By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) has denied requests by LUMA Energy to extend the deadline for submitting comments on proposed regulations governing municipal participation in public lighting connected to the electrical grid, ruling that the utility will have sufficient opportunity to weigh in during the formal regulatory process. In a resolution and order issued March 26, the PREB informed stakeholders that it had completed a draft of the Regulation for

Visits from the mega cruise ship Hero of the Seas in 2027-28 are expected to generate an estimated $3 million in economic impact through passenger and crew spending. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Tourism Company (CTPR) announced the arrival of Royal Caribbean International’s new mega cruise ship Hero of the Seas, which is scheduled to make five ports of call to the island beginning in late 2027. The visits are expected to generate an estimated $3 million in economic impac

Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla is slated for some $8 million in infrastructure improvements. (Wikipedia) By THE STAR STAFF The island government has approved an $8.6 million budget increase for the Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA), aimed at funding infrastructure projects at José Aponte de la Torre Regional Airport in Ceiba and Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla. The announcement was made Wednesday by Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, alon

Alayra Figueroa González, associate secretary of special education By THE STAR STAFF Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés announced on Wednesday a series of specialized training sessions in conflict mediation for 74 instructional facilitators in the Special Education Program, with the aim of improving case management and strengthening dialogue between families and school teams. “Through this initiative, we equip our staff with practical tools to handle disagreements in a t