Puerto Rican conservator-restorer and university professor Héctor J. Berdía Hernández, 31, has become the youngest fellow elected in the London-based International Institute for the Conservation of Historical and Artistic Works’ more than 75-year history and only the second Puerto Rican to receive the distinction. By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rican conservator-restorer and university professor Héctor J. Berdía Hernández has been elected a fellow of the International Institute for

The Department of Justice building in Washington, Oct. 29, 2025. The U.S. Department of Justice said it does not oppose converting a prior court ruling into a permanent injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s attempted removal of three members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, according to a filing submitted earlier this week in federal district court. (Eric Lee/The New York Times) By THE STAR STAFF The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said

By THE STAR STAFF The Comité Despertar Cidreño and concerned citizens of the eastern-central mountain municipality are inviting the entire community to participate in a peaceful demonstration this Saturday at 9 a.m. in front of the old Cidra City Hall, with the aim of denouncing the deforestation observed in different sectors of the municipality since the beginning of the administration of Mayor Delvis Pagán Clavijo, and to demand concrete actions to protect the town’s trees,

By THE STAR STAFF Roberto Ruiz Vargas, a representative for the Esencia Project, stated on Tuesday that the proposed development in Cabo Rojo would obtain water through private wells, a reverse osmosis plant, treated water reuse and rainwater harvesting, without connecting to the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) system. “The administrative record makes it clear that the project does not contemplate interconnections with public networks and that this independen