By THE STAR STAFF The Popular Democratic Party (PDP) announced the polling locations for upcoming primaries to elect the presidents of the party’s municipal committees in Añasco and San Germán, as part of its internal reorganization process. The announcement was made by PDP Secretary General Manuel Calderón Cerame and the party’s electoral commissioner, Ernesto González Rodríguez, following the certification of more than one eligible candidate in each municipality. “After the

Rep. José Hernández Concepción By THE STAR STAFF Rep. José “Cheito” Hernández Concepción has announced that Treasury Secretary Ángel L. Pantojas Rodríguez will be summoned on April 14, along with the director of investigations and inspections in the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP by its acronym in Spanish), Arturo Deliz Vélez, Driver Services Executive Director Mary Fuster Romero and former DTOP Secretary Eileen Vélez Vega, to two separate legislative pan

Correction and Rehabilitation Secretary Francisco Antonio Quiñones Rivera By THE STAR STAFF Correction and Rehabilitation (DCR) Secretary Francisco Antonio Quiñones Rivera has received a preliminary report from the committee evaluating proposals submitted by 12 companies seeking to provide healthcare services within Puerto Rico’s correctional system. In a written statement, Quiñones Rivera reaffirmed the governing administration’s position on inmate healthcare. “We remain fir

The majority New Progressive Party delegation in the island Senate blocked a motion to discharge a resolution filed by the Popular Democratic Party minority, seen above, seeking to interpellate Health Secretary Dr. Víctor Ramos Otero before a committee of the whole over alleged irregularities within the agency he heads. By THE STAR STAFF The Popular Democratic Party (PDP) delegation in the island Senate announced on Monday the filing of a legislative measure seeking to summon

Rosinelys Marcano Carrasquillo, 14, was shot and killed on March 29. (Facebook via Noticias RTZ) By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico Police Superintendent Joseph González announced Monday that investigators have identified possible suspects in last month’s shooting death of a 14-year-old girl in Loíza. González also asserted that members of the Loíza community know who was involved in the shooting, and police are asking for their cooperation with the investigation. “We don’t want t

By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said on Monday that she favors disclosing contracts, as well as promotional and advertising agreements linked to LUMA, while simultaneously questioning the salary of the private grid operator’s new president, Janisse Quiñones. “I believe so; I think that, clearly, the public should know who is paying whom,” González Colón said in response to questions from the press. “Let the people know who is being paid,” she added. “Which, by

Using a watershed approach, the Scuba Dogs Society will conduct river and estuary cleanups accompanied by environmental education, the collection of scientific data through citizen science tools, and awareness campaigns about the impact of overconsumption and single-use plastics. By THE STAR STAFF As part of Earth Month 2026, the Scuba Dogs Society (SDS) announced on Monday the event “Caring for Puerto Rico from the Mountain to the Reef,” which will take place on Saturday, Ap

Liquefied natural gas infrastructure company New Fortress Energy Inc., the parent company of legacy power plant fleet operator Genera PR, said in an April 1 statement that creditors representing more than 95% of its approximately $5.8 billion in total outstanding debt have indicated support for a planned restructuring transaction to be implemented through a consensual U.K. restructuring plan. (Facebook via New Fortress Energy) By THE STAR STAFF New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE),

The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau told Genera PR to report equivalent availability factor, or EAF, metrics -- an indicator of how often power plants are ready for service -- for both baseload and peaking units. (Facebook via Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica) By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) has announced major changes to how the island’s private electrical grid operators report on performance, safety and reliability to better match reporting with the incentive

Authorities on Sunday recovered the body of a 24-year-old man who had been swept away by ocean currents last Thursday at Poza Las Mujeres beach in the Las Palmas neighborhood of Manatí. By THE STAR STAFF Authorities on Sunday recovered the body of 24-year-old Jonathan Luis Michell Álvarez, who had been swept away by ocean currents last Thursday at Poza Las Mujeres beach in the Las Palmas neighborhood of Manatí. The body was found inside a cave. The recovery operation was succ