Sacred Heart University in Santurce has been selected as the first and only Puerto Rican college to be part of the Peace Corps Prep program for undergraduate students, the university announced. This certification program strengthens students’ professional and intercultural skills, combining academic preparation with volunteering and an entrepreneurial project in areas such as health, education, the […]
The Puerto Rico Department of Labor announced the launch of a new online Pandemic Unemployment Assistance platform — known as FastPUA — to expedite claims, by working in tandem with the Puerto Rico Treasury Department, which will share taxpayer information. The Labor Department began testing the platform last week, during which some 5,749 claimants accessed […]
BrainHi, a technology company founded and developed in Puerto Rico, has deployed its virtual automated messaging, call rescue, and appointment management application among more than 300 island businesses to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s service responds to required safety protocols and to how the pandemic has changed the way of […]