Puerto Rico Minority Supplier Development Council President & CEO Francisco Cabrera (prmsdc.org) By THE STAR STAFF With hurricane seasons growing more intense and costly for Puerto Rico’s business community, the Puerto Rico Minority Supplier Development Council (PRMSDC) will convene a group of specialists in architecture, maintenance and logistics to help companies strengthen their facilities and safeguard operations ahead of major storms. The educational forum, scheduled for

Dr. Gloria del C. Amador, president & CEO of Integrated Mountain Health By THE STAR STAFF After a rigorous validation and accreditation process, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) informed Integrated Mountain Health (SIM by its acronym in Spanish) on Tuesday that it has awarded it the five performance distinctions it grants to 330 Primary Health Centers in the United States, an achievement that the organization has achieved for the 13th consecutive y

New Corrections and Rehabilitation Secretary Julie O. Gómez (Facebook via Jenniffer González Colón) By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón confirmed Tuesday that she accepted the resignation of former Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) Secretary Francisco Quiñones Rivera last Friday, with the resignation becoming effective today. She added that Quiñones Rivera remaining in the position had become “unsustainable” given the number of complaints filed against him. The

As community residents took to the streets on Tuesday demanding sustainable solutions to the current water crisis, a citizens group is placing direct responsibility for the crisis on the Financial Oversight and Management Board, arguing that a decade of austerity measures has hollowed out the island water authority and left critical infrastructure in disrepair. (Facebook via ACLU PR) By THE STAR STAFF A mid mounting water service failures across the San Juan metropolitan regi