Firefighters Union President José Tirado By THE STAR STAFF The United Firefighters Union of Puerto Rico (SBUPR by its initials in Spanish) responded Monday to a report on the delivery of equipment and salary increases for firefighters, contending that Gov. Jenniffer González Colón is trying to claim credit for measures she did not initiate. The report stated that the government announced new equipment deliveries and salary adjustments intended to strengthen emergency response

By providing information to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the ACLU of Puerto Rico noted, the Transportation and Public Works secretary endangered immigrants who relied on a process created in 2013 that allowed them to obtain driver’s licenses and included assurances that information about immigration status would not be used for immigration purposes. (US DHS) By THE STAR STAFF The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico dismissed a request by the Puerto Rico Department of Tr

The Popular Democratic Party legislators’ demand adds to mounting political pressure around the handling of the Health Department’s internal findings and the Justice Department’s decision to archive the case involving the family secretary last fall. By THE STAR STAFF The Popular Democratic Party (PDP) delegation in the island Senate called Monday for the immediate resignation of Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes, citing allegations that she used prior government posts to

Mayors Federation President Gabriel Hernández Rodríguez Both NPP & PDP mayors fear weakening of municipal autonomy By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico Mayors Federation President Gabriel Hernández Rodríguez stated on Monday that the organization that groups New Progressive Party (NPP) mayors supports the reform to the permits system currently under review by the Legislative Assembly, but he made his support contingent upon the approval of 48 amendments designed to protect municipa

Dr. Tiody de Jesús, widow of former Puerto Rico Gov. Luis A. Ferré (X via Carla Campos) By THE STAR STAFF Dr. Tiody de Jesús, the widow of former Puerto Rico Gov. Luis A. Ferré and a longtime figure in the island’s Republican circles, has formally endorsed a petition urging Congress to declare Puerto Rico an incorporated U.S. territory -- a designation supporters say is long overdue after more than a century under American sovereignty. In a typed letter addressed to President

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Justice Raúl Candelario López By THE STAR STAFF The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico has dismissed an ethics complaint against two attorneys but issued a formal warning after they submitted a court filing rife with false case citations, which the lawyers said were generated with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). The lawyers had already been fined $1,000 by the Court of First Instance, which the Supreme Court called the first known monetary penalt

Robert F. Mujica Jr., executive director of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico Urges gov’t to cover agency risks By THE STAR STAFF The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico is warning that the government’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2027 budget, while aligned with the certified fiscal plan in total dollars, is still noncompliant because it was prepared using accounting standards that differ from the modified accrual basis that the b

As part of the “Fuga Sanjuanera 2026” initiative, the municipality awarded a $2,500 donation to each participating graduating class, impacting 32 public schools in the capital city. By THE STAR STAFF San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo, in a press release issued Sunday, highlighted the celebration of “Fuga Sanjuanera 2026,” an event designed to recognize the effort and perseverance of graduating classes from San Juan public schools. The initiative took place last Friday at Lui

By THE STAR STAFF Caribbean Transmission Development (CTD) is nearing financial close for its proposed $2.5 billion power interconnection between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, the company said at a sector event in Santo Domingo late last week. The Hostos project includes a 500-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle power plant, 90 kilometers (km) of overhead 345-kilovolt (kV) alternating current (AC) transmission line and 150 km of subsea 320 kV high-voltage direct current (H

Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez By THE STAR STAFF The island House of Representatives unanimously approved (48-0) a measure filed by Speaker Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez which establishes, for the first time in history, that every health service provider will receive the corresponding payment from the moment they deliver all the documents required by the insurer for the contract. House Bill 40, part of Méndez’s legislative prog