The Invest Puerto Rico organization announced a new campaign that seeks to attract businesses and investors from various cities in the United States such as New York, Boston and San Francisco, especially Silicon Valley. The campaign, which has an investment of $ 4.7 million, is financed with CDBG-DR recovery funds that the organization received and they hope that … Continued
Among the agencies that will benefit are Forensic Sciences, Health, Housing and the Municipality of Ponce, reported Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González announced today, Sunday, the approval of $ 34,388,847 in federal funds that will be used to -among other things- strengthen the health services and the Toxicology and Controlled Substances areas of … Continued
Miss Puerto Rico stunned Yad Vashem staff on Thursday as she revealed that some of her relatives were murdered during the Holocaust. Michelle Colón appeared overcome by emotion as she said that her great grandfather, Rodolfo Cohn, was a survivor who had lost all his relatives during the Shoah. The 21 year-old added that her ancestors … Continued
In the list of counterfeit products that enter Puerto Rico, there are drugs that, in other countries, such as the Dominican Republic , are sold as equivalent to registered trademarks, but that in the United States violate the intellectual property rights of the manufacturer. One of those products that comes from the neighboring Caribbean island is a pill … Continued
In San Juan, a group of students took their diagnostic tests this semester amid power outages and running from room to room due to Internet connection problems. In Arecibo, a third grade did not have a teacher until a couple of weeks ago, in their first face-to-face semester since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic . In Yauco, young … Continued
The federal Department of Education announced this afternoon the approval of the plan presented by the Puerto Rico Department of Education for the use of some $ 3,000 million in federal funds allocated for the management of the coronavirus pandemic , approval that entails the release of $ 990 million to those that the local agency until now had not had access to. Puerto … Continued
The Fiscal Oversight Board (JSF) is expected to request today, Monday, Federal District Judge Laura Taylor Swain to confirm the plan that would modify some $ 33 billion in central government obligations while indicating that the government has no reason to oppose -at the last minute- the changes that were made to the Adjustment Plan (PDA) after the … Continued
Puerto Ricans are celebrating Jasmine Camacho-Quinn after her historic Olympic run for the island. Camacho-Quinn, 24, won gold for Puerto Rico Monday in the women’s 100-meter hurdles, a victory that marks the island’s first gold medal in track and second gold in Olympic history. The athlete finished in at 12.37 seconds, beating American runner Keni Harrison, … Continued
The National Association of Attorneys General had to urge Facebook to drop a potentially “harmful” project targeted at kids. Apparently, Facebook needs to be encouraged to protect children online. Attorneys general from 44 states and territories sent a letter to Facebook Chief Executive Officer and founder Mark Zuckerberg. The Attorneys General urged Zuckerberg to scrap plans to develop … Continued
Washington DC – The federal Department of the Treasury announced today that the state government and municipalities of Puerto Rico will receive in a single installment close to $ 4 billion in funds to help mitigate the fiscal and health emergency caused by the coronavirus pandemic . Contrary to the state governments, in Puerto Rico and the other territories … Continued
Washington – According to the Center for American Progress (CAP), President Joe Biden should reactivate the task force on Puerto Rico, reexamine PROMESA , push for a waiver on federal Cabotage Rules and foster a dialogue on the future of political and legal relations between the federal government and the island… (Excerpts from El Nuevo Dia)
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