Attendees at a government-organized job fair held Thursday at Plaza Las Américas sought guidance and employment opportunities, while 80 employers participated, offering more than 2,000 available positions. By THE STAR STAFF The “En Puerto Rico hay trabajo” (There Are Jobs in Puerto Rico) job fair, organized by the Department of Labor and Human Resources (DTRH), brought together more than 1,600 people at Plaza Las Américas on Thursday. Attendees sought guidance and job opportu

By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón signed four measures into law on Thursday, including one that establishes new requirements for handling complaints related to electric service. Law 207-2026 mandates that the transmission and distribution system operator maintain a mechanism allowing customers to track their claim number, submission date, estimated response time and closure date. Furthermore, it requires the company to confirm with the customer whether the issue

Puerto Rico’s Gaming Commission collected more than $45 million over the past 14 months through the oversight of slot machines, according to data presented by Gaming Commission Executive Director Juan Carlos Santaella Marchán. By THE STAR STAFF The island Gaming Commission collected more than $45 million over the past 14 months through the oversight of slot machines; of that amount, $17.6 million went to the Puerto Rico Police Trust and $12 million to municipalities, accordin

Under the energy regulator’s order, grid operator LUMA Energy must evaluate emergency power interconnection opportunities at Aguirre, Costa Sur, San Juan, Palo Seco (seen above) and Sabana Llana, as well as identify additional power-generation locations elsewhere on the island. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) has ordered LUMA Energy to complete within eight weeks a comprehensive technical study identifying how much temporary power generation can be safe