After several weeks of being publicly unaware of the efforts of the medical task force, Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced reported today that she met with the group, along with Health Secretary Lorenzo González. “Analyzing and evaluating the current situation of #COVID19 on the island with the Medical Task Force and the Secretary of Health, Lorenzo … Read more
Facebook announced on Friday that it will tag all posts of “journalistic interest” made by politicians who break its rules, including those of President Donald Trump. Social network CEO Mark Zuckerberg had refused to take action against Trump posts hinting that voting by mail would lead to electoral fraud, arguing that the public deserved to … Read more
The Catholic Church in the United States accounted for 4,434 complaints of sexual abuse committed by members of the clergy during the 2018-19 fiscal year, triple that of the previous year, and much of the increase stems from a series of lawsuits and claims filed by victims who They were abused decades ago, the episcopate … Read more
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico reported today that My bank, its digital platform, reached one million monthly active users, an unprecedented figure in Puerto Rico, evidencing Popular’s leadership in offering digital banking on the Island. “Reaching the figure of one million active users in Mi Banco is a It is a great honor for us … Read more
Brazil is conducting tests with an experimental vaccine against the COVID-19but the minister ad interim of Health, Eduardo Pazuello, acknowledged on Tuesday that the government has not finalized an agreement to get supplies of the drug in case of work. In the meantime, other countries have already secured hundreds of millions of doses of a … Read more
The alarming increases in the number of cases of coronavirus in the south and the west of United States increased fears on Monday that the outbreak is out of control, and that the hard-earned progress against the epidemic is growing out of hands due to the resistance of many americans to use masks and keep … Read more
Popular announced, during the afternoon of today, the sale of the building Caparra Center Triple-S Management Corporation, the parent company of the insurer. Also, it was indicated in a written communication which Popular bought the tower in 2015 after it acquired the operations of Doral Bank in a transaction assisted by the FDIC. We recommend … Read more
In a message offered to just 13 days of the start of the next fiscal year, the governor Wanda Vazquez submitted a budget proposal that raises spending in areas such as health, education and public safety and promises many additional benefits for public employees, despite the fact that promised to reduce by $145 million the … Read more
A genetic analysis of patients with COVID-19 published on Wednesday, indicates that the blood group could influence whether someone develops severe symptoms of the disease. The scientists compared the genes of thousands of patients in Europe found that those with type A blood were more likely to develop a serious illness, while those with type … Read more
The Division of Cash and Custody of the Federal Reserve of New York reported on the decrease in inventories of coins at the national level as a result of the pandemic COVID-19, detailed the Association of Banks in Puerto Rico. The bank said in a written communication that this decline largely is due to the … Read more