Puerto Rico Food
Puerto Rico at the Dawn of the Modern Age: Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century Perspectives
For their part, American authorities sought to bring order to what was perceived as a less-developed and inferiorsociety. Their objective was to bring "modernity" to a foreign people in a foreign land. American journalists andphotographers commissioned by U.S. authorities produced graphic reports of a people incapable of ruling themselves,creating a picture of Puerto Ricans as foreign that lives still in the minds of many mainland Americans. Puerto Rico'sSpanish language, its food, its Spanish traditions and paradise-like scenery reinforced American perceptions that thisland and its people were exotic, foreign, and different. Such misperceptions about Puerto Rico and its people duringthe early 1900s are captured in works such as ... [Read More]
FEMA: Designated Federal Aid Mainly for Emergency Response in Puerto Rico
Under the current presidential disaster declaration, FEMA will provide reimbursement to state and local governments of the eligible costs for debris removal and emergency services related to the disaster. Emergency services includes warning devices, search and rescue, security forces, provision of shelters or emergency care, provision of food, water, ice and other essential needs, emergency repairs, emergency demolitions and the removal of health and safety hazards. Procedures for requesting this assistance will be explained at a series of applicant briefings for local officials at a location to be announced shortly by Commonwealth disaster officials. ... [Read More]
2002 Economic Census: Puerto Rico and Island Areas Sector
Accommodation and food services sector includes establishments providing lodging or short-term accommodations and complementary services and/or preparing meals, snacks, and beverages to customer order for immediate consumption, primarily on the premises. ... The Economic Census of Puerto Rico covers the sectors of mining, utilities, construction, manufacturing; wholesale and retail trades, transportation and warehousing, information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional, scientific, and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment, and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services (except public administration). An overview of each sector is presented below: ... [Read More]
FSP - Frequently Asked Questions
The Food Stamp Program traces its earliest origins back to the Food Stamp Plan, which began in 1939 to help needy families in the Depression era. The modern program began as a pilot project in 1961 and was authorized as a permanent program in 1964. Expansion of the program occurred most dramatically after 1974, when Congress required all States to offer food stamps to low-income households. The Food Stamp Act of 1977 made significant changes in program regulations, tightening eligibility requirements and administration, and removing the requirement that food stamps be purchased by participants. ... [Read More]
Caribbean Islands
As in other parts of the world, sea turtle populations have greatly declined in the waters surrounding Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see box on Sea Turtles). Once an important resource in regional waters, the green turtle fishery is nearly gone. Coral reefs and turtle grass meadows in the Virgin Islands and the Culebra archipelago are prime habitat for immature green turtles ( Carr 1977 ; Tucker 1988 ; Collazo et al. 1992 ). Construction, sediment runoff, pollution, and increased boating and fishing activities in Culebra's coastal zone are threats to the islands' surrounding coral reefs and seagrass beds (Loya 1976; Rogers 1977; Lugo 1978 ; Goenaga and Canals 1980 ). The hawksbill, leatherback, and loggerhead sea turtles have also declined, in large part because of killing for food and loss of their habitat. Sea turtles are the subject of intensive research in the Virgin Islands ( Eckert et al. 1986 ; Basford 1988 ; Groshens 1993 ; Starbird 1993 ). ... [Read More]
Federal Register: Puerto Rico Conference on Animal and Egg Production
[Federal Register: April 2, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 63)][Notices] [Page 15525]From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov][DOCID:fr02ap02-34] -----------------------------------------------------------------------DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFood Safety and Inspection Service[Docket No. 02 -003N] Puerto Rico Conference on Animal and Egg Production Food SafetyAGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.ACTION: Notice of meeting.-----------------------------------------------------------------------SUMMARY: The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is co-sponsoring, along with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), a Conference on Animal and Egg Production Food Safety. The conference is to be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on July 9-11, 2002. The conference grows out of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 225-00-8002 among FDA, FSIS, and UPR, which was signed on ... [Read More]
CIA - The World Factbook -- Puerto Rico
chemicals, machinery and equipment, clothing, food, fish, petroleum products ... pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, food products, tourism ... [Read More]
Puerto Rico Conference on Animal and Egg Production Food Safety
Food Safety and Antimicrobial Residues in Food Animals - Presented by B. P. Dey, DVM, Ph.D., USDA, FSIS, AEPFSS, and Edna Negron, Ph.D., Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez. ... Animal and Egg Production Food Safety Staff ... Food Safety and Inspection Service ... [Read More]
ECONOMIC CENSUS OF PUERTO RICO
The census covers the following sectors (as defined by NAICS): Mining, Utilities, Construction, Manufacturing; Wholesale and Retail Trades, Transportation and Warehousing, Information; Finance and Insurance; Real Estate and Rental and Leasing; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services; Educational Services; Health Care and Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; Accommodation and Food Services; and Other Services (except Public Administration). This scope is equivalent to that of the stateside economic census. Prior censuses were conducted based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. CONTENT ... [Read More]
Undersecretary Murano Announces Spanish Language Food Safety Conference In Puerto Rico
The conference will review food safety practices and research at the animal production level and provide information on industry quality assurance activities. Items to be discussed at the conference include HACCP-based animal production food safety principles, seafood safety, animal feeds, backyard slaughter, antimicrobial resistance, and biosecurity. The conference will be held July 9-11 at the Caribe Hilton San Juan Hotel, San Geronimo Grounds, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Participation in the conference will be limited to available seating. The conference will be in Spanish although translation devices will be available for non-Spanish speaking guests. ... [Read More]
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