A dilapidated structure at the former U.S. Coast Guard pier facilities at Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba prior to demolition that is part of a project the administration of Gov. Jenniffer González Colón says will anchor the island’s emerging blue‑economy strategy. By THE STAR STAFF The central government has begun demolishing the former U.S. Coast Guard pier facilities at Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba, marking the first visible step toward developing a new Marine Business, Research & In

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Associate Justice Erick V. Kolthoff Caraballo (poderjudicial.pr) By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Supreme Court has ruled that taxpayers are not required to exhaust municipal administrative remedies before going to court when what they are contesting is a municipality’s authority to impose a tax, rather than the amount owed. The unanimous opinion, authored by Associate Justice Erick V. Kolthoff Caraballo, arose from Continental Lord Inc. v. Municipi

APUL President Gabriel Hernández with then-Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón during a March 2023 meeting. (Facebook via Jenniffer González Colón) Claim asserts hundreds of eligible ex-officers were shortchanged or left out By THE STAR STAFF The United Fighting Police Officers Association (APUL by its acronym in Spanish) and a group of retired Puerto Rico police officers have filed suit in the San Juan Court of First Instance, alleging that the government has fail

By THE STAR STAFF Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez announced Sunday that he will hold a summit meeting this Thursday at 2 p.m. with seven mayors to present the first agreements on a new model for restoring street lighting in island communities. With the recently enacted legal framework, municipalities will be able to sign agreements to repair and maintain their streetlights, the House speaker noted. “On September 17 we will be p

The $14.1 million Ponce de León Avenue rehabilitation project will address both the historic center of Río Piedras and the area facing the University of Puerto Rico’s Río Piedras Campus. By THE STAR STAFF San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo announced on Sunday the start of construction work to revitalize Ponce de León Avenue in Río Piedras. The project represents a $14.1 million investment, with some 75% of the funding coming from the municipality’s general funds. “Río Piedras

CODEPOLA took case to court By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Police Bureau reversed its decision to withhold a woman’s gun license and confiscate her firearm because she possessed a medical cannabis license, after the Corporation for the Defense of Gun License Holders of Puerto Rico (CODEPOLA) took the case to the Court of Appeals to defend the woman’s rights. CODEPOLA President Ariel Torres Meléndez described the decision as an important step and urged the government not to

By THE STAR STAFF Federico Torres Montalvo, one of Puerto Rico’s most influential and longstanding labor leaders, died this week, according to an announcement shared by several unions on social media. Torres Montalvo was the founder of the Unión Independiente de Empleados de la Autoridad de Edificios Públicos (Independent Union of Public Buildings Employees) and served as president and a member of the executive committee of the Central Puertorriqueña de Trabajadores (Puerto R

Sen. Ángel Toledo López Review proposed by Toledo López could revive debate over separation of powers By THE STAR STAFF New Progressive Party Sen. Ángel Toledo López has introduced a resolution calling for an expansive legislative investigation into the state of Puerto Rico’s justice system, a proposal that could reignite long‑standing concerns about how far the legislative branch can probe judicial administration without crossing constitutional boundaries. The measure, Senat

Marcos Santana Andújar, president of the Network for the Rights of Children and Youth of Puerto Rico Youth rights group expresses deep sorrow over the death, urges reflection on how to prevent violence affecting children and youth By THE STAR STAFF Authorities on Thursday were investigating a death of undetermined cause involving a minor that was reported around 6:23 p.m. on Wednesday at the old sugar mill in the municipality of Arroyo. According to the police report, a call

Elvia Cabrera Rivera was sentenced to 102 years in prison on Thursday for her role in the killing of 16‑year‑old Gabriela Nicole Pratts Rosario in Aibonito last summer. By THE STAR STAFF Aibonito Judge Luis Barreto Altieri sentenced Elvia Cabrera Rivera to 102 years in prison on Thursday for the 2025 killing of 16‑year‑old Gabriela Nicole Pratts Rosario, imposing consecutive terms for first‑degree murder and a weapons violation. The sentence came several weeks after a jury of