Labor Department launches Desempleo Digital — a NAPREC perspective
Puerto Rico’s Department of Labor and Human Resources launched Desempleo Digital on Sept. 1, 2026, a platform at trabajo.pr.gov for unemployment insurance claims and employer accounts, replacing technology the labor secretary said dated back nearly four decades. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
Online toolkit aims to simplify access to government resources — a NAPREC perspective
The Bureaucratic Toolkit, an independent online guide created by Tino Ashaw, gathers links to Puerto Rico government services for taxes, property records, permits, licenses and vehicles. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
Few students use school vouchers as costs outpace aid — a NAPREC perspective
Of the 46,675 students who could have used School Choice Program vouchers to transfer to private schools over six years, only 2,570, or 5.5%, did so, according to Education Department data obtained by the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo after a public records lawsuit. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.