Project to expand Puerto Rico/Vieques/Culebra maritime service OK’d for federal funding
June 9, 2022
The Puerto Rico Maritime Transportation Services Project is expected to establish reliable maritime routes.
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Kayaking Puerto Rico, DNER partner to rescue Culebra’s coral reefs
April 22, 2022
The entities will invest $500,000 to rescue coral reefs in Playa Tamarindo in Culebra.
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Clean energy pilot project to deliver reliable electricity to Culebra
April 21, 2022
Priority will be given to the elderly, families with children and those with health and other special needs.
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Puerto Rico Ports Authority opens bid to repair Culebra airport terminal
February 18, 2022
The project is expected to cost $700,000.
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ATM joins HMS Ferries on new ticket policy for Vieques, Culebra ferries
January 27, 2022
The Maritime Transportation Authority (ATM, in Spanish) and HMS Ferries, in alliance with the mayors of the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra announced a new consolidated ticket exchange and refund policy for the Puerto Rico Ferry that can allow their vessels to operate at full capacity. This policy states that from now on: Passenger-only […]
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Culebra launches Basura Cero solid waste management program
December 1, 2021
The island municipality of Culebra announced the start of the first phase of its Basura Cero (Zero Waste) program, which Mayor Edilberto Romero described as “a comprehensive plan to manage solid, non-hazardous waste.” The program is backed by medical device manufacturer Medtronic, which will be sponsoring about 20 trips that will enable the removal some […]
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More ferries to join Puerto Rico/Vieques/Culebra maritime route by year’s end
August 19, 2021
The maritime connection between Puerto Rico and the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra will see the arrival of several additional passenger and cargo vessels — expanding the fleet to nine — by year’s end, Matt Miller, president of HMS Puerto Rico, confirmed. In an interview with News is my Business, Miller also said the […]
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Big 7 Travel names Culebra among top 50 islands in the world
July 29, 2021
Global travel site Big 7 Travel has officially released its annual list of “The 50 Best Islands in The World,” where Puerto Rico’s pristine island municipality of Culebra ranked 42nd. “Culebra is one of Puerto Rico’s most stunning gems, just 20 miles off the coast of Fajardo. It’s surrounded by more than 20 cays and […]
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Culebra joins fight against dengue mosquitoes and outbreaks
July 22, 2021
The Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit (PRVCU) sponsored by the International Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of San Juan, and in collaboration with the Municipality of Culebra, announced it will begin a project to control the Aedes aegypti mosquito through a variety of community efforts. The initiative aims to control mosquitoes and prevent epidemics caused by the […]
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Ports Authority unveils $21.8M in improvements to Culebra airport, dock
June 28, 2021
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority broke ground on the reconstruction of the Benjamín Rivera Noriega airport in Culebra and unveiled the recently completed improvements to the island municipality’s cargo dock. The projects represent a combined investment of $21.8 million. Ports Authority Executive Director Joel Pizá said the $7.4 million bid process for the airport project, […]
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‘El Isleño’ ferry back on rotation to cover Ceiba/Vieques/Culebra maritime routes
June 17, 2021
The “El Isleño” ferry, which was out of rotation for two months in a dry dock in the neighboring island of St. Thomas, has rejoined the Ceiba/Vieques/Culebra maritime route, after getting $1.1 million in repairs, Maritime Transportation Authority confirmed. The heavy-duty vessel has a capacity for 208 passengers and approximately 22 vehicles, MTA Executive Director […]
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EPA includes Municipality of Culebra in ‘Local Foods, Local Places’ program
June 3, 2021
The island municipality of Culebra is one of 13 communities selected to participate in “Local Foods, Local Places” (LFLP), a federal partnership program that supports community-led efforts to reinvest in existing neighborhoods, protects the environment, and improves residents’ health and quality of life through the development of the local food economy. The US Environmental Protection […]
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Report: Unreliable transportation to Vieques/Culebra is ‘human rights violation’
March 29, 2021
Decades of unreliable maritime transportation services between Puerto Rico and its island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra constitute a violation of international human rights law, a report released by the International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) at Santa Clara Law in California concluded. The findings are the result of research and in-person interviews with residents of […]
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HMS Ferries looks to add 3 vessels to Maritime Transportation Authority fleet
March 19, 2021
HMS Ferries, the company selected in November 2020 to operate the Maritime Transportation Authority’s ferry service through a public-private partnership, said it is identifying three additional cargo vessels to add to the Ceiba-Vieques-Culebra routes, which in recent weeks has been in crisis mode. The company, which has yet to formally take over the service — […]
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Women’s organization in Culebra receives donation of solar energy system
March 16, 2021
As part of an effort to convert the municipality of Culebra into the first solar-powered island in the Americas, renewable energy company InverSOL donated a solar energy system to Culebra-based community organization Mujeres de Islas. “At inverSOL we recognize the commendable work by the entity Mujeres de Islas. We admire their projects that very much […]
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