Liberty Global CEO: ‘We’re here to repair network, lives’
October 20, 2017
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries said Thursday although Hurricane María is not the first experience the provider has had with storms, this one is the worst it has experienced in 25 years of presence in Puerto Rico.
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Op-Ed: FEMA provides Hurricane María progress report
October 20, 2017
In the four weeks since Hurricane María made landfall on Puerto Rico, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its federal and local partners, have been making progress in the nation’s most logistically complex response in FEMA history.
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Ford will make 3 payments on loan with Reliable Auto
October 20, 2017
As part of its efforts to contribute to the island’s recovery after Hurricane María, Ford Puerto Rico established an alliance with Reliable Auto to make buying new Ford models more accessible.
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Y-USA, MCS join to support storm-battered YMCAs in PR
October 20, 2017
In the wake of a growing humanitarian crisis after hurricane María devastated Puerto Rico, YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) announced it has joined forces with the MCS Foundation through a $200,000 matching campaign for disaster relief efforts aimed at helping individuals, families and the communities served through the YMCAs in Puerto Rico.
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Entrepreneurial orgs unite to help PR businesses
October 19, 2017
A group of business organizations in Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurial ecosystem have joined forces to launch "Raise Your Business PR" campaign to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of all business sectors to take the necessary actions after the impact of Hurricane María.
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Op-Ed: FEMA has aid for those left jobless by hurricane
October 19, 2017
Employees or self-employed individuals — who lost their livelihood as a direct consequence of Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria — may be eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA).
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Empresas Fonalledas, affiliates give $1M+ in aid to PR
October 19, 2017
Empresas Fonalledas and its affiliated group of companies in Puerto Rico have pledged more than $1 million in cash and other assistance to support recovery efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane María.
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The Mall of San Juan reopens Oct. 19, after month closed
October 18, 2017
Taubman Centers Inc., owners of The Mall of San Juan, announced the shopping center will reopen at 11 a.m. Oct. 19. The center has been closed since Sept. 19 due to the impact of Hurricane María.
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González continues lobbying US gov’t for hurricane relief
October 18, 2017
Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón is moving ahead with her agenda to “continue bringing together federal resources through each agency and through Congress” for Puerto Rico’s ongoing post-Hurricane María recovery efforts.
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PR, federal partners unite to energize PR’s power grid
October 18, 2017
Over the next several months, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Department of Energy, and private industry will unite to restore emergency power to Puerto Rico’s electric grid, which was heavily damaged by hurricanes Irma and María, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said.
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico needs your help: How to volunteer
October 18, 2017
On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane María, a powerful Category 4, hit the island of Puerto Rico causing catastrophic effects. It’s a humanitarian crisis that is very close to home — here at AllTheRooms, our CEO Joseph DiTomaso is half Puerto Rican.
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National Airlines provides relief cargo airlift to PR
October 18, 2017
National Airlines, an air carrier specializing in custom transportation needs for corporations and government entities, announced that its 747-400 freighter fleet has operated 13 flights transporting 2.7 million pounds of aid to Puerto Rico and delivered goods to areas most devastated by Hurricane María.
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Monsanto pledges $250K to assist with PR relief efforts
October 18, 2017
Monsanto Company is continuing its support of disaster relief efforts in Puerto Rico by donating $250,000 to Centros Sor Isolina Ferré, a social services agency which provides assistance to communities located near the company’s Monsanto Caribe site in Juana Díaz.
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Laboy: Manufacturers staying put thru PR’s hardship
October 17, 2017
Manufacturing operations — including pharmaceuticals and medical device makers — have not given notice of plans to leave the island despite the hardship conditions Hurricane María left in its wake, Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy said Monday.
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Op-Ed: How FEMA can help you
October 17, 2017
Assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is available to help individuals and families affected by Hurricanes Irma and María take care of necessary expenses and serious needs that are not covered by insurance or other forms of assistance.
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