By THE STAR STAFF EcoEléctrica General Manager Carlos Reyes Berríos announced Sunday that, with authorization from LUMA Energy, they have limited the generating capacity of Unit 1 for maintenance work. “This maintenance work is essential to ensure the reliability, efficiency, and safety of our operations, complying with the highest technical and regulatory standards,” Reyes Berríos said in a written statement. The engineer said the work will last 30 days. During this period,

Rep. Gretchen Hau Irizarry By THE STAR STAFF Rep. Gretchen Hau Irizarry (Cidra and Cayey) proposed over the weekend that, given the federal government shutdown and the suspension of federal aid and salaries, the island government activate the mechanisms available under laws and regulations to establish an extension for water and electricity payments. “It is advisable that the state government respond to address the payment of basic obligations such as water and electricity,”

A street market in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, on Oct. 10, 2025. Despite denials from President Donald Trump regarding potential military strikes against Venezuela, the U.S. Navy continues to expand its presence in the Caribbean, fueling speculation locally that Puerto Rico could play a key role in an imminent attack against the South American country. (Adriana Loureiro Fernández/The New York Times) By THE STAR STAFF Despite denials from President Donald Trump regarding

Glerys Marie del Valle Valentín (Facebook via Puerto Rico La Isla) By THE STAR STAFF Eighteen-year-old Elián Rodríguez Asencio was jailed Saturday night after failing to post bail on charges of femicide, destruction of evidence, carrying, transporting, or using a firearm without a license, discharging or pointing a firearm, and possession and use of ammunition in connection with an incident reported last Friday in Mayagüez. According to the police report, Rodríguez Asencio ar

Isabela Mayor Miguel “Ricky” Méndez Pérez By THE STAR STAFF Isabela Mayor Miguel “Ricky” Méndez Pérez, in his Report of Achievements and Activities for fiscal year 2024-2025 presented to the full Municipal Legislature last week, stated that, as has been publicly reported, the elimination of the inventory tax will affect all 78 municipalities in Puerto Rico. “In our case, this represents $2.1 million less, which adds to the battle that the municipalities have been waging again

By THE STAR STAFF Airbnb announced Thursday it will activate its anti-party system during Halloween weekend in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada to prevent unauthorized activities in accommodations and protect both hosts and local communities. The system, which uses machine learning technology, evaluates factors such as reservation duration, distance between the guest and the accommodation, property type, and last-minute requests to identify and block high-risk bookin

Sen. Ada Álvarez Conde By THE STAR STAFF Sen. Ada Álvarez Conde on Thursday revealed the findings of a request for information (2025-0114) she authored along with other recent data regarding Law 60, which she asserted has become a direct subsidy to inequality, granting millionaire tax exemptions to resident investors without requiring them to create significant jobs for Puerto Rico. Álvarez Conde revealed that the fiscal cost of Law 60 exceeds $7.462 billion, funds that the g

La Fondita de Jesús Executive Director Geraldine Bayrón Rivera said the services expansion plan will operate under an emergency response model, much like the one implemented after the hurricanes and during the COVID-19 pandemic. By THE STAR STAFF La Fondita de Jesús announced Thursday that it plans to expand its food program for homeless individuals and senior citizens if funding for the Nutritional Assistance Program (PAN by its acronym in Spanish) in Puerto Rico is frozen.