The president of the Brotherhood of Non-Teaching Exempt Employees noted that a collective bargaining agreement was approved and signed in May 2024, but it has not yet been put into effect, a situation she attributed to non-compliance by the University of Puerto Rico administration and the Office of Management and Budget. By THE STAR STAFF Hilda Torres Guzmán, president of the Brotherhood of Non-Teaching Exempt Employees (HEEND by its acronym in Spanish), warned that the union

Rep. Ángel Morey Noble By THE STAR STAFF In an effort to stimulate commercial activity and promote the reuse of abandoned structures, District 6 Rep. Ángel Morey Noble filed a bill proposing a 10-year income tax exemption for those who rehabilitate such properties. The proposal, the “Law to Incentivize the Rehabilitation of Abandoned Commercial Structures and Public Nuisances,” establishes a tax incentive conditional on the rehabilitation of commercial structures that have be

By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) has asked the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) to approve an amended agreement with EcoEléctrica for a battery energy storage project in Peñuelas but called for the revised contract to remain confidential until regulators complete their review. In a motion filed recently, PREPA requested approval of a proposed First Amended and Restated Standard Offer Agreement with EcoEléctrica BESS LLC under LUMA Energy’s Ac

LUMA Energy President & CEO Janisse Quiñones By THE STAR STAFF LUMA Energy President & CEO Janisse Quiñones stated Tuesday afternoon that the information submitted to the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) regarding some $48 million in additional fuel costs does not constitute a request for an increase in electricity rates, but rather a notification required by the company’s contractual and regulatory obligations. “Our contract and regulatory provisions establish the obligation