Ponce museums receive $2.4M for repairs after Hurricane María, earthquakes
May 12, 2023
Federal funds allocated to restore structures that preserve Puerto Rican history and culture. #NewsismyBusiness
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USACE, DTOP to hold public meeting on $26.4M Río Culebrinas project
May 9, 2023
Aguada and Aguadilla residents urged to provide feedback on the flood risk management project’s design. #NewsismyBusiness
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2,100 mangrove seeds planted to restore ecosystem in Isabela
April 26, 2023
Earth Day event sponsored by Corona and Save the Beach PR aims to address mangrove loss after Hurricane Maria. #NewsismyBusiness
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USDA study explores Puerto Rico’s post-hurricane agricultural recovery
April 18, 2023
Agricultural economy shows resilience and shifts in production following devastation by hurricanes Irma and Maria. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico gov’t, FEMA announce arrival of 3 mega generators
March 20, 2023
Work on stabilizing the island’s grid by increasing generational capacity ahead of the upcoming hurricane season continues.
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UPR receives $140M in federal disaster recovery funding
March 6, 2023
Signs agreement supporting 36 projects that address infrastructure damaged by Hurricane María across the university's 11 campuses.
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Housing Dept. loaning up to $100M for infrastructure risk management projects
February 20, 2023
The application and program guidelines are available on the agency’s website.
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Pace of permits hindering reconstruction, Spanish CofC president says
February 5, 2023
González, who is also a player in the energy industry, rails at the government process for keeping "the development of Puerto Rico stagnant.”
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P.R. Legal Aid: 70% of cases are of women ‘threatened’ with displacement
January 20, 2023
The organization stresses that women have been greatly affected by natural disasters, COVID-19 and gender violence.
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FCC votes to push proposal extending support to local telecoms
October 28, 2022
Without Commission action, some of the existing support is scheduled to end starting in June 2023.
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Op-Ed: 5 yrs. post-María, people, not institutions, are making progress
September 14, 2022
Meanwhile, the Puerto Rico government continues its misguided push for natural gas.
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Study: Natural disasters provoke ‘unprecedented’ socioeconomic changes
February 14, 2022
“The economy of disasters? Puerto Rico before and after Hurricane María,” present several suggestions for local and federal governments to reduce the negative socioeconomic impact left by natural disasters.
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MasTec North America sues Claro for $10M in breach of contract suit
January 10, 2022
MasTec North America Inc., a FL-based infrastructure construction company, is suing Claro Puerto Rico for $10 million in outstanding pay for the work it did to restore the telecommunications provider’s “devastated” infrastructure following Hurricane María in 2017. In a lawsuit filed last week in the US District Court of Puerto Rico in San Juan, the […]
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Hunter College’s Center for Puerto Rican Studies gets $1.2M Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant
January 10, 2022
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Hunter College a grant of $1.2 million to support scholarly study groups bringing together academics, journalists, and artists from both Puerto Rico and its diaspora at Hunter’s Center for Puerto Rican Studies, the Centro announced. The Centro has a 50-year legacy of interdisciplinary and collaborative research. This new […]
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FEMA obligations for permanent work in Puerto Rico exceed $19M
December 29, 2021
While the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) maintained a fast-paced obligation of funds last year, construction work leads the way toward the revitalization of many communities throughout the island, the agency said. To date, FEMA has allocated more than $25.7 billion in federal funds, of which more than $19 billion are for permanent work. Hundreds of projects […]
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