Hampshire College in Mass. offers PR students emergency scholarships
December 4, 2017
To reflect its commitment to those affected by Hurricane María, Hampshire College in Massachusetts is extending an invitation for two students from Puerto Rico to enroll for the spring semester of 2018.
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Insurers to pay out billions in damage by hurricanes Harvey, Irma and María
December 1, 2017
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was the first time three Category 4 hurricanes —Harvey, Irma and María — made landfall in the United States and its territories in one year, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).
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sonnen Foundation for Energy Security installs 1st community solar microgrids
December 1, 2017
Intelligent residential energy storage company sonnen, announced the official formation of the sonnen Foundation for Energy Security, which will work with local energy partner Pura Energía to implement microgrids islandwide.
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Op-Ed: Mitigating medical product shortages will require ‘sustained effort’
December 1, 2017
While Puerto Rico is making progress in its effort to recover from the devastation left by the hurricanes, it remains a long process and there's a lot of work left to do. At the Food & Drug Administration, we're vigilant about helping address the challenges that remain.
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FirstBank advises students on financial planning for natural disasters
December 1, 2017
FirstBank recently conducted the first of five talks on how to financially prepare for a natural disaster to 30 students from the School of Technical Studies at Metropolitan University-Bayamón, the bank announced.
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OHorizons embarks on PR relief initiative to provide clean water, power
December 1, 2017
More than two months after Hurricane María devastated Puerto Rico, the island remains in crisis, with hundreds of thousands still without electricity or clean drinking water.
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USACE awards $93M in new contracts for PR’s ‘Operation Blue Roof’
November 30, 2017
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Mobile District, awarded a $93-million shared capacity contract to Power & Instrumentation Services Inc. and Ceres Caribe Inc.,
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Whitefish finishes work that should light up more of San Juan
November 30, 2017
Whitefish Energy crews have completed their repair work on the south-to-north 50900 transmission line.
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Conagra Brands, Chef Boyardee deliver 7K hot meals to PRicans in need
November 30, 2017
In the two months since Hurricane María devastated Puerto Rico, Conagra Brands and its main brand Chef Boyardee have served more than 7,000 hot meals to people living in communities in need, the company confirmed.
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Marriott Resort owners bet on PR tourism with plans for new $40M hotel
November 29, 2017
XLD Group, the Chinese investment firm that owns the Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino in Condado, is so confident Puerto Rico’s tourism sector will bounce back after Hurricane María that it already has plans to build a second hotel, with a projected $40 million investment.
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Foundation for PR to manage United for PR grant applications
November 29, 2017
United for Puerto Rico reached an agreement with Foundation for Puerto Rico, through which the latter will provide technical and administrative support in a cost-efficient manner to increase the organization’s capacity and agility to process grant applications, the nonprofits announced.
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Anheuser-Busch produces canned water for people affected by Hurricane María
November 29, 2017
More than two months after Hurricane María struck Puerto Rico, thousands of local residents remain without drinking water or electricity.
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FEMA Chief: ‘We’re bringing an unbelievable amount of common sense’ to PR recovery
November 28, 2017
As Puerto Rico begins to transition from the response phase to recovery, Michael Byrne, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s coordinating officer for Puerto Rico, said the process moving forward will include an “unbelievable amount of common sense” and experience from prior disasters to rebuild the island.
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Federal Highway Admin. assigns $8.7M to repair 720 traffic lights at PR intersections
November 27, 2017
Following an allocation of $8.7 million in federal funds disbursed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (ACT, per its Spanish acronym) will repair the traffic lights at 720 intersections affected by Hurricane María.
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Economic firm: Hurricanes revealed PR’s ‘broken’ infrastructure
November 24, 2017
Hurricanes Irma and María — which clobbered Puerto Rico back-to-back in September — revealed the island’s broken infrastructure, but created a second chance to rebuild, an analysis by economic research firm H. Calero Consulting concluded.
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