By THE STAR STAFF The island House of Representatives will begin an evaluation process for the installation of temporary power generation systems to provide 400 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the energy grid. Among the initiatives will be a meeting with the heads of the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau, the Public-Private Partnerships Authority and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. There will also be meetings with the directors of Genera Puerto Rico, which manages about 60

Karim del Valle Gregory, vice president of administration at the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, in foreground (Facebook via Acueductospr) By THE STAR STAFF Karim del Valle Gregory, vice president of administration at the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA), said over the weekend that the salary scale increase proposal from the Authentic Independent Union (UIA by its initials in Spanish) exceeds the amount approved by the Financial Oversight and Managem

In addition to tanker trucks, crews of Guaynabo municipal employees were distributing bottled water in the Guaraguao community, one of the hardest-hit areas, on Sunday due to a water service outage caused by a pump failure. The crews will gradually move on to the other affected communities. By THE STAR STAFF Guaynabo Mayor Edward O’Neill Rosa activated the municipal emergency plan on Sunday to assist communities affected by a drinking water service interruption caused by a su

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón By THE STAR STAFF The administration of Gov. Jenniffer González Colón is moving to significantly increase the minimum pension for retired public employees, with legislation that would guarantee a base monthly benefit of $1,000 for tens of thousands of government retirees whose incomes have remained largely stagnant for nearly two decades. House Bill 1399, whose counterpart is Senate Bill 1428, seeks to amend Puerto Rico’s principal retirement sta