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
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
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
The telecommunications company AT&T will put in place a restructuring plan of 6,000 million dollars, which will lead to dismissal of employees and closure of stores, reported the union of Workers of Communications of America (CWA, for its acronym in English). The union presented a written communication that the company notified them of his plans … Read more
Federal officials said Tuesday they forecast that medical insurance companies cover the vaccine for COVID-19 without charging co-pays, once they are developed and become available. During a briefing with the press, a senior official said that the government of president Donald Trump holds discussions with the insurers on offer vaccines at no cost to the … Read more
Plaza Las Americas and Plaza Del Caribe announced today the extension of the hours of operation and a new visits block of 6 hours through the reservation system SQUARE App as of Tuesday, June 16, pursuant to the new executive order 2020-044. “Starting this Tuesday, the new hours at both malls is 9:00 am to … 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
The Department of the Treasury has intercepted $ 14,660,040 of the federal incentive of the $ 1,200 to debtors of the Administration for Child Support (ASUME), the Treasury press office informed Metro. The agency reported that the total number of debtors who saw a reduction in their federal incentive for their debts amounts to 12,651. … Read more