Salinas Mayor Karilyn Bonilla Colón By THE STAR STAFF Salinas marked a new milestone in its industrial sector earlier this week with the opening of Recicladora del Norte, a fully Puerto Rican recycling and materials‑processing company expanding its footprint in the southern coastal municipality. Mayor Karilyn Bonilla Colón toured the newly inaugurated facilities, located in the PR‑701 Industrial Zone across from the La Margarita housing development and the Brisas del Mar resi

Former Puerto Rico Certified Public Accountants Association President David Rodríguez By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Certified Public Accountants Association (CCPA by its initials in Spanish) approved two major policy resolutions during its annual convention this past weekend, urging the government to adopt federal-style “Trump Accounts” locally and to pursue an overhaul of the tax system. In the first resolution, the organization called on the Legislature and Gov. Jenniff

Puerto Rican Independence Party Rep. Denis Márquez Lebrón By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) Rep. Denis Márquez Lebrón has filed a measure that would order the Municipality of San Juan to remove and relocate dozens of motor vehicles currently stored at one of the main entrances to the Río Piedras urban center. The proposal, House Joint Resolution 401, directs the municipality to clear the vehicles -- many of them damaged or inoperable -- from two lots loc

By THE STAR STAFF Sen. Ada Álvarez Conde called for immediate action on Monday, Labor Day, to address the salary inequities that public servants continue to face and pointed out three examples that, in her opinion, demonstrate the need to move from announcements and studies to implementation. “Standardizing salaries cannot mean erasing the career path of public servants,” the at-large senator said. “We can create new pay scales and conduct market research, but if we don’t ade