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Gobernadora Vázquez Garced anuncia que gobierno federal extiende subvención de Guardia Nacional durante emergencia de COVID-19 hasta el 24 de junio
(12 de mayo de 2020 - La Fortaleza, San Juan) - La gobernadora Wanda Vázquez Garced informó que el gobierno federal extendió hasta el 24 de junio la subvención de la Guardia Nacional de Puerto Rico a raíz de la emergencia por el COVID-19. Esto va a permitir la extensión de la activación de la Guardia Nacional para asistencia relacionada a la prevención, mitigación y respuesta a la seguridad y salud pública por el coronavirus.
"Esta asistencia federal es de gran importancia para Puerto Rico. La Guardia Nacional ha sido clave en el apoyo a la ciudadanía durante estos pasados meses de emergencia. Continuar contando con su asistencia permite una respuesta y lucha más abarcadora durante estos tiempos", sostuvo Vázquez Garced.
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Velázquez, Sanders Introduce Nutrition Equity Bill for Puerto Rico, Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands
WASHINGTON, May 13 -Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 today to ensure that in the face of the economic, public-health, and food-security crises posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the people of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa receive equal access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
The federal SNAP program is designed to respond to meet the needs of food-insecure Americans during times of high poverty, unemployment, and economic downturns, automatically expanding coverage. Under SNAP, everyone who is eligible receives benefits. The block grant that exists for these three territories' nutrition assistance means that no matter how many people face food insecurity, the amount of funding remains flat.
Puerto Rico is in especially dire need of increased food assistance funding due to a decades-long economic crisis, hundreds of recent earthquakes, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has devastated certain parts of the island. Prior to the outbreak, one-third of adults experienced food insecurity. Since then, the island has seen an increase of over 10,000 new families applying for nutrition support.
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Los problemas reportados por los contribuyentes que han intentado desde el pasado viernes en la tarde ingresar la información de su cuenta bancaria para recibir el incentivo federal de los $1,200 ha sido mínimo, según alegó el secretario de Hacienda, Francisco Parés Alicea.
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Profesores y estudiantes del recinto ven en la educación a distancia una oportunidad de crecimiento
La llegada del novel coronavirus ha traído consigo múltiples retos que han trastocado la forma en que se imparten los cursos en el mundo académico. Atrás han quedado las aulas y las clases presenciales que se impartían en los centros universitarios para darle paso a una educación completamente en línea basada en la tecnología y en las herramientas que esta nos ofrece.
Dada las circunstancias actuales, aproximadamente el 95 por ciento de los cursos del Recinto de Río Piedras de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (RRP-UPR), están siendo ofrecidos mediante plataformas como Moodle, Zoom, Google Meet, entre otras.
SOLICITUD DE INFORMACIÓN
El Decanato de Asuntos Académicos ha creado un formulario electrónico que permite hacer preguntas sobre los procesos académicos de matrícula, transferencia, traslado, bajas, reclasificación, ayuda económica y permisos especiales, entre otros.
Ante las preguntas frecuentes de los estudiantes, en dicho enlace también encontrará referencias para realizar ciertos procesos en el recinto de manera virtual.
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Developments That Matter
Small Businesses Step Up to the Coronavirus Challenge
Small businesses are the backbone of our communities and our economy. Employing nearly half the American workforce, they keep our neighborhoods running and make them feel like home. The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have wrought unprecedented financial uncertainty, yet they are still finding ways to give back to their communities, according to the Chamber's latest Small Business Coronavirus Impact Poll.
How to Use Recruitment Marketing to Hire During Coronavirus
Small Business Optimism Fell, But Nearly 30% Expect Economy to Improve
Today brings data that wasn't as bad as anticipated. In the midst of so much economic gloom, we'll take that as a small win. The much-anticipated NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for April showed a smaller decline than expected. It came in at 90.9 compared to 96.4 in March.
Number of New Coronavirus-Related Lawsuits Doubles
Last week saw nearly 200 new COVID-19 lawsuits filed involving businesses. The number of new complaints increased in almost all of the categories we've been tracking, most notably in the insurance coverage realm.
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Resources to help keep your business strong, prepared, and proactive:
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Si opera un pequeño negocio y solo tiene unos pocos empleados, usted ya ha aprendido unas cuantas cosas - contabilidad, marketing, recursos humanos, etcétera. Y es probable que dependa de la tecnología, aunque tan solo sea una computadora o un teléfono. Usted no se puede permitir que un estafador o un pirata informático lo saque del camino.
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This past week, Sen. William Villafañe, who is a former La Fortaleza chief of staff, proposed to amend Act 66 of 2013 to grant a bonus of up to $500 "to all government employees who have worked" during the lockdown decreed March 15 to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus in Puerto Rico. This measure was introduced for the Senate's consideration the very same day the U.S. Labor Department reported that 33.4 million people, or 20% of the labor force, filed for unemployment, raising U.S. unemployment to 14.5%.
Meanwhile, in Puerto Rico, there have been 219,110 unemployment claims filed, and unemployment is said to have surpassed 32.11%.
