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OcyonBio closes $72M CDBG-DR loan for Aguadilla biomanufacturing campusThe $72M CDBG-DR loan, signed at the Department of Housing in San Juan, advances a campus where client companies lease cGMP suites and manufacture inside shared infrastructure.general · Rafael Ortiz Medina · 2026-10-07Judge archives case against Gallo The Producer on lesser chargeThe Department of Justice confirmed the archiving of the disturbance of the peace case in San Juan.Briefs · Sam Calloway · 2026-10-07Dominican tourism revenue hits $11B in 2025Asonahores president Juan Bancalari announced the sector's foreign currency earnings at the 38th commercial expo in Punta Cana.Briefs · Sam Calloway · 2026-10-07Arecibo residents press legislature over voltage swings, grid fix under reviewMore than 222 Islote neighbors signed a formal complaint; a substation connection study is the first agreed step.puerto rico · Tainá Morales Cepeda · 2026-10-07'Un solo sello' campaign adds five toll-plaza weekendsOrientations for the island's single-tag program run through mid-October at plazas in Buchanan, Ceiba, Caguas Sur, Salinas and Arecibo.Briefs · Tainá Morales Cepeda · 2026-10-07US oil blockade worsens Cuba's grid collapsesThe US-imposed oil blockade that began in January 2025 has vastly worsened blackouts and led to more frequent grid collapses in Cuba.puerto rico · Yadiel Rosario Quiñones · 2026-10-07USDA expands drought disaster declaration to cover Barranquitas, Caguas and GuayamaSixteen additional municipalities are listed as contiguous areas under the expanded designation, filed September 3.puerto rico · Joaquín Santiago Nieves · 2026-10-07Port plan projects more than 10,000 jobs, Campos saysAlejandro Campos ties projects in Cabo Rojo, Pedernales and Arroyo Barril to the Port Modernization Master Plan.more · Inés Colón Betancourt · 2026-10-07Facts · 12
OcyonBio entered a manufacturing and operations agreement to develop more than 95,000 sq. ft. of cleanroom and biomanufacturing space in Aguadilla for Biosimilar Solutions, including process development, plasmid DNA, viral vectors, cell banking, and cell processing.OcyonBio closes $72M CDBG-DR loan for Aguadilla biomanufacturing campusJuan Bancalari, president of the Dominican Republic's Asonahores hotel and tourism association, said at the association's 38th commercial expo held at BlueMall Punta Cana that tourism generated more than RD$200,000 million in purchases of local goods and services and more than US$11,000 million in foreign currency in 2025.Dominican tourism revenue hits $11B in 2025More than 222 residents from the Islote neighborhood in Arecibo signed a communication requesting intervention regarding voltage fluctuations and alleged damage to household and commercial equipment.Arecibo residents press legislature over voltage swings, grid fix under reviewThe US-imposed oil blockade that began in January 2025 has vastly worsened blackouts and led to more frequent grid collapses in Cuba.US oil blockade worsens Cuba's grid collapsesRamón Alvarado Rivera, an agronomist in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, cultivates more than 40 varieties of rare fruits and vegetables on his farm.Aguada and Aibonito farmers rescue the island's rare fruitsAccording to Alejandro Campos, the Port Modernization Master Plan projects the creation of more than 10,000 jobs, with specific projects in Cabo Rojo, Pedernales, and Arroyo Barril already or expected to create hundreds to thousands of direct and indirect jobs.Port plan projects more than 10,000 jobs, Campos saysAll 12
Méndez said the technical intervention covered an area of 473,476.39 square meters within Parcela 10 of Distrito Catastral 31, and announced that more than 1,800 additional titles will be delivered to residents of the Buenas Noches sector this year.More than 1,800 additional property titles headed to Buenas NochesIn a July 15, 2026 Senate hearing on AAA billing practices, residents and condominium managers reported water bills surging from about $50 to more than $800 during service interruptions, and charges arising when cistern trucks delivered water during outages.The AAA overbilling grievance has organized - and the mayor says the credits don't go far enoughIn late September 2026, Governor Jenniffer González Colón announced 50 percent credits on affected water bills for more than 37,000 AAA customers in San Juan, Carolina, Canóvanas and Loíza, covering documented service interruptions in 2025 and 2026.The AAA overbilling grievance has organized - and the mayor says the credits don't go far enoughAn investigative report found AAA paid more than $50 million over two decades to private contractors - including $34.9 million to Truenorth - to reduce water losses, yet unaccounted-for water remains about 60 percent, with commercial losses from billing errors and metering among the causes.The AAA overbilling grievance has organized - and the mayor says the credits don't go far enoughAbout 1.1 million people, or 38.5% of Puerto Rico's population, are covered by Medicaid, including 281,000 dual-eligible Platino members; more than 1.3 million people rely on Medicaid per MMAPA.Puerto Rico's Medicaid cliff is 15 months out. 1.1 million residents are covered; the fix needs CongressMore than 200 maintenance employees at the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras are exposed to health and safety risks due to conditions such as mold-infested caves, water leaks, cracked columns, and a damaged extractor for flammable liquids in a fuel storage area.UPR maintenance workers face safety risks while university talks medical coverage for staffPublishers · 1
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