¿Cómo podemos disfrutar de tours y atracciones en un mundo socialmente distante?
February 19, 2021 During the fourth session of our Stay Open, Stay Safe interview series, we talked with Jorge Jorge, founder and president of Toro Verde Adventure Park in Orocovis, about the changes and adaptations made by the attraction’s operators to comply with the security and social distancing measures amid the COVID-19. After resuming operations […]
¿Cómo va la industria de los restaurantes luego de su reapertura parcial?
February 19, 2021 Over the past few weeks, as part of our Stay Open, Stay Safe interview series, we talked with our CEO Jon Borschow and Lucy Crespo about the best solutions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and reopen our economy in a safe manner. This week we focus on one of the industries […]
Mejores prácticas de rastreo de contactos y cómo se deben implementar en Puerto Rico
February 23, 2021 In the second session of our Stay Open, Stay Safe interview series, engineer Lucy Crespo, CEO of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, delves into contact tracing as a fundamental component of the biological border model. During the virtual conversation, Crespo defines contact tracing as a tool used by health professionals, specifically health organizations at the […]
¿Qué es el modelo de frontera biológica?
February 23, 2021 During the first session of a series of conversations on the reopening of the economy in Puerto Rico and COVID-19 pandemic, Ana Lopez, VP of Development & Communications, talks with Jon Borschow, about Foundation for Puerto Rico’s proposal of a biological border that would allow to avoid the arrival of additional cases of the […]
Panel Virtual: Una frontera biológica para Puerto Rico
February 23, 2021 At a time when the world is transforming to safeguard human life in various ways, the implementation of biological borders seems to be a viable option to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In Puerto Rico, a gradual implementation of measures has already begun, which if strengthened, could become a protection or border […]
Un modelo de frontera biológica para Puerto Rico
Download PDF For the last decade, Foundation for Puerto Rico has been committed to identifying new, high-impact opportunities for Puerto Rico’s economic transformation. We have argued for the economic growth opportunity that would come with developing our island as an experiential destination for visitors and creating a non-governmental Destination Marketing Organization to promote it. As […]
Panel Virtual: Limitadas las PYMES para lograr acceso a fondos del SBA
February 19, 2021 On Friday, April 24th, the first of a series of virtual panels was live streamed, as part of Foundation for Puerto Rico’s (FPR) efforts to keep the island informed, particularly the business ecosystem, on the effects of the pandemic at a local level and the current aids for small and medium-sized businesses […]
Después de la cuarentena surgirá una nueva realidad empresarial
Download During this pandemic, new ways of navigating the business ecosystem are being learned and adapted. Many countries, as well as Puerto Rico, are taking the necessary steps to deal with this pandemic in the most sensitive and responsible manner possible, adapting to the changes. Due to a strict Executive Order (EO) as a health […]
Sé la voz de Puerto Rico en el Congreso
February 19, 2021 Foundation for Puerto Rico (FPR) has partnered with other Puerto Rican non-profits, including ConPRometidos, Grupo Guayacán, Centro Para Emprendedores, and Causa Local, to launch an online call to action so US residents can advocate ensuring Puerto Rico and other territories are not left out of any current or future COVID-19 legislation. Even […]
Gobernadora anuncia nueva ayuda económica para Puerto Rico
February 19, 2021 As the number of cases confirmed by COVID-19 increases, there is growing uncertainty about what measures the central government will take to reduce the economic impact of the cessation of operations. Today, Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced presented to the people a series of economic initiatives available to the citizens in this difficult […]