Additions of Cuban Military-Owned Companies to the Specially Designated...
Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added three Cuban military-owned companies to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List)....
View ArticleFEMA's Commitment Remains Strong One Year After the Earthquakes
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico — One year after several earthquakes shook municipalities in central, southern and western Puerto Rico, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved nearly $313.5...
View ArticleSeized Products Violating IPR Laws Reach New Statistical Highs in Puerto Rico...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — With the holiday season ending, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are reiterating their consumer alert for...
View ArticleHarvust Wins Ag Innovation Challenge
Riley Clubb and James Christopher Hall are co-founders of Harvest, honored as the 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year in the Ag Innovation Challenge.read more
View ArticleHope for Fishing Villages on the Island
FEMA approves $1.8 million for repairs to the villages in Guayama, Maunabo, Mayagüez and San Juan.read more
View ArticleUnited States Places Global Magnitsky Sanctions on the Cuban Ministry of...
Today, the United States is imposing sanctions on the Cuban Ministry of Interior (MININT) and Minister of Interior General Lazaro Alberto Álvarez Casas for their connection to serious human rights...
View ArticleFEMA Assigns Over $10 Million for Elderly Homes
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – With the purpose of contributing to the well-being and health of the elderly, FEMA allocated over $10 million for 31 permanent repair projects for senior centers around the...
View ArticleSmarts high-speed internet in historic island town
Limasawa, an island whose historical significance dates back five centuries, has entered the age of high-speed internet with the recent launch of Smart Communications, Inc.’s LTE network there. This...
View ArticleAwilda Polanco: Promoting the presence of Afro descendant in the cultural...
Awilda Blanco is a young independent performer, teacher and choreographer of Contemporary Dance from the Dominican Republic. For more than 15 years her works have maintained a critical view of colonial...
View Article$76.6 Million Obligated to Puerto Rico for COVID-19 Vaccination Costs
NEW YORK – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has obligated $76.6 million to Puerto Rico for costs related to the COVID-19 vaccine mission.read more
View ArticleDisaster Unemployment Assistance for Those Affected by Tropical Storm Isaias...
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – The United States Department of Labor extended the deadline to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) claims related to Tropical Storm Isaías to January 29, 2021,...
View ArticleFebruary and May SpayathonTM rounds cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Humane Society of the United States and coalition partners regret to announce that due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the next two rounds of Spayathon TM for Puerto Rico, scheduled for...
View ArticleFebruary and May Spayathon rounds canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Humane Society of the United States and coalition partners regret to announce that due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the next two rounds of Spayathon® for Puerto Rico, scheduled for February...
View ArticleFEMA Approves More than Half a Million Dollars to Entities that Protect Women
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved nearly $550,000 for nonprofits that offer services for women who are victims of domestic violence. These allocations...
View ArticleAFT and AMPR on Release of Federal Funds for Education in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON —Leaders of the American Federation of Teachers and the Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico, the union representing Puerto Rican educators, released statements welcoming the U.S....
View ArticlePRSA and Puerto Rico Public Relations Association Announce Expanded...
NEW YORK, February 12, 2021 – PRSA , the nation’s leading professional organization serving the communications community, announced today that it has partnered with the Puerto Rico Public Relations...
View ArticleFEMA Approves $6.5 Million to Repair the Puerto Rico Coliseum and Bahia Urbana
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico— The José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum and Bahía Urbana, two of the most important venues dedicated to promoting the arts and entertainment sector in Puerto Rico, can return to their...
View ArticleHITN and DirectTV Puerto Rico Reach Carriage Deal
HITN offers DIRECTV viewers in Puerto Rico HITN-TV’ s educational and entertainment content by joining DIRECTV Puerto Rico’s platform since March 1stread more
View ArticleIn Puerto Rico, reaching people missed by COVID-19 vaccination rollout
Un miembro de la organización de salud local, Puerto Rico Salud, prepara una dosis de la vacuna COVID-19.read more
View ArticleUpdate on Due Date for Residents of Rincon Affected by Earthquakes Can Now...
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico— The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) extended the application deadline so that survivors in Rincón whose homes or businesses were affected by the 2020 earthquakes have...
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