Warn thousands of students could lose service By THE STAR STAFF The organization that represents Puerto Rico’s school transportation industry is challenging a recent bidding process overseen by the General Services Administration (ASG by its initials in Spanish), alleging irregularities that could leave some 18,000 students without transportation services when classes resume in January following the winter holiday break. José “Pepe” Rosado, president of the Puerto Rico Federa

Former San Juan Mayor Hernán Padilla urged President Donald Trump in a recent letter to work with Congress to recognize what he described as Puerto Rico’s existing political reality and advance the island’s path toward statehood. By THE STAR STAFF Former San Juan Mayor Hernán Padilla has called on President Donald Trump to support a congressional effort to formally certify Puerto Rico as an incorporated territory of the United States, arguing that the island’s political statu

The island Agriculture Department will begin a ground-based spraying operation Thursday in the San Juan islet area to combat the Mediterranean fruit fly, following the detection of more than 1,600 wild specimens of the invasive pest as of late last week. (Wikipedia) By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico’s Department of Agriculture will begin a ground-based spraying operation Thursday in the San Juan islet area to combat the Mediterranean fruit fly, following the detection of 1,652 wi

Efforts to restore a road damaged by severe coastal erosion in the Parcelas Suárez community of Loíza are continuing while Mayor Julia Nazario Fuentes urges the island Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to expedite a broader erosion control project for the area. By THE STAR STAFF The Municipality of Loíza is continuing efforts to restore a road damaged by severe coastal erosion in the Parcelas Suárez community while urging the Department of Natural and Environm