Today, days after the monstrous storm, Hurricane María, slammed into our shores with sustained winds of 155 miles per hour, our entire focus has shifted.
The Lufthansa Group has deployed an MD 11 Cargo Aircraft from Frankfurt Airport that will arrive to Aguadilla today, bringing supplies to the western region that was devastated by Hurricane María.
The management of Plaza Las Américas in Hato Rey announced the partial reopening of the mall today, when it will operate on a limited basis from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Puerto Rico’s wireless telecommunications service is at 33 percent capacity, as carriers continue working 24/7 to restore the island’s connections to the world as soon as possible, executives said.
Puerto Rico families struggling in the aftermath of Hurricane María have started receiving assistance in the form of food boxes packed with nutritious, 100 percent American grown and produced USDA Foods from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Puerto Rico has been living through a storm for the past 12 years, and as with every storm, it has experienced different levels of intensity. But the current circumstances have to be handled quickly to be able to build the Puerto Rico that is needed, said José Rafael Fernández, CEO of Oriental Financial Group.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed Thursday legislation that will enable employers in Puerto Rico to get an income tax credit of up to $6,000 for each employee that they pay up to $15,000 in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and María.
In response to the severe and extensive damage caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and María, the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY") has made $1 billion in disaster relief funding available to its members to help rebuild communities in FEMA-designated disaster areas in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Florida, Texas and the Southeast.
JetBlue, the largest airline in Puerto Rico, today announced a multifaceted program to support both short-term relief and long-term recovery efforts on the island following the destruction from Hurricane María.
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) Bondholder Group announced that its members have offered a debtor in possession (DIP) financing loan to the public corporation to help address the urgent need to repair the power grid in the wake of Hurricane María, following Hurricane Irma.
Federal agents began escorting 91 trucks to supply gasoline to local stations, 108 of which have security provided by the National Guard and the Puerto Rico Police, the government’s Secretary of Public Affairs and Public Policy, Ramón Rosario Cortés said Tuesday.
Two of the island’s major banks, Banco Popular and FirstBank, stepped up Tuesday to help consumers during the hurricane-invoked emergency, offering three-month moratoriums a number of payments, including on mortgages and credit cards.
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Scott Gottlieb said this week the agency is “doing all it can” to support the immediate needs of Puerto Ricans after Hurricane María’s destruction, as well as ensure supplies of critical drugs produced on the island.
Atlas Oil Company, a Michigan-based company specializing in emergency fueling, deployed 19 trucks for a 30-60 day operation to Puerto Rico to support the Department of Defense through its partner Foster Fuels, the company announced.
Millionaire investor and developer Nicholas Prouty, who has called Puerto Rico his home for five years, said Monday the U.S. government must provide the island at least $40 billion in funding for relief and recovery efforts.
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