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How the HEROES Act Would Allocate State and Local Aid for Coronavirus Relief
The HEROES Act, introduced Tuesday by House Democrats, provides more than $1 trillion to state and local governments, including $915 billion in flexible aid-which can be spent for any purpose, including to backfill revenue losses-in installments over the next year. In broad strokes, these coronavirus relief funds are four tranches for allocation purposes: by jurisdiction (i.e., the same amount to each state), by population, by COVID-19 cases, and by unemployment. The jurisdictional and population-based distributions can be thought of as guaranteed; this $667 billion share can be calculated now and will not change. The remaining $248 billion cannot be allocated yet, as it will depend on health and job statistics as of the spring of 2021.
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The Era of Offshoring U.S. Jobs Is Over
"Some say crises don't so much alter the course of history as accelerate changes already underway. That's certainly the case when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic and the offshoring of American jobs," U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer writes in The New York Times.
"Every day I talk to business leaders who now acknowledge they underestimated the risk in decisions to move jobs overseas . . . The pandemic has vindicated the Trump trade policy in another way: It has revealed our overreliance on other countries as sources of critical medicines, medical devices and personal protective equipment."
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SBA's Federal and State Technology Partnership Program (FAST)
is Accepting Applications
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces the 2020 Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program . FAST provides one-year funding to organizations to execute state or regional programs that increase the number of SBIR/STTR proposals leading to an increase in the number of SBIR/STTR awards.
A pre-application webinar will be held on Friday, May 15, 2020 from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT :
The Notice of Funding Opportunity, Synopsis, Grants.gov Instructions, and Terms & Conditions will also be available shortly on www.sbir.gov/about-fast.
The application period will close June 19, 2020.
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2020 Census: Your Response Matters Invitations to respond to the 2020 Census were delivered in March. About 69 million households across the nation were sent reminder post cards in the mail. Did you know? You can respond online in one of 13 languages and find assistance in many more.
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We have joined forces with BDO to offer you insights and resources for your business to move forward during these historic circumstances. We invite you to join us and register for these four sessions which will provide you with information and strategies to help your short and long term plans.
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Energía Distribuida para espacios comerciales
En esta ocasión hablaremos sobre energía limpia para pequeñas y medianas empresas
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Tuesday, May 19 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Through this webinar, participants will: 1) Gain insights into the realities of pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2) Become familiar with basics of Psychological First Aid as a tool to care for patients, and 3) Learn about NWHW and resources available through the Office on Women's Health.
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"Building a Resilient Business:
Before, During, and After a Disaster"
A Resilience Curriculum for Businesses
Comienza el 21 de mayo y finaliza el 25 de junio | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM AST
El Resiliency and Business Innovation (RBI) un programa del Fideicomiso de Ciencia, Tecnología e Investigación de Puerto Rico, que opera con fondos del Economic Development Agency (EDA i6), ha diseñado un currículo sobre RESILIENCIA para empresas, junto a George Mason University y Echar Pa Lante.
El currículo, libre de costo (en inglés), consta de 6 sesiones (usando webinars de 1.5 horas aproximadamente) por 6 jueves consecutivos en horario de 6:00pm a 7:30pm. Las sesiones comenzarán el jueves, 21 de mayo de 2020 y finalizarán el jueves, 25 de junio. Días previos al comienzo del curso, recibirán el enlace para conectarse a los webinars.
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Puerto Rico IT Cluster Power Hour Webinar: Artificial Intelligence Applied to Biomedical Science in the time of COVID-19
Para beneficio de los que pudieron participar y de los que no tuvieron oportunidad de asistir, incluimos la grabación del webinar.
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Aguja Local's objective is to facilitate the interaction between local designers and consumers. With that in mind, we set out to create an online platform that would showcase these talents, while giving buyers a new option. In Puerto Rico there is a lot of talent in the fashion industry; is time that the names of these designers are part of our daily conversations. Support local talent!
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What Is Happy Hypoxia? The Mysterious Coronavirus Effect Baffling Doctors
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Los profesionales de la salud que tengan síntomas de COVID-19 o sospecha de haberse contagiado podrán acudir a las facilidades del Colegio de Médicos Cirujanos de Puerto Rico, lunes a viernes de 8:00am a 5:00pm, para realizarse la prueba diagnóstica rápida que los saque de dudas.
El doctor Víctor Ramos, presidente del Colegio, informó que esta gestión se realiza en alianza con la Asociación de IPA's, la Cámara de Comercio de Puerto Rico, el Colegio de Enfermería Práctica y organizaciones aliadas a la salud. El servicio es libre de costo, los profesionales de la salud solo necesitan llevar una orden médica y sacar cita antes de ir.
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La Cámara de Comercio de Puerto Rico está participando junto
al Colegio de Médicos Cirujanos de Puerto Rico y 32 organizaciones de Salud en el Centro de Llamadas.
Se contestan preguntas sobre:
- Salud
- Médicas
- Negocios
- Contribuciones
- Operaciones, logística de envío y recibo de paquetes
- Legales, Recursos Humanos, Osha, entre otros.
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