As part of its social commitment to Puerto Rico and in response to the public health emergency caused by COVID-19, Popular recently donated $1 million to entities whose priorities include the acquisition of medical equipment and care of the homeless, as well as support for small and medium-sized companies and scientific research. Similarly, funds have […]
The Communities Organized for the Prevention of Arboviruses, or the COPA project, is actively pursuing its efforts to organize and mobilize communities in 38 areas of Ponce to identify, prevent, and control mosquito-borne diseases, mainly dengue, during the COVID-19 crisis, organizers said. Although COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that is not spread by mosquitoes, mosquito-borne […]
HCOA Fitness, which on Tuesday was hit with a lawsuit by members claiming the chain had continued to charge membership fees during the lock-down, said it has continued to “expedite the freezing or cancellation of memberships.” Rick Bouza, president of the 14-gym chain, said since the government mandated the closure of businesses on the island […]