“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda joined New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday at the grand opening of a Times Square COVID-19 vaccination center that seeks to revive the city’s entertainment industry. “We want to meet again and we want to tell stories in the dark,” said Miranda, author and star of the hit musical … Read more
The secretary of the Department of Labor and Human Resources (DTRH), Carlos Rivera, reported that fraud cases are not only related to the Pandemic Unemployment Program (PUA), since private employees who have received their salary during the pandemic have applied for unemployment insurance. “There is talk of the PUA but many people are also unemployed. … Read more
The Secretary of the Department of Education (DE), Eligio Hernández assured that he will abide by what the new Executive Order says about returning to classes in person. “The Department of Education has been emphatic that we are going to be operating tied to executive orders. As the public health situation evolves, and as the … Read more
Republicans are preparing to propose an economic stimulus package that is smaller than the initial proposal, and that would exclude the sending of a second round of checks for $ 1,200. The middle CNBC He outlined that the new proposal would be only 500 billion. The continuity of proposals by Republicans and Democrats occurs due … Read more
The candidate for governor for the New Progressive Party (PNP), Pedro Pierluisi reported that the COVID test was performed again and received a negative result. “Yesterday, for medical recommendations, I repeated the molecular test and the result is negative. We continue to take all preventive measures to avoid contagion inside and outside our campaign team. … Read more
Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González reported that she tested positive for COVID. The official indicated on Facebook Live that her offices, both in Puerto Rico and Washington, will be working remotely. This indicated that on Sunday, during the second part of the primaries, they moved to the committee of the New Progressive Party (PNP). “Today I … Read more
Starting this Thursday, the citizens who will receive their payment from Phase 3 of the federal incentive program of the $ 1,200, this being 10 working days after they filled out the application at the Department of the Treasury. The agency’s secretary, Francisco Parés, indicated in a radio interview (Notiuno), that this week they will … Read more
The Federal Department of Labor published its weekly report on unemployment amid the crisis caused by the coronavirus, which indicates that for the week of May 30, 7,139 new claims were received for unemployment in Puerto Rico. From March 16, 2020, when the quarantine began on the Island, until May 16, 2020, the number of … Read more
As authorized by Executive Order 2020-41, RVI Shopping Centers will reopen to the public this Monday, June 1, 2020. The company has a reopening plan with preventive and disinfection measures for its 12 shopping centers in Puerto Rico. She owns shopping centers in the continental United States and Puerto Rico managed by Site Centers Corp. … Read more
A measure of the president of the House of Representatives, Carlos Mendez, together with the representatives Victor Parés Otero and Antonio Soto Torres, seeks that, during the emergency caused by COVID-19, the users of the Nutritional Assistance Program (PAN) can use it in restaurants for the purchase of ready-made food. “This measure comes directly to … Read more