By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service (PRITS) Executive Director Poincaré Díaz and Treasury Secretary Ángel Pantoja Rodríguez provided guidance Wednesday regarding the secure use of the Unified Internal Revenue System (SURI by its acronym in Spanish) portal to register banking information and receive tax relief funds. “We are providing guidance to every citizen so that they may complete this process with total confidence,” Díaz said in written remark

Housing Secretary Luis Augusto Martínez By THE STAR STAFF The island’s housing secretary said this week that proposed federal rules requiring residents of public housing to work 40 hours a week will not put public housing benefits in Puerto Rico at risk. In a radio interview, the new housing secretary, Luis Augusto Martínez, said the proposed federal housing rules are currently optional for Puerto Rico. He also said he does not expect any further changes that would affect Sec

Felipe Cintrón Zayas, president of the Puerto Rico Clinical Laboratories Association (Instagram via asoclaboratoriosclinicos) Ruling comes as Medicare Advantage funding set to rise By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico’s clinical laboratory association is calling for tighter oversight of Medicare Advantage spending after federal officials projected a significant funding increase for the island’s plans in 2027, even as the group continues a legal fight over what it says were steep, un

W. Stephen Muldrow, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, announced that Manuel Antonio “Nano El Viejo” Valentín Vega has been charged by federal authorities, along with five other individuals, with 23 counts related to organized crime, murder, drug trafficking, money laundering and firearms violations. By THE STAR STAFF Manuel Antonio “Nano El Viejo” Valentín Vega -- son of former Añasco Mayor Antonio Valentín Vega and owner of the business Centro Agrícola El Rancho

By THE STAR STAFF Last year the FBI registered more than 22,000 complaints nationwide related to fraudulent schemes using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. The use of AI technology to create “deepfakes” cost U.S. consumers, including those in Puerto Rico, over $893 million in losses, an increase of $362 million compared to 2024. Similarly, citizens receive 2.6 deepfake videos every day, a 400% increase compared to 2024. The preceding data was presented in a press rele

By THE STAR STAFF University of Puerto Rico (UPR) President Zayira Jordán Conde announced on Tuesday that the Mayagüez Court has reiterated that no group may impede access to the UPR-Mayagüez Campus (RUM by its acronym in Spanish). “Yesterday, attorneys for the Mayagüez Campus and the Central Administration once again presented the case before the Court, and the Honorable Judge reiterated that no group may impede the access of students, faculty, and employees to a public ins

Students from José González Ruiz School in Aguada appeared in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives on Tuesday to defend a proposal to establish a “Uniform Emergency Code System” in island schools. By THE STAR STAFF Students from José González Ruiz School in Aguada appeared Tuesday before the Education Committee in the island House of Representatives to defend a proposal contained in House Bill 1214 to establish a “Uniform Emergency Code System” in Puerto Rico’s schools. T

By THE STAR STAFF A Puerto Rico business leader told international trade officials Tuesday that closer economic ties across the greater Caribbean could strengthen regional stability and expand opportunities for small and midsize businesses. Dr. Ramón C. Barquín III, president of the Puerto Rico United Retailers Association (CUD by its acronym in Spanish) and a former president of the Organization of Trade in the Americas (OCTA), delivered a keynote address to the World Trade

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón honored Puerto Rican jockeys José Luis Ortiz and Irad Ortiz on Tuesday with the Governor’s Medal, following their first- and second-place finishes in the 2026 Kentucky Derby on May 2. PR Gov’t to allocate $1 million for Caribbean Classic in Puerto Rico By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón honored Puerto Rican jockeys José Luis Ortiz and Irad Ortiz on Tuesday with the Governor’s Medal, following their first- and second-place finishes in

By THE STAR STAFF The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico has approved, with conditions, a set of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) contracts that would add new battery storage capacity tied to existing renewable assets and support near-term reliability measures as the island faces tight generation margins. In letters dated May 8, the oversight board’s general counsel, Jaime A. El Koury, notified PREPA that the board’s determinations were issue