Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Francisco Parés announced that starting Monday and through May 1, individuals who are self-employed will be able to request the $500 economic incentive announced by the governor, through the agency’s Unified Internal Revenue System (SURI, in Spanish). “Following the Strategic Plan to reactivate the economy, announced by Gov. Wanda Vázquez, on […]
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez confirmed she will extend Puerto Rico’s lockdown — which calls for the closure of most businesses — and will make changes to the previously established curfew in Executive Order 2020-023 to add two more hours. The lockdown will be extended until April 12, stepping up government efforts to curb the […]
The Estudios Técnicos analysis firm estimated that based on the information it had as of Wednesday, sectors of Puerto Rico’s economy directly affected by the lockdown in place to fight the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 will suffer a loss of $2.7 billion in direct economic activity during the remainder of 2020. That may in […]