By THE STAR STAFF Judge Cristina Córdova Ponce of the Aibonito Superior Court has granted a writ of habeas corpus in favor of Anthonieska Avilés Cabrera, a ruling that will allow her to be released from prison pending the start of her trial for the murder of teenager Gabriela Nicole Pratts Rosario in August 2025. The ruling announced Tuesday was based on the fact that the defendant had remained incarcerated for more than 180 days without her trial having commenced, which cons

By THE STAR STAFF University of Puerto Rico President Zayira Jordán Conde announced on Tuesday the dismissal of five chancellors -- at the Río Piedras, Mayagüez, Bayamón, Ponce and Aguadilla campuses -- as part of an administrative reconfiguration aimed at strengthening institutional operations. “In my role as president of the university system, I bear the non-delegable responsibility of ensuring efficient operations -- administratively, academically, and fiscally -- at each

Jonathan Morales Adorno, president of the Federation of Long‑Term Care Institutions By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico continues to confront a rapidly escalating humanitarian and fiscal emergency as thousands of older adults are being abandoned or left without adequate care, straining hospitals, government budgets and long‑term care institutions across the island. Jonathan Morales Adorno, president of the Federation of Long‑Term Care Institutions, said in a recent radio interview

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón confirmed on Monday that La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Francisco Domenech Fernández will appear today before the Senate’s Committee of the Whole, a hearing convened by Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz. González Colón also suggested that Domenech’s summons may be tied to government contracts her administration recently canceled -- contracts she implied were linked to Rivera Schatz’s allies. “Cont

La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Francisco J. Domenech Fernández By THE STAR STAFF The true ownership of the Puerto Rico-based lobbying firm Politank remains unclear as conflicting statements continue to emerge from current and former company officials, as well as political leaders. Kenneth McClintock, Politank’s director of public policy, told The STAR last Wednesday that former Electoral Comptroller Manuel Torres Nieves had purchased the firm. He added that “there were others wh

“An alternate transportation system utilizing buses will be established to connect the Bayamón, Deportivo and Jardines stations,” the Integrated Transportation Authority said regarding an operational continuity plan for Urban Train passengers. By THE STAR STAFF The Integrated Transportation Authority (ATI by its initials in Spanish) will implement an operational plan featuring bus transportation between the Bayamón, Deportivo and Jardines stations of the Urban Train system du

By THE STAR STAFF The recent restructuring of New Fortress Energy could be used by the island government to cancel its contract with Genera PR, the private operator of the legacy plants of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA). According to analysis by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), New Fortress Energy (NFE) has disclosed that it cannot meet its debt obligations and has entered into a restructuring arrangement with certain lender

By THE STAR STAFF Private airport operator Aerostar has activated the first phase of a contingency plan at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to address the impact on passengers resulting from a reduction in Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staffing. The situation arises as only seven of the 16 security screening lanes are currently operational, a factor that has led to long lines within the terminals, the operator said Monday. According to reports, the airpor

Popular Democratic Party President Pablo José Hernández Rivera, at lectern By THE STAR STAFF Popular Democratic Party (PDP) President Pablo José Hernández Rivera charged on Monday that the island Senate’s upcoming Committee of the Whole hearing -- where La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Francisco Domenech Fernández must appear -- is the result of an internal struggle over government contracts within the New Progressive Party (NPP), rather than a genuine effort to address corruption

By THE STAR STAFF The Front for the Defense of Pensions urgently called on Gov. Jenniffer González Colón on Sunday to immediately direct fiscal agencies to participate in public hearings regarding House Bill 45, which seeks to protect the purchasing power of pensions for retired public employees. The groups stressed that it is vital that the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority, the Treasury Department, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Retire