By THE STAR STAFF The Financial Oversight and Control Board approved the new liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement between the Puerto Rico government and New Fortress Energy (NFE) on Thursday, following a review of the terms of the LNG Toll Agreement requested last week. “This new agreement that we reached with NFE and that the Board is approving today is part of the energy transformation we are promoting, which includes diversifying energy sources and ensuring continu

By THE STAR STAFF The Trump administration has escalated its fight over control of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, filing an appeal with the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston. The appeal seeks to overturn a ruling by a federal judge in Puerto Rico that temporarily reinstated several former board members, finding that their removal violated due process under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), the 201

University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus Chancellor Myrna Quiñones Feliciano, left, and Lucy Crespo, CEO of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, sign an agreement to develop a graduate program in public health entomology at the Graduate School of Public Health. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit and the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus signed an agreement Thursday to develop a graduate program in public health e

By THE STAR STAFF The preliminary hearing against Anthonieska Avilés Cabrera, who is charged with murder and weapons violations, was suspended Thursday at the Aibonito Judicial Center after her defense, led by attorneys Rocío Revelles and Athelyn Jiménez of the Legal Aid Society, filed a motion to dismiss alleging lack of jurisdiction. The defense presented the motion during the start of the necessity hearing, which was to assess whether a minor witness should testify via clo

Guayama District Sens. Wilmer Reyes Berríos and Rafael Santos Ortiz By THE STAR STAFF Sens. Wilmer Reyes Berríos and Rafael Santos Ortiz, both representing Guayama District VI, urged Thursday that the allegations of workplace harassment and sexual harassment filed in the Municipality of Arroyo be addressed through a truly independent investigation, with zero interference and a clear commitment to publicize its results once the process is complete. The allegations have been re

Among the top 10 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the mainland United States with the largest numbers of people identified as Puerto Rican, five have higher cost-of-living indices than the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas MSA. For those living in Central Florida, it’s lower By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Ricans living in the New York and in the Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey areas, who left the U.S. territory seeking a better quality of life, are facing a cost of living that is

By THE STAR STAFF Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC by its acronym in Spanish) Secretary Sebastián Negrón Reichard announced Wednesday the implementation of the Certified Professional Program, a mechanism established under the Incentives Code (Act 60-2019) that had not been activated until now. Joining Negrón Reichard at the announcement was Ernesto J. Zayas García, director of the DDEC’s Office of Business Incentives. The new program will allow licensed professionals t

“Each of these new connections represents more opportunities for economic development, greater access for Puerto Ricans residing outside the island, and greater exposure for our island in key markets,” Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said. By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, along with Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) Executive Director Willianette Robles Cancel, announced Wednesday the expansion of JetBlue’s operations with five new direct routes to Luis Muñoz M