Discover Puerto Rico: Record year fuels island’s travel industry growth
January 31, 2024
The destination marketing organization says its marketing attracted record traveler numbers, leading to greater local employment. #NewsIsMyBusiness
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FEMA provides $43.5M for storm-damaged health center in Vieques, Puerto Rico
November 16, 2023
The reconstruction of the Susana Centeno Center has begun after 2017’s Hurricane Maria. #NewsismyBusiness
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Construction contract for Vieques CDT signed; town to operate Sun Bay beach
February 21, 2023
The municipality will oversee the Sun Bay public beach for 15 years.
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Confirmed: Only current month Puerto Rico Ferry tickets available
February 6, 2023
Official says quarterly itineraries planned once the evaluation of the current service phase is completed.
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Caribe Tecno CRL chosen to design, build new $80M hospital in Vieques
December 12, 2022
The company was chosen after a process in which 23 bidders participated.
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Playa Negra in Vieques ranked #13 of ’50 Best Beaches in the World’
June 30, 2022
The secluded beach is among the list's top spots.
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Project to expand Puerto Rico/Vieques/Culebra maritime service OK’d for federal funding
June 9, 2022
The Puerto Rico Maritime Transportation Services Project is expected to establish reliable maritime routes.
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ATM joins HMS Ferries on new ticket policy for Vieques, Culebra ferries
January 27, 2022
The Maritime Transportation Authority (ATM, in Spanish) and HMS Ferries, in alliance with the mayors of the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra announced a new consolidated ticket exchange and refund policy for the Puerto Rico Ferry that can allow their vessels to operate at full capacity. This policy states that from now on: Passenger-only […]
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Vieques Sustainable Economic Dev’t Council presents multi-action plan
November 4, 2021
The Vieques Sustainable Economic Development Council — created earlier this year to move the economy of the island municipality forward — presented to Gov. Pedro Pierluisi a multi-strategy plan to develop tourism, jobs, improve transportation, health, infrastructure, energy, security, education, and special projects. One of the steps taken by the Council is to recommend that […]
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DNER transfers oversight of public beaches, recreational areas to 4 towns
November 2, 2021
The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER, in Spanish) has signed collaboration agreements with the municipalities of Humacao, Manatí, Toa Baja and Vieques so that each of the mayors can manage and improve the government-run public beaches and recreational areas. Most of the agreements are on an initial four-to-five-year term, renewable for up to […]
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HealthproMed invests $1.5M in new health facilities in Vieques
October 29, 2021
Private nonprofit health care provider HealthproMed announced a $1.5 million investment to open a primary care clinic on the island municipality of Vieques, which has a population of 9,000 and has been lacking medical facilities. The clinic located in the Isabel II sector will be staffed by a total of 25 health professionals, including clinical […]
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Pierluisi unveils design plans for new $56M hospital in Vieques
August 20, 2021
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi unveiled the concept and timeline for what will be a new full-service hospital on the island municipality of Vieques. The cost of the project that will break ground by year’s end has an associated investment of $56 million. The facilities will be constructed in phases starting in 2022 and finishing in 2024, […]
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More ferries to join Puerto Rico/Vieques/Culebra maritime route by year’s end
August 19, 2021
The maritime connection between Puerto Rico and the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra will see the arrival of several additional passenger and cargo vessels — expanding the fleet to nine — by year’s end, Matt Miller, president of HMS Puerto Rico, confirmed. In an interview with News is my Business, Miller also said the […]
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Culebra joins fight against dengue mosquitoes and outbreaks
July 22, 2021
The Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit (PRVCU) sponsored by the International Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of San Juan, and in collaboration with the Municipality of Culebra, announced it will begin a project to control the Aedes aegypti mosquito through a variety of community efforts. The initiative aims to control mosquitoes and prevent epidemics caused by the […]
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‘El Isleño’ ferry back on rotation to cover Ceiba/Vieques/Culebra maritime routes
June 17, 2021
The “El Isleño” ferry, which was out of rotation for two months in a dry dock in the neighboring island of St. Thomas, has rejoined the Ceiba/Vieques/Culebra maritime route, after getting $1.1 million in repairs, Maritime Transportation Authority confirmed. The heavy-duty vessel has a capacity for 208 passengers and approximately 22 vehicles, MTA Executive Director […]
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