Marina Puerto del Rey pairs solar with generators to power up operations
December 13, 2017
After 90 days without full power for its nearly 1,000 wet-slips, 750 dry-stack spaces and 15 acres of land storage, Marina Puerto del Rey announced that by Christmas Day it will be fully energized.
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PR property owners have signed up 3K+ vacant homes for hurricane survivors
December 13, 2017
Property owners have enrolled more than 3,000 properties in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s program to offer temporary homes and apartments to Puerto Rico survivors affected by Hurricane Irma and María.
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Rosselló asks for help to rebuild Puerto Rico after Hurricane María
December 13, 2017
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló met with Massachusetts Institute of Technology President L. Rafael Rief to ask for the university’s collaboration during Puerto Rico’s recovery process.
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Florida Power & Light joins industry experts to help light up PR
December 12, 2017
Florida Power & Light Company announced that a 10-person team of restoration experts traveled to Puerto Rico this past weekend to support ongoing restoration efforts across the Commonwealth.
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PR, NY governors, lawmakers call on feds to approve $94B in aid for PR
December 12, 2017
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and members of the New York Congressional delegation called on the federal government to immediately approve a $94.4 billion federal aid package to “rebuild a stronger, more resilient Puerto Rico.”
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PR’s post-María landscape presents new challenges, opportunities
December 11, 2017
Puerto Rico’s economic landscape post-Hurricane María presents a new set of challenges and opportunities to reshape business operations and education going forward, to ensure the island does not collapse and fewer residents opt to leave in search for a better life elsewhere.
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7 US electric power ‘incident management’ teams in PR to help PREPA
December 11, 2017
The electric power industry deployed a contingent of seven incident management teams (IMTs) to Puerto Rico this weekend to support ongoing power restoration efforts across the island.
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Virginia-based co. lays out $1B initiative to build ‘water resilience’ in PR
December 11, 2017
With more than half of Puerto Rico still without water, a Virginia entrepreneur has proposed to President Trump and his administration a $1 billion initiative to prepare every home on the island for inevitable future hurricanes that will again leave the population without water.
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Central Recovery and Reconstruction Office launches RFPs
December 11, 2017
The Central Recovery and Reconstruction Office (CRRO) has been formally established under the umbrella of the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority, and over the weekend announced a series of requests for proposals to establish policies and procedures of the new office.
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Rosselló unveils $100M municipal Recovery Fund
December 8, 2017
Following the back-to-back strikes by Hurricanes Irma and María, Puerto Rico’s municipal governments, for the most part, represented the first line of response to the emergency, prompting the central government to unveil a $100 million fund to support their work.
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Finders Keepers on Loíza St. to close temporarily as it relocates
December 8, 2017
Finders Keepers, a local consignment shop on San Juan’s iconic Loíza Street, will be closing its doors temporarily for the next several weeks, as it relocates from the sector that has been hard-hit by a lack of power for the better part of the last three months.
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PR Gov. Rosselló unveils new energy storage systems for Vieques, Culebra
December 6, 2017
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced the development of six projects that combine solar photovoltaic and Tesla energy storage on the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra, where electricity service was interrupted after the passage of Hurricane María.
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Consultiva Internacional to discuss hurricane impact on SMEs, investments
December 6, 2017
Consultiva International Inc. will be discussing various topics to address the Puerto Rico’s situation after hurricane María on Dec. 7, at the Los Chavales Restaurant in Hato Rey. The event starts at 6 p.m.
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Wireless co’s are 82% to 95% back online, but still fighting vandalism
December 4, 2017
Puerto Rico’s wireless telecom providers have restored between 82 percent and 95 percent of services to sites ravaged by Hurricane María in September, but a full restoration will hinge on controlling vandalism, copper theft and restored energy service.
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Diversified Maintenance to help hurricane victims from PR find jobs
December 4, 2017
In light of the catastrophic events caused by Hurricanes Irma and María, which displaced thousands of residents across Puerto Rico and cost millions of dollars in damages, two job placements firms have partnered to help storm victims find jobs in Georgia and Florida.
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