Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés By THE STAR STAFF Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés announced Thursday that the agency will offer the workshop “Basic Strategies for Emotional Support in the Classroom,” aimed at special education assistants for students in regular, transitional, and irregular enrollment categories. The training will take place today from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., via the Microsoft Teams platform, and will be available to participants from all Regi

Puerto Rico Energy Bureau Chairman Edison Avilés, left, and Rep. Víctor Parés Otero Must follow uniform rules with clear technical parameters, coordination with system operator, & regulatory safeguards By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) Chairman Edison Avilés Deliz presented on Thursday the results of a study on the legal feasibility of municipal participation in the installation, repair and maintenance of streetlights, as well as the status of the Community P

Housing Secretary Ciary Pérez Peña By THE STAR STAFF The Department of Justice confirmed Thursday that it received a referral related to Housing Secretary Ciary Pérez Peña regarding allegations concerning a vehicle inspection center in Yabucoa registered in the official’s name. According to reports, an investigation revealed that the center faces multiple administrative allegations and alleged operational irregularities. The referral was filed by Reps. Swanny Enit Vargas and

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón signed Senate Bill 923 on Thursday, amending Article 92 of the Penal Code to establish that, for the purposes of subsections (g) and (h) of Article 93, the term “human being” will include the unborn child at any stage of gestation within the mother’s womb. The legislation, filed as Administration Bill A-098 on Jan. 12, became Law 18-2026 after receiving the governor’s signature. According to the off

By THE STAR STAFF The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has renewed two emergency orders aimed at strengthening Puerto Rico’s fragile electrical grid as the island braces for rising energy demand and the 2026 hurricane season, the agency announced Wednesday. The orders, issued under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act, extend through May 11 of this year, and follow earlier emergency actions taken in May, August and November of 2025. They authorize the Puerto Rico Electric P

The legislation to name State Highway PR-36 in San Juan after Ramón Luis “Daddy Yankee” Ayala Rodríguez highlights that the urban music pioneer’s life “has been marked by a profound spiritual transformation, the fruit of his encounter and relationship with God, which has significantly influenced his character, personal decisions, and outlook on life.” By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón signed Joint Resolution 8 on Wednesday to name State Highway PR-36 in San Juan

Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz led a series of high‑level meetings in the U.S. Congress this week as part of an intensified effort to secure an extension of the island’s enhanced Medicaid funding, which is scheduled to expire on Sept. 30, 2027. The meetings served as a precursor to a congressional briefing taking place today at the U.S. Capitol, where Puerto Rico officials plan to formally present the

Bad Bunny performs “El Apagón” (“The Blackout”), a song that has become something of a resistance anthem, atop a replica utility pole during halftime at Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Feb. 8, 2026. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By THE STAR STAFF Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican reggaetón sensation, electrified the Super Bowl in San Francisco’s Levi Stadium last Sunday in a performance that tried but failed to create unity in the United States behind mult