Conceptual planning of the Esencia project in Cabo Rojo (CPI - Investigative Journalism Center website) By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) legislative delegation has strongly condemned the decision by the Office of Permit Management (OGPe) to issue an Environmental Compliance Determination for the controversial “Esencia de Cabo Rojo” development project. Senator Adrián González and PIP Secretary General Juan Dalmau joined representatives Denis Márquez

Although MINH maintains that any congressional initiative should explicitly acknowledge independence as a legitimate and viable option, local political consensus remains difficult to achieve. By THE STAR STAFF The Hostosiano National Independence Movement (MINH) has endorsed U.S. Congressman Tom McClintock’s proposal to introduce legislation for a referendum on Puerto Rico’s self-determination and independence. However, the measure—driven largely by Puerto Rican diaspora orga

By THE STAR STAFF The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico has responded to Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz’s recent inquiries about the use of federal rum excise tax revenues and the Puerto Rico Trust Fund to pay the pensions of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority retirees, signaling that any changes to these funding streams should be considered during the upcoming Fiscal Year 2027 budget process. In a letter dated December 26, 2025, the Board ackn

Public safety, community tranquility, and the protection of vulnerable populations are among the reasons for introducing measures to regulate the sale and use of fireworks. By THE STAR STAFF Senator Ada Álvarez Conde introduced a measure to create a new, more rigorous fireworks law called the “PROTECTE” Fireworks Law: Regulation, Order, Tranquility, Environment, Guarantee and Empathy of Puerto Rico, with the aim of responsibly addressing the use, possession and sale of firewo

The concept of the rights of nature posits that nature has its own existence and is not subject to human control. It is also linked to human rights and well-being because, to survive, human beings depend on a healthy ecosystem. By THE STAR STAFF Caribbean scientists are warning about the urgent need to legislate in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean to protect the rights of nature, as has already happened in 40 countries that have achieved important legal victories for endangered

By THE STAR STAFF The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico is not aware of any companies seeking to succeed LUMA Energy as the island’s transmission and distribution operator. The remarks in a social media post come as debate intensifies over the future of Puerto Rico’s energy transformation. Transitioning grid and generation operations from the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) to private operators has been a cornerstone of the island’s energy

By CHRISTIAAN TRIEBERT and HELENE COOPER The United States military has dispatched a number of transport and cargo planes to the Caribbean this week, as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up military pressure on President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, whom Trump has threatened with military action. Over the past week through Tuesday, C-17 heavy-lift cargo planes — which are largely used for transporting military troops and equipment — conducted at least 16 flights to Pue

From left, Arecibo Mayor Carlos Ramírez Irizarry, Ponce Mayor Marlese Sifre Rodríguez and Álvaro Alejandro Eder Garcés, the mayor of Cali, Colombia, will formally call for recognition by the United Nations and its cultural affiliate, UNESCO, of salsa music as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Mayors to make formal request for recognition of the music as ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ By THE STAR STAFF Arecibo Mayor Carlos Ramírez Irizarry and Ponce Mayo