By THE STAR STAFF Residents of Ocean Park in San Juan warned on Monday that the community has effectively reached “a year without water,” a prolonged service interruption they say is now forcing some merchants to consider shutting down. “We can celebrate the birthday of a year without water,” resident Alfredo Cuyar said during an interview on Radio Isla. He noted that, based on residents’ own tracking, Ocean Park has been without potable water 58 percent of the past year. In

On March 19, 2025, Governor Jenniffer González Colón, together with the Department of Housing, delivered 90 property titles to families in the Bayamón region, which includes Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Dorado, Cataño, Comerío, and Vega Alta. By THE STAR STAFF Community organizations are raising alarms over what they describe as another misstep by the Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development (ODSEC) in the process of approving a new regulation governing the issuance of prope

By THE STAR STAFF The spokesperson for the Popular Democratic Party (PDP) in the San Juan Municipal Legislature, attorney Ingrid Colberg Rodríguez, announced today, Monday, the sending of a formal letter to the Secretary of the Interior of the United States, Doug Burgum, requesting the federal government to stop Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo’s proposal to attempt to grant, for up to 90 years, rights over part of El Escambrón for the construction of a multi-story parking garage. Th

The University of Puerto Rico has faced years of budget cuts that have reduced staffing, limited academic programs, and strained infrastructure and essential services. By THE STAR STAFF The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is facing one of the most difficult moments in its history, as renewed fiscal pressure tied to an estimated $44.5 million retirement-system obligation has intensified concerns about the future of the island’s public university system. The information is cont

By THE STAR STAFF Domingo Torres García, the alternate spokesperson for the Popular Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives, described as unacceptable the way in which the Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) handled the notification of the water rationing plan that affects communities in Río Grande. “It is unbelievable that citizens were informed just one day and hours before their water service was cut off. Residents were notified yesterday at 5:00 p.m. that

House Consumer Affairs Committee Chairman Edgar Robles Rivera represents District 14, which includes Arecibo and Hatillo. By THE STAR STAFF Representative Edgar Robles Rivera, who represents District 14 (Arecibo and Hatillo) and chairs the House Consumer Affairs Committee, has introduced House Bill 1306, aimed at strengthening the investigative and oversight powers of Puerto Rico’s municipal legislatures by providing clearer and more effective mechanisms to enforce subpoenas

Governor González Colón delivers remarks during the July 4 ceremony in San Lorenzo, where she dedicated Puerto Rico’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States to the pursuit of statehood, calling equality the principle that best honors the nation’s founding ideals. By THE STAR STAFF Governor Jenniffer Aydin González Colón dedicated Saturday’s commemorative events marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States to the cause

Representatives of the Puerto Rican Independence Party Denis Márquez Lebrón , Adriana Gutiérrez Colón and Nelie Lebrón Robles. By THE STAR STAFF Representatives of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) Denis Márquez Lebrón , Adriana Gutiérrez Colón and Nelie Lebrón Robles filed House Bill 1333 to establish clear limits on the delegation of powers by the governor and to prohibit people who have lobbied in the last 15 years from receiving delegated powers. The measure would

Health Secretary Víctor Ramos, together with Dr. Nérian Ortiz, director of the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical Sciences Campus School of Medicine and president of the Puerto Rican Pediatric Society, called on parents and caregivers to strengthen safety measures to protect children during the summer season. By THE STAR STAFF The Department of Health urged stronger prevention measures during the summer after reporting 6,124 pediatric emergency room visits due to injurie

By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, as part of the Cumpliendo Contigo initiative, visited the municipality of Ceiba with several agency heads to address priority projects aimed at advancing the town’s development. During the visit, officials highlighted plans by Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Carlos J. Ríos Pierluisi to support the development of Roosevelt Roads. They also underscored coordination between the Government of Puerto Rico a