FDIC offers guidance to P.R. banks to ease earthquake recovery efforts
January 27, 2020
The FDIC announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Puerto Rico affected by earthquakes. In a release, the regulatory body stated the measures would apply to all FDIC-supervised financial institutions with total assets under $1 billion. The FDIC is encouraging banks to “work […]
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Puerto Ricans living in Va. raise $4,500 for island earthquake victims
January 22, 2020
Ashburn, Va. – A throng of Puerto Ricans living in the Washington, D.C., area held their own version of SanSe over the weekend, drinking and dancing to “bomba y plena,” eating “piononos” and opening their wallets to benefit earthquake relief efforts in Puerto Rico. One of several earthquake awareness events carried out by Puerto Ricans […]
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Uber, Uber Eats offer free rides, deliveries to earthquake victims
January 21, 2020
Given the wave of seismic activity hitting the southern area of Puerto Rico, the Uber and Uber Eats transportation and food delivery networks, respectively, will be pitching in to help victims. Among the initiatives is offering promotional codes redeemable for free trips for users, first responders and other emergency personnel in the affected areas. The […]
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FirstBank donates $250K to help southwestern P.R. residents
January 20, 2020
Financial institution FirstBank has established a $250,000 relief fund to support the recovery of communities in the southwest area that were affected by the recent earthquakes. During the first phase of the effort, the bank partnered with five nonprofit organizations that are offering services to families with pressing needs, namely: Centro de Microempresas y Tecnologías […]
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EPA works with local, federal gov’t agencies on post-earthquake recovery
January 16, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is responding to the recent series of damaging earthquakes in Puerto Rico, working under a Federal Emergency Management Agency mission assignment focused on lending aid to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local government agencies as they assess water infrastructure. The EPA is also using its own authorities to […]
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Costa Bahía Hotel launches ‘Tandas con Amor’ laundry service for evacuees
January 16, 2020
Starting Friday, anyone who has been evacuated from their homes in the island’s southern area due to seismic activity, will have access to the Costa Bahía Hotel and Convention Center in Guayanilla’s laundry service, the property’s management announced. “In our hotel we recognize the situation that our neighbors in the south of the island are […]
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Walgreens supports earthquake relief efforts in P.R. with donation drive
January 16, 2020
Walgreens announced it is supporting relief efforts in Puerto Rico as many communities work to recover in the aftermath of earthquakes that impacted the region last week. Beginning Jan. 15, Walgreens customers throughout Puerto Rico and South Florida can make donations at store checkout to the American Red Cross earthquake relief. The store donation program […]
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Moody’s: Earthquakes will blunt P.R.’s economic recovery
January 15, 2020
The almost non-stop sequence of earthquakes that have rattled Puerto Rico for the better part of the last two weeks will “exacerbate the commonwealth’s challenges as it tries to rebuild its economy,” Moody’s Investors Service said in a commentary. “The events highlight the significant environmental risks faced by Puerto Rico and businesses considering investment on […]
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Liberty Puerto Rico says services are back to normal post-earthquakes
January 15, 2020
More than 90% of Liberty Puerto Rico customers islandwide already have access to their video, internet and telephony, company President Naji Khoury confirmed. The executive added that all Liberty stores and kiosks around the island are operating full-time, with the exception of the Ponce Mall store, which is closed for security reasons until further notice. […]
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Food delivery app Uva! joins efforts to aid earthquake victims
January 15, 2020
Puerto Rican company Uva!, creator of the food delivery app, has joined efforts to help residents of the southern area affected by the recent earthquakes. Through the application or its website, people can buy one or more Uva! Kits, which will the company will deliver in the communities with the greatest need. There are three […]
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P.R. co’s open wallets to help earthquake-hit towns; Serrallés donates $1M
January 14, 2020
Four of Puerto Rico’s largest businesses are opening their corporate wallets to help victims of the earthquakes that have hit the island’s southern towns recover. The group includes Ponce-based Destilería Serrallés, Inc., producer of Don Q rum, which announced it will contribute $1 million to provide immediate disaster relief and essential services. “We stand in […]
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Destilería Serrallés opens collections center in Guaynabo, to deliver to South
January 13, 2020
Serrallés Distillery Inc. today will open two collection centers at its operations in Guaynabo and Ponce to collect donations of essential items as part of the help it will deliver to communities and citizens in the area affected by earthquakes in the island’s southern region. The list of items that can be delivered to both […]
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Private-sector aid continues to flow for P.R.’s earthquake victims
January 10, 2020
The number of private sector businesses pitching in to deliver aid and support to the victims of this week’s strong earthquakes and subsequent aftershocks continues to increase, with help coming in from Puerto Rico and abroad. One of the companies is Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar, which last month announced plans to open its […]
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College of Engineers and Surveyors works on ‘coherent reconstruction plan’
January 9, 2020
The Puerto Rico College of Engineers and Surveyors has constituted a permanent assembly until the critical stage of the emergency left by the earthquakes is over, organization president Juan Alicea-Flores said. “The organization is collecting key data and evaluating it, to determine the state of structures and infrastructure and the possibility of restoration,” said Alice, […]
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Trump signs Emergency Declaration for P.R. following earthquakes
January 8, 2020
Gov. Wanda Vázquez confirmed late Tuesday that President Donald Trump signed the Commonwealth’s request for an Emergency Declaration for Puerto Rico following a string of earthquakes that caused significant damage and at least one casualty. This opens the doors for federal agencies, especially the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to provide direct assistance to the island. […]
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