Carlos J. Ríos Pierluisi, current director of the Roosevelt Roads Local Redevelopment Authority (LinkedIn) Lack of water, energy infrastructure, along with little investor interest, are cited By EVA LLORENS The long-awaited redevelopment of the former U.S. Naval Station at Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba continues to face significant delays, largely due to insufficient water, wastewater, and energy infrastructure, coupled with a lack of investor interest. During a roundtable with

By EVA LLORENS Roosevelt Roads Local Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Carlos J. Ríos Pierluisi said Monday that the agency has no indication that the former naval base in Ceiba will be reactivated, despite recent public speculation. During a roundtable with reporters, he clarified that the U.S. Air Force currently has a short-term contract to use several small facilities near the former base’s airport. “I have no information that these facilities will be reactivated

Despite ongoing development at the former U.S. Naval Station at Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba, the 2023 Fiscal Plan -- issued nine years after the original blueprint in 2014 -- already requires the creation of a new, updated master plan for the 8,600‑acre site, of which over 3,000 acres are slated for redevelopment. (Wikipedia) By EVA LLORENS The Local Redevelopment Authority for Roosevelt Roads (LRA‑RR) is looking at drafting an entirely new master redevelopment plan for the form

By THE STAR STAFF As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand within the financial industry, Mabel Jiménez Miranda, the executive president of the Puerto Rico Public Corporation for the Supervision and Insurance of Cooperatives (COSSEC), underscored the importance of ensuring that the technologies operate under human oversight, strong institutional controls and responsible risk management across the cooperative system. Her remarks were delivered recently du

Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez By THE STAR STAFF Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez, along with House Government Committee Chairman Víctor Parés Otero have asked the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) to reject any proposal that eliminates the $527 million in federal funds already obligated for the repair and maintenance of streetlights in 35 municipalities on the island. Through a p

Rep. Víctor Parés Otero By THE STAR STAFF Rep. Víctor Parés Otero, who chairs the Government Committee in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, announced Sunday that he will be summoning Janisse Quiñones, the new president and CEO of LUMA Energy, the private operator of the island’s electric power transmission and distribution network, to a public hearing scheduled for early April. “The public policy of the Puerto Rican government is to remove the private operator LUMA as

Instead of the construction of a costly liquefied natural gas import facility, the conversion at Palo Seco Power Plant will now rely on a federally funded natural gas pipeline led by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, according to a resolution issued by the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau. By THE STAR STAFF In a major shift for Puerto Rico’s energy infrastructure strategy, the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) has approved power plants operator Gener

The International Working Women’s Day March was held on Sunday, from the Plaza del Quinto Centenario to the Plaza de la Barandilla in Old San Juan. Marchers sent a resounding message that “Our Bodies Are Not Territories of War.” By THE STAR STAFF The International Working Women’s Day March, from the Plaza del Quinto Centenario to the Plaza de la Barandilla in Old San Juan, was held on Sunday by organizations of the March 8 Coalition (C8M), under the slogan “Our Bodies Are Not

U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith Dein By THE STAR STAFF The long‑running bankruptcy proceedings of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) advanced this week as the Financial Oversight and Management Board and several renewable-energy companies submitted sharply divergent proposals for a discovery schedule that will govern the litigation of nearly $1 billion in disputed lost‑profits claims. The competing proposals, filed as part of a joint status report ordered by U.S.

Dr. Elba Caraballo Rivera, deputy director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Puerto Rico ( cccupr.org ) By THE STAR STAFF The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Comprehensive Cancer Center has renewed its call for early colorectal cancer screening amid data showing an alarming rise in diagnoses among younger adults on the island. According to the latest report from the Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry, colorectal cancer accounted for 11.1% of all cancer