Next week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) will deliver an important recovery message to the island’s municipalities, communities, and nonprofit sector: community revitalization is possible, even on contaminated properties. Across the United States and U.S. territories, an estimated 450,000 to 1 million brownfield sites remain undeveloped […]
The U.S. Forest Service announced it has partnered with OnCell, a mobile communications company, to launch a mobile app for visitors. The free bilingual app allows visitors to take a self-guided tour of the natural and heritage sites within the forest using their personal mobile devices. El Yunque National Forest is utilizing the OnCell app […]
With the goal of offering academic-occupational opportunities and developing college students’ skills in a live environment, FirstBank is announcing their recruitment of participants in the new 2019 summer and September-December semester sessions of its FirstInternship Program. Eligible students may complete the internship application in the 1firstbank.com corporate website for either session, the financial institution announced. […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands district office announced that the Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) serving SBA’s Region II, has appointed retired US Army Sgt. 1st Class Juan Marrero as VBOC Outreach Specialist in Puerto Rico. The VBOC program is a one-stop shop for transitioning or active duty service […]
The Puerto Rico House of Representatives will be reviewing a bill to amend Act 7, known as the Prescription Drugs Pricing Transparency Act, to identify the factors that influence what patients pay for their medication. House Rep. Juan Oscar Morales, chairman of the House Health Commission, said during an interview on the “En Una Hora” […]
Lodging demand on the island during the first quarter of 2019 is on par with levels reported during the same quarter in 2017, 14 months post-hurricane Maria, signaling an “unprecedented pace of recovery” for a destination, Destination Marketing Organization Discover Puerto Rico announced. Total demand for independent rentals is up 72% from first quarter 2017 […]
Net revenues to the General Fund totaled $1.2 billion in March 2019, a “new historic level for a month of March,” Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Raúl Maldonado said. “This monthly revenue exceeded the Oct. 23, 2018 Certified Fiscal Plan revised projections by $259.1 million. This fiscal year, March has reflected the best performance compared to […]
The Agriculture Department recognized the best farmers of the year, one from each of the agency’s eight regions, during a ceremony marking the 60th celebration of “Puerto Rican Earth Week.” “You have been selected to meet the most self-sacrificing job. What you have accomplished has taken you many years. Good and difficult,” Agriculture Secretary Carlos […]
The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau issued ordered the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to stop the implementation of a new tax that would generate an additional charge for customers using solar panels on the island, said the Solar Energy Storage Association. The transition charge would have resulted in the majority of customers with solar panels […]
The talent of two U.S. Naval Research Laboratory research engineers from Puerto Rico speaks to the promise and potential of a new generation of the science technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce. As college students, Freddie Santiago and Carlos Font inspired STEM programs in Puerto Rico that still operate today, gaining them an intellectual reputation […]
In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane María, an estimated 95% of the Caribbean island was without power or cell service, and more than half of the population did not have access to clean drinking water. Three months later, 45% of the population — more than 1.5 million individuals — were still without electrical service and […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is recruiting for the positions of CBP Officer, Border Patrol Agent and Air Interdiction and Maritime Interdiction Agents in select localities throughout the continental United States To answer questions and inquiries, CBP will have an orientation table at Plaza Las Americas, through May 4. The process of applying for employment […]
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is incorporating the remodeled Candelero Beach Resort hotel in Palmas del Mar in Humacao into its portfolio of properties once again, company officials announced. The all-inclusive property underwent a $3 million renovation following Hurricane María in 2017, reopening as Wyndham Candelero Beach Resort this week. “We’re very proud of this new […]
“De Tu Closet a Mi Prom,” a nonprofit community event aimed at helping public high school senior girls with limited financial means get free donated prom dresses and accessories in exceptional condition, will return to the Verdanza Hotel in Isla Verde next week, hotel officials announced. This year Verdanza Hotel has decided not just to […]
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