has failed to comply with its obligation to operate a centralized digital platform to share information, as close as possible […]
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P.R. Community Foundation, Amgen lead $625K COVID-19 community prevention initiative
April 17, 2020
The Puerto Rico Community Foundation is leading the charge on a collective movement of nonprofits to “drive and strengthen” its collective response to COVID-19 community strategy. The PRFC has joined forces with the Amgen Foundation, donors such as The Chicago Community Trust, Central Florida Foundation, and The Prospect Hill Foundation, as well as individuals who […]
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Vieques Air Link delivers emergency goods to Vieques, Culebra
April 17, 2020
Vieques Air Link, a local airline that connects Puerto Rico to the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra, has been working in coordination with mayors to deliver emergency materials to fight the COVID-19 outbreak. Airline owner Carlos Rodríguez, who is also the president of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association, said the communities in Vieques and […]
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Liberty Puerto Rico opens access to more free channels, SiriusXM
April 16, 2020
Liberty Puerto Rico announced it has opened access to more channels for clients to access free of charge during the COVID-19 lockdown. Liberty’s television subscribers will have access to The Weather Channel until June 13, plus all of HBO and Cinemax’s premium channels from April 17-20, regardless of the bundles they are subscribed to. Additionally, […]
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T-Mobile opens locations to assist customers during COVID-19 emergency
April 16, 2020
Wireless carrier T-Mobile has opened a limited number of locations to be able to offer additional service to customers in Puerto Rico, following government guidelines. The company has taken a series of “strict hygiene measures to ensure the safety of its employees and the customers who visit these locations, which will only be served by […]
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Puerto Rico Farm Credit pays out $2M in dividends for Fiscal ’19
April 16, 2020
Puerto Rico Farm Credit, an agricultural financial institution, announced it is paying out $2 million in dividends to its members for Fiscal 2019, while confirming the fifth year of consecutive growth. “In the past five years, Puerto Rico has experienced multiple emergency situations that have impacted all sectors of the economy, especially the agricultural sector,” […]
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Walmart Puerto Rico provides masks, face shields to island hospitals
April 16, 2020
Walmart Puerto Rico announced that, as part of its multiple efforts to contribute in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 on the island, it will distribute N95 masks and face shields for the protection of doctors and other health professionals in various public and private hospitals. Viviana Mercado, senior manager of Corporate Affairs at […]
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Institute of Culture promotes Puerto Rican crafts, literature online
April 15, 2020
The Puerto Rican Institute of Culture has partnered with Brands of Puerto Rico to promote sales of locally made arts and crafts, as well as literature, the government agency announced. Brands of Puerto Rico has incorporated into its website a variety of pieces by local artisans affiliated with the Institute, including traditional toys, mosaics, plantain […]
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Indulac boosts sanitary production measures; gives employee bonuses
April 15, 2020
With the goal of boosting consumer confidence, Industrias Lecheras de Puerto Rico Inc., known as Indulac, has preventively doubled its sanitation measures in all its work areas as the island enters its fifth week the government-ordered lockdown to fight the spread of COVID-19. In addition, the company will administer preventive COVID-19 tests to all employees, […]
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