Aguirre power station in Salinas, site of a planned 400-megawatt temporary emergency power facility whose cancelled contract is the subject of a legal dispute between energy supplier Power Expectations and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. By THE STAR STAFF Power Expectations LLC is calling for a formal investigation into what it describes as a pattern of improper conduct, conflicts of interest, and potential corporate espionage involving attorney Javier Vázquez Moral

According to a 2026 analysis by the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, Puerto Rico paid $919.7 million in tariffs in 2025, nearly four times the $236.6 million recorded the previous year. (Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics) By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico absorbed one of its steepest tariff shocks in more than a decade last year, as federal trade policies under President Donald Trump dramatically reshaped the cost of importing goods into the island, according to a report fr

Isabela Mayor Miguel “Ricky” Méndez Pérez, left, signed a memorandum of understanding with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to strengthen ties and share projects of bilateral interest in the tourism, security and recycling sectors. By THE STAR STAFF Isabela Mayor Miguel “Ricky” Méndez Pérez was in Chicago this past weekend as a guest of the Puerto Rican diaspora community there, where a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed with Mayor Brandon Johnson in order to strengthe

San Germán Mayor Virgilio Olivera (LinkedIn) By THE STAR STAFF San Germán Mayor Virgilio Olivera Olivera was appointed on Saturday in Sucre, Bolivia to a vice presidency of the Latin American Federation of Cities, Municipalities and Associations of Local Governments (FLACMA) for the period 2026-2029. Olivera has also been appointed co-president of the Latin American Network of Cultural Heritage Cities, also from 2026 to 2029. “We accept these distinctions with immense pride