Puerto Rico’s chronic inability to fully tap into federal funding has short-changed the island out of millions in competitive grants and loans available for a cross-section of activities, a top government official said recently.
More than 1,000 players from 21 countries will converge in San Juan participate in the 12th World Championship Domino tournament, from July 26 to Aug. 2, municipal and competition authorities announced.
The Puerto Rico Community Foundation will split $152,492 in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding among three local nonprofits — the Centro de La Mujer y la Nueva Familia in Barranquitas, Corporación para el Desarrollo Económico de Ceiba, and Micro Empresarios de Vieques — to enable them to create jobs and economic opportunities in rural communities.
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