Baseball great Delgado, Merck team up for ‘Proyecto Creceré’
February 6, 2013
Promoting healthy habits and providing access to basic and specialized medical services to children in vulnerable communities is the mission of “Proyecto Creceré,” an initiative unveiled Tuesday by the Extra Bases Foundation — established by famed Puerto Rican baseballer Carlos Delgado — Merck, the University of Puerto Rico’s School of Pharmacy and the Association of Pediatricians of the West.
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Truenorth expanding operations; Seeks to hire 320 people
February 4, 2013
Puerto Rican business transformation and information technology firm Truenorth Corporation is currently seeking candidates to fill more than 320 professional jobs this year, a hiring spree that’s fueled by sales growth in both the public and private sectors, company CEO Gabriel Fernández said.
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American Academy appoints new headmistress
January 24, 2013
Seeking to “enhance and strengthen” its professional staff, Gurabo’s American Academy recently appointed Carmen Ana Pérez as the new headmistress of the institution, school CEO Juan C. Consuegra announced.
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Nonprofit opens call for PARACa summer program
January 17, 2013
Seeking to put a plug in the island’s significant “brain drain” problem, Puerto Rican Minds in Action, a nonprofit organization led by young students and professionals announced the opening of enrollment for its fourth “Empowerment and Retention of Agents of Change” program (known as PARACa in Spanish) slated for the summer.
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Techbiz.mobi program back for another round
January 16, 2013
Citi Foundation and the Central Eastern Technological Initiative, or Inteco, announced Tuesday the return of “Techbiz.mobi,” a techno-educational program designed to teach 18 to 25-year-olds to create mobile apps for the Android mobile operating system and learn to market them online.
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U.S. Census survey gauges Puerto Rico’s schooling, jobs, housing
December 6, 2012
Salinas is the town with the highest level of preschool or nursery school enrollment, while Dorado has Puerto Rico’s highest level of residents holding at least a bachelor’s degree, according to the recent American Community Survey released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Guayama gifts students, residents with tablet computers
October 17, 2012
At a cost of $2 million, the Guayama municipal government began distributing Tuesday 10,000 Indipad-branded tablet computers to establish digital interaction between citizens, the government and the private sector, town officials said during an event attended by First Lady Lucé Vela, among others.
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AT&T donates $100K to P.E.C.E.S for alternative schooling
October 15, 2012
AT&T de Puerto Rico recently donated $100,000 to the Community Education Delivery and Service Program (known as P.E.C.E.S. Inc. for its initials in Spanish) to help it strengthen social and educational services offered through its accredited alternative school.
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John Dewey College graduates to ‘university’
October 8, 2012
On the 20th anniversary of its foundation, John Dewey College is evolving into Dewey University, becoming the newest institution of higher learning to join Puerto Rico's academic sector.
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Santander launches U-Work internship program
September 7, 2012
As part of its pursuit of creating such professional opportunities, Banco Santander Puerto Rico, through its Santander Universities Global Division, announced Thursday the start of its “U-Work” internship program on the island.
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Pridco program breeding future aerospace engineers
August 7, 2012
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will soon put in orbit a small satellite dubbed “CINEMA,” developed by a group of eight Puerto Rican engineering students in collaboration with engineers and scientists from the University of California at Berkeley.
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EPA OKs $70K ‘green’ education grant to Turabo University
July 18, 2012
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $70,000 to enable the Turabo University in Gurabo, to work with junior high school students and teachers in developing web pages focusing on their local environment.
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Walmart sends moms back to school
July 17, 2012
Aware of the important role education plays on the island’s wellbeing, Walmart Puerto Rico announced the launching of a new educational initiative through which it will select 10 mothers who have not finished high school, to enroll in a program to get their diploma.
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Bankers Association integrates social networks into anti-fraud educational pitch
June 6, 2012
Saying that consumers can protect themselves the best when it comes to warding off identity theft and banking fraud, the Puerto Rico Bankers Association launched Tuesday a permanent educational initiative to teach people how to protect themselves against attacks to their personal finances.
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BBVA sending 3 students on ‘Ruta Quetzal’ expedition
May 30, 2012
Three talented Puerto Rican students will have the opportunity to live a once-in-a-lifetime experience as part of this year’s Ruta Quetzal BBVA cultural program, which will take them to Colombia and Spain this summer, BBVA President Rafael Varela announced Tuesday.
